U.S. Energy Information Administration | Annual Coal Report 2022

Table 9. Major U.S. Coal Mines, 2022

Rank Mine Name / Operating Company Mine Type State Production (short tons)

1 Black Thunder / Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC Surface Wyoming 62,181,557

2 North Antelope Rochelle Mine / Peabody Powder River Mining LLC Surface Wyoming 60,389,761

3 Antelope Coal Mine / Navajo Transitional Energy Com Surface Wyoming 21,656,666

4 Buckskin Mine / Buckskin Mining Company Surface Wyoming 18,233,969

5 Eagle Butte Mine / Eagle Specialty Materials LLC Surface Wyoming 15,062,345

6 Belle Ayr Mine / Eagle Specialty Materials LLC Surface Wyoming 14,257,882

7 Freedom Mine / The Coteau Properties Company Surface North Dakota 13,422,628

8 Cordero Rojo Mine / Navajo Transitional Energy Com Surface Wyoming 12,463,913

9 Caballo Mine / Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC Surface Wyoming 12,055,977

10 Bailey Mine / Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company Underground Pennsylvania 11,567,919

11 Spring Creek Mine / Navajo Transitional Energy Com Surface Montana 11,565,298

12 Rawhide Mine / Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC Surface Wyoming 10,335,565

13 River View Mine / River View Coal LLC Underground Kentucky 10,158,148

14 Marshall County Mine / Marshall County Coal Resources Underground West Virginia 9,640,814

15 Kosse Strip / Luminant Mining Company LLC Surface Texas 9,334,585

16 Tunnel Ridge Mine / Tunnel Ridge, LLC Underground West Virginia 8,312,644

17 Mach #1 Mine / Mach Mining LLC Underground Illinois 7,715,724

18 Falkirk Mine / Falkirk Mining Company Surface North Dakota 7,525,885

19 Bull Mountains Mine No 1 / Signal Peak Energy LLC Underground Montana 7,431,273

20 Harrison County Mine / Harrison County Coal Resources Underground West Virginia 7,039,318

21 Rosebud Mine & Crusher/Conveyo / Westmoreland Rosebud Mining Ll Surface Montana 6,970,910

22 Marion County Mine / Marion County Coal Resources, Underground West Virginia 6,813,124

23 Bear Run Mine / Peabody Bear Run Mining LLC Surface Indiana 6,721,885

24 Lively Grove Mine / Prairie State Generating Company Underground Illinois 6,543,896

25 Ohio County Mine / Ohio County Coal Resources, In Underground West Virginia 6,368,730

26 Enlow Fork Mine / Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company Underground Pennsylvania 6,291,939

27 Harvey Mine / Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company Underground Pennsylvania 6,074,719

28 Mc#1 Mine / M-Class Mining LLC Underground Illinois 5,578,465

29 Cumberland Mine / Iron Cumberland LLC Underground Pennsylvania 5,381,422

30 Navajo Mine / Bisti Fuels Company LLC Surface New Mexico 5,284,406

31 Gibson South / Gibson County Coal, LLC Underground Indiana 5,255,627

32 No 7 Mine / Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC Underground Alabama 4,755,684

33 Mine No. 1 / Hamilton County Coal, LLC Underground Illinois 4,693,251

34 Deer Run Mine / Patton Mining LLC Underground Illinois 4,469,223

35 West Elk Mine / Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. Underground Colorado 4,355,703

36 Buchanan Mine #1 / Buchanan Minerals, LLC Underground Virginia 4,309,238

37 Prairie Eagle-Underground / Knight Hawk Coal, LLC Underground Illinois 4,271,659

38 Cardinal / Warrior Coal LLC Underground Kentucky 4,115,682

39 Leer Mine / Aci Tygart Valley Underground West Virginia 4,041,623

Subtotal 432,649,057

All Other Mines 161,506,225

U.S. Total 594,155,282

Note: Major mines are mines that produced more than 4 million short tons in 2022. Company listed indicates the firm operating the mine.

Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation,' and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly

Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'