Annual Coal Report 2017

November 2018

Independent Statistics & Analysis

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U.S. Department of Energy

Washington, DC 20585
 

This report was prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the statistical and analytical agency 

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Contacts

This publication was prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). You can find general information about 

the data in this report by email at InfoCoal@eia.gov.

Direct all other questions on coal statistics to the Office of Communications at (202) 586-8800 or email infoctr@eia.gov.
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Preface

The Annual Coal Report (ACR) provides information about U.S. coal production, number of mines, productive capacity, 

recoverable reserves, employment, productivity, consumption, stocks, and prices to a wide audience, including Congress, 

federal and state agencies, the coal industry, and the general public. EIA publishes this report to fulfill data collection and 

dissemination responsibilities under the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-275), as amended.

Coal production, number of mines, employment, and productivity are based on the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety 

and Health Administration’s Form 7000-2, Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report. Productive capacity, 

recoverable reserves, and prices are based on EIA’s Form EIA-7A, Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.

Consumption and stocks are based on EIA survey forms.

This report is EIA’s 42nd annual report on the coal industry, and it continues the series formerly included in the Minerals 

Yearbook, which the U.S. Bureau of Mines previously published. All data for 2017 and previous years are final. 

The Office of Electricity, Renewables, and Uranium Statistics acknowledges the cooperation of the respondents in supplying 

the information published in the Annual Coal Report, and we appreciate the valuable assistance of state coal mining agencies 

and the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration.
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Contents

Contacts ..................................................................................................................................................................................... iii

Preface........................................................................................................................................................................................ iv

Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................................. viii

Coal Production ...........................................................................................................................................................................1

Productive Capacity ...................................................................................................................................................................17

Recoverable Reserves................................................................................................................................................................21

Employment...............................................................................................................................................................................26

Productivity................................................................................................................................................................................33

Domestic Markets......................................................................................................................................................................42

Average Mine Sales Price...........................................................................................................................................................48

Average Consumer Prices..........................................................................................................................................................58

Imports and Exports...................................................................................................................................................................61
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Tables

ES-1. Coal production, 1949–2017..........................................................................................................................................................xi

ES-2. Coal mining productivity, 1949–2017...............................................................................................................................xiii

ES-3. Coke overview, 1949–2017............................................................................................................................................... xv

ES-4. Nominal coal prices, 1949–2017......................................................................................................................................xvii

ES-5. Average price of U.S. exports and imports, 2011–2017 ...................................................................................................xix

1. Coal production and number of mines by state and mine type, 2017 and 2016................................................................2

2. Coal production and number of mines by state, county, and mine type, 2017..................................................................5

3. Underground coal production by state and mining method, 2017.....................................................................................9

4. Coal production by coalbed thickness and mine type, 2017.............................................................................................10

5. Coal production and coalbed thickness by major coalbeds and mine type, 2017 ............................................................11

6. Coal production and number of mines by state and coal rank, 2017 ...............................................................................12

7. Coal production by state, mine type, and union status, 2017 ..........................................................................................13

8. Coal disposition by state, 2017 .........................................................................................................................................14

9. Major U.S. coal mines, 2017..............................................................................................................................................15

10. Major U.S. coal producers, 2017.......................................................................................................................................16

11. Productive capacity of coal mines by state, 2017 and 2016 .............................................................................................18

12. Capacity utilization of coal mines by state, 2017 and 2016..............................................................................................19

13. Productive capacity and capacity utilization of underground coal mines by state and mining method, 2017 ................20

14. Recoverable coal reserves at producing mines by state, 2017 and 2016 .........................................................................22

15. Recoverable coal reserves at producing mines, estimated recoverable reserves, and demonstrated reserve base by

 mining method, 2017 ........................................................................................................................................................23

16. Recoverable coal reserves at producing underground coal mines by state and mining method, 2017...........................24

17. Recoverable coal reserves at producing U.S. mines by mine production range and mine type, 2017.............................25

18. Average number of employees by state and mine type, 2017 and 2016 .........................................................................27

18.1. Average number of employees and number of mines by state and coal type, 2017.......................................................28

19. Average number of employees at underground and surface mines by state and mine production range, 2017............29

20. Average number of employees at underground and surface mines by state and union status, 2017 .............................32

21. Coal productivity by state and mine type, 2017 and 2016 ...............................................................................................34

22. Underground coal mining productivity by state and mining method, 2017.....................................................................37

23. Coal mining productivity by state, mine type, and mine production range, 2017 ...........................................................38

24. Coal mining productivity by state, mine type, and union status, 2017.............................................................................41

25. Intentionally left blank ......................................................................................................................................................43

26. U.S. coal consumption by end use sector, census division, and state, 2017 and 2016 ....................................................44

27. Year-end coal stocks by sector, census division, and state, 2017 and 2016 .....................................................................46

28. Average sales price of coal by state and mine type, 2017 and 2016 ................................................................................49

29. Average sales price of coal by state and underground mining method, 2017..................................................................50
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30. Average sales price of coal by state, county, and number of mines, 2017.......................................................................51

31. Average sales price of coal by state and coal rank, 2017..................................................................................................54

32. Average sales price of coal by mine production range and mine type, 2017 ...................................................................55

33. Average sales price of U.S. coal by state and disposition, 2017 .......................................................................................56

33.1. Average sales price of U.S. coal by use and disposition, 2014–2017................................................................................57

34. Average price of coal delivered to end use sector by census division and state, 2017 and 2016 ....................................59

35. Coal imports by country of origin, 2000–2017..................................................................................................................62

36. Coal exports by country of destination, 1960–2017.........................................................................................................63
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Executive Summary

Publication changes

This issue of the Annual Coal Report (ACR) introduces nine new tables and revises four tables. Tables ES-1 through ES-4 

provide historical summary data previously published in the Annual Energy Review (AER) until its discontinuation in 2011. 

Table ES-1 presents coal production by rank, mining method, and location since 1949. Table ES-2 presents tons of coal 

produced per employee hour by mining method and location since 1949. Table ES-3 presents production, trade, stocks, and 

consumption of coke since 1949. Table ES-4 presents nominal coal prices by rank since 1949.

Table ES-5 is a new table presenting the average export and import prices of metallurgical coal, non-metallurgical coal, and 

coke since 2011. A new section, Imports and Exports, reinstates previous AER tables with Table 35, which presents coal 

imports by country of origin since 2011, and Table 36, which presents coal exports by country of destination since 1960.

Table 18.1 is a new table presenting a breakout of the number of mines and average number of employees by production of

metallurgical or non-metallurgical coal. Mines that produce both types of coal are included in both columns.

Table 33.1 is a new table presenting a breakout of coal sales prices for metallurgical and non-metallurgical coal at a national 

level since 2014.

Changes in our 2017 data collection removed average recovery percentages from the data collected on the Form EIA-7A, 

Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation, requiring modification of Tables 14, 16, and 17 to remove the average 

recovery percentage.

Finally, Table 8 now presents coal disposition with a breakout between metallurgical and non-metallurgical coal.

Production

In 2017, U.S. coal production increased 6.4% to 774.6 million short tons (MMst) from 2016 levels. Production in all three 

regions—the Western, Interior, and Appalachian—increased in 2017. The higher production in 2017 came from fewer mines 

than the previous year because the number of producing mines in the United States decreased to 680 mines from 710 mines 

in 2016. Some mines produce both thermal and metallurgical coal. In 2017, 214 mines produced metallurgical coal, and 578 

mines produced thermal coal. 

The Appalachian region’s coal production in 2017 was 197.8 MMst, an increase of 10.1% from 2016. West Virginia’s 

production increased 16.3% to 92.7 MMst, Pennsylvania’s production increased 6.8% to 47.2 MMst, and Eastern Kentucky’s 

production increased 8.4% to 18.2 MMst. 

Coal production in the Interior region was 145.2 MMst, an increase of 0.9% from 2016 levels. Production in Illinois increased 

11.0% to 48.2 MMst, production in Indiana increased 9.4% to 21.5 MMst, and production in Western Kentucky decreased 

9.5% to 23.5 MMst. Production in the rest of the Interior region decreased 8.2% to 41.9 MMst.

Coal production in the Western region in 2017 increased 6.7% to 430.9 MMst. Production in Wyoming, the largest coalproducing state in the region, increased by 6.6% to 334.4 MMst. Other large, producing states in the basin include: Montana, 

where production increased by 9.0% to 35.2 MMst; Colorado, where production increased by 19.1% to 15.0 MMst; and Utah, 

where production increased by 2.6% to 14.3 MMst.

Disposition of coal during 2017 amounted to 774.6 MMst, of which 700.3 MMst was marketed as thermal coal, and 74.3 

MMst was marketed as metallurgical coal. Of the metallurgical coal dispositions, 55.3 MMst was exported and 19.0 MMst

was sold to domestic customers.
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Productive capacity

Productive capacity is the maximum amount of coal that can be produced annually as reported by mining companies. In 2017, 

the collective productive capacity of U.S. coal mines decreased 0.9% to 1,058.6 MMst. Major producing states that reported 

an increase in productive capacity include Alabama (+30% to 16.9 MMst), Colorado (+6.0% to 19.2 MMst), Eastern Kentucky 

(+8.1% to 28.0 MMst), Pennsylvania (+4.7% to 59.5 MMst), Utah (+8.0% to 21.2 MMst) Virginia (+9.2% to 17.5), and West 

Virginia (+13.3% to 130.0 MMst).

Capacity utilization at both underground mines and surface mines increased in 2017 from 2016 levels. The overall capacity 

utilization across all mines increased to 73.0% in 2017 from 68.0% in 2016. Capacity utilization is measured as the ratio of 

annual production to the annual productive capacity of mines. 

Recoverable reserves

Total U.S. recoverable coal reserves that are technologically and economically feasible to extract as reported by producers 

fell to 16,102 MMst at the end of 2017 from 16,956 MMst at the end of 2016. Large, producing states that reported an 

increase in recoverable reserves include West Virginia, Alabama, and Utah.

Employment

The average number of employees at U.S. coal mines in 2017 increased by 1,256 from 2016—the year that recorded the 

lowest average number of mine employees since EIA began collecting data in 1978—to 53,051 employees. The average 

number of employees at underground mines rose by 1,481 employees, and average employment at surface mines decreased 

by 181 employees. West Virginia, Alabama, and Pennsylvania had the largest increases in the average number of employees 

in 2017, increasing by 1,661 (14.4%) employees, 476 employees (31.5%), and 256 (4.9%) employees, respectively.

Total U.S. productivity as measured by average production per employee hour decreased by 0.9% to 6.55 short tons per 

employee hour. Productivity decreased in the Appalachian region by 5.3% to 2.9 tons per employee hour. Productivity 

increased 6.3% in the Illinois Basin to 5.2 tons per employee hour and 5.6% in the Western region to 17.3 tons per employee.

Consumption

U.S. coal consumption in 2017 was 716.9 MMst, a decline of 1.9% from 2016. Coal consumption in the electric power sector 

decreased by 13.8 MMst to 664.8 MMst. Coal consumption in the industrial, coke, and commercial and institutional sectors 

was 52.2 MMst in 2017, a 0.6% decrease from the 2016 level. 

Exports

Exports increased by 36.7 MMst in 2017 to 97.0 MMst, a level last reached in 2014. Steam coal exports accounted for 41.7 

MMst (43%) of the total, and metallurgical coal accounted for 55.3 MMst (57%).

Stocks

U.S. coal stocks in 2017 ended at 167.0 MMst, 13.7% lower than at the same time in 2016. Stocks in the electric power sector 

declined by 24.8 MMst to 137.7 MMst at the end of 2017. Coal stocks held by the other industrial, coke, and commercial

sectors, as well as producers and distributors, decreased by 1.7 MMst to 29.3 MMst at the end of 2017 compared with the 

end of 2016.
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Sales price

The total average sales price of coal from U.S. mines in 2017 increased by 10.3% from 2016 levels to $33.72 per short ton.

The average sales price of thermal coal in 2017 decreased by 3.0% from 2016 levels to $26.53 per short ton, but the average 

sales price of metallurgical coal in 2017 increased 61.76% from 2016 levels to $132.82 per short ton. The average sales price 

of coal from surface mines and underground mines increased by 2.3% and 16.3%, respectively, to $20.95 and $56.99 per 

short ton. Average sales price of coal by rank are

• Average sales price of bituminous coal was $55.60 per short ton in 2017, a 14.9% increase from the 2016 level

• Average sales price of subbituminous coal was $14.29 per short ton in 2017, a 3.6% decrease from the 2016 level

• Average sales price of lignite coal was $19.51 per short ton in 2017, a 2.4% decline from the 2016 level

• Average sales price of Anthracite coal was $93.17 per short ton in 2017, a 4.6% decline from the 2016 level
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Table ES1. Coal Production, 1949-2017

(short tons)

Rank Mining Method Location

Year

Bituminous

Coal1

Subbituminous

Coal Lignite Anthracite1 Underground Surface1

East of

Mississippi

River1

West of

Mississippi

River1 Total1

1949 437,868,000 - - 42,702,000 358,854,000 121,716,000 444,199,000 36,371,000 480,570,000

1950 516,311,000 - - 44,077,000 421,000,000 139,388,000 524,374,000 36,014,000 560,388,000

1951 533,665,000 - - 42,670,000 442,184,000 134,151,000 541,703,000 34,632,000 576,335,000

1952 466,841,000 - - 40,583,000 381,173,000 126,251,000 474,755,000 32,669,000 507,424,000

1953 457,290,000 - - 30,949,000 367,444,000 120,795,000 457,652,000 30,587,000 488,239,000

1954 391,706,000 - - 29,083,000 305,964,000 114,825,000 395,413,000 25,376,000 420,789,000

1955 464,633,000 - - 26,205,000 357,964,000 132,874,000 464,218,000 26,620,000 490,838,000

1956 500,874,000 - - 28,900,000 380,829,000 148,945,000 504,001,000 25,773,000 529,774,000

1957 492,704,000 - - 25,338,000 373,565,000 144,477,000 493,377,000 24,665,000 518,042,000

1958 410,446,000 - - 21,171,000 297,583,000 134,034,000 411,315,000 20,302,000 431,617,000

1959 412,028,000 - - 20,649,000 292,849,000 139,828,000 412,351,000 20,326,000 432,677,000

1960 415,512,000 - - 18,817,000 292,584,000 141,745,000 413,033,000 21,296,000 434,329,000

1961 402,977,000 - - 17,446,000 279,551,000 140,872,000 398,642,000 21,781,000 420,423,000

1962 422,149,000 - - 16,894,000 287,939,000 151,104,000 417,629,000 21,414,000 439,043,000

1963 458,928,000 - - 18,267,000 308,971,000 168,224,000 453,485,000 23,710,000 477,195,000

1964 486,998,000 - - 17,184,000 327,697,000 176,485,000 478,494,000 25,688,000 504,182,000

1965 512,088,000 - - 14,866,000 337,958,000 188,996,000 499,529,000 27,425,000 526,954,000

1966 533,881,000 - - 12,941,000 342,612,000 204,210,000 518,773,000 28,049,000 546,822,000

1967 552,626,000 - - 12,256,000 352,391,000 212,491,000 535,973,000 28,909,000 564,882,000

1968 545,245,000 - - 11,461,000 346,592,000 210,114,000 526,991,000 29,715,000 556,706,000

1969 547,172,000 8,321,000 5,012,000 10,473,000 349,238,000 221,740,000 537,677,000 33,301,000 570,978,000

1970 578,469,000 16,423,000 8,040,000 9,729,000 340,530,000 272,131,000 567,758,000 44,903,000 612,661,000

1971 521,344,000 22,151,000 8,697,000 8,727,000 277,175,000 283,744,000 509,925,000 50,994,000 560,919,000

1972 556,842,000 27,547,000 10,997,000 7,106,000 305,046,000 297,446,000 538,157,000 64,335,000 602,492,000

1973 543,532,000 33,933,000 14,273,000 6,830,000 300,080,000 298,488,000 522,131,000 76,437,000 598,568,000

1974 545,689,000 42,240,000 15,477,000 6,617,000 277,966,000 332,057,000 518,118,000 91,905,000 610,023,000

1975 577,522,000 51,099,000 19,817,000 6,203,000 293,467,000 361,174,000 543,707,000 110,934,000 654,641,000

1976 588,364,000 64,841,000 25,480,000 6,228,000 295,464,000 389,449,000 548,831,000 136,082,000 684,913,000

1977 580,991,000 82,115,000 28,238,000 5,861,000 266,591,000 430,614,000 533,267,000 163,938,000 697,205,000

1978 534,020,000 96,757,000 34,350,000 5,037,000 242,772,000 427,392,000 487,178,000 182,986,000 670,164,000

1979 612,279,000 121,475,000 42,545,000 4,835,000 320,891,000 460,243,000 559,704,000 221,430,000 781,134,000

1980 628,769,000 147,715,000 47,160,000 6,056,000 337,508,000 492,192,000 578,688,000 251,012,000 829,700,000

1981 607,986,000 159,693,000 50,673,000 5,423,000 316,496,000 507,279,000 553,862,000 269,914,000 823,775,000

1982 620,166,000 160,946,000 52,411,000 4,589,000 339,152,000 498,960,000 564,259,000 273,853,000 838,112,000

1983 568,609,000 151,044,000 58,349,000 4,089,000 300,379,000 481,713,000 507,395,000 274,696,000 782,091,000

1984 649,489,000 179,200,000 63,070,000 4,161,735 352,050,000 543,870,000 587,620,000 308,301,000 895,920,767

1985 613,851,000 192,657,000 72,422,000 4,708,375 350,800,000 532,838,000 558,730,000 324,908,000 883,638,117

1986 620,059,000 189,610,000 76,354,000 4,291,951 360,438,000 529,877,000 564,427,000 325,887,000 890,314,708

1987 636,609,000 200,165,000 78,427,000 3,560,459 372,874,000 545,888,000 581,929,000 336,833,000 918,762,162

1988 638,105,000 223,504,000 85,101,000 3,554,509 382,156,000 568,109,000 579,565,000 370,700,000 950,265,278

1989 659,771,000 231,171,000 86,439,000 3,347,996 393,835,000 586,893,000 599,015,000 381,714,000 980,728,790

1990 693,206,000 244,274,000 88,090,000 3,506,247 424,546,000 604,529,000 630,218,000 398,858,000 1,029,075,527

1991 650,700,000 255,325,000 86,514,000 3,445,080 407,225,000 588,759,000 591,294,000 404,690,000 995,983,881

1992 651,842,000 252,158,000 90,062,000 3,482,861 407,239,000 590,306,000 588,575,000 408,970,000 997,544,933

1993 576,652,000 274,901,000 89,549,000 4,322,263 351,053,000 594,371,000 516,219,000 429,205,000 945,424,286

1994 640,260,000 300,517,000 88,081,000 4,646,032 399,103,000 634,401,000 566,289,000 467,216,000 1,033,504,293

1995 613,764,679 327,997,855 86,499,740 4,711,498 396,249,022 636,724,750 544,245,706 488,728,066 1,032,973,772

1996 630,741,292 340,290,580 88,055,815 4,767,826 409,848,871 654,006,642 563,667,655 500,187,858 1,063,855,513

1997 653,827,506 345,071,099 86,341,244 4,691,939 420,657,474 669,274,314 579,369,281 510,562,507 1,089,931,788

1998 640,586,262 385,930,397 85,766,784 5,251,724 417,727,882 699,807,285 570,575,604 546,959,563 1,117,535,167

1999 601,731,551 406,714,233 87,217,912 4,767,752 391,789,870 708,641,558 529,594,228 570,837,200 1,100,431,428

2000 574,275,630 409,203,124 85,560,584 4,572,223 373,658,726 699,952,835 507,517,246 566,094,315 1,073,611,561

2001 611,291,051 434,414,339 80,043,399 1,940,017 380,626,833 747,061,973 528,777,761 598,911,045 1,127,688,806

2002 572,103,243 438,353,294 82,459,406 1,367,118 357,384,967 736,898,094 492,915,076 601,367,985 1,094,283,061

2003 541,475,747 442,618,093 86,366,464 1,292,269 352,784,686 718,967,887 469,246,727 602,505,846 1,071,752,573

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Rank Mining Method Location

Year

Bituminous

Coal1

Subbituminous

Coal Lignite Anthracite1 Underground Surface1

East of

Mississippi

River1

West of

Mississippi

River1 Total1

2004 561,484,652 465,368,953 83,539,698 1,705,567 367,557,255 744,541,615 484,795,840 627,303,030 1,112,098,870

2005 571,177,133 474,675,461 83,941,728 1,703,777 368,611,500 762,886,599 493,801,042 637,697,057 1,131,498,099

2006 561,631,018 515,332,638 84,248,267 1,537,736 359,021,815 803,727,844 490,797,869 671,951,790 1,162,749,659

2007 542,757,594 523,724,347 78,584,915 1,568,489 351,789,934 794,845,411 478,161,383 668,473,962 1,146,635,345

2008 555,267,210 539,145,383 75,683,638 1,712,438 357,079,371 814,729,298 493,342,095 678,466,574 1,171,808,669

2009 504,101,778 496,421,871 72,478,549 1,921,194 332,061,582 742,861,810 449,593,554 625,329,838 1,074,923,392

2010 489,532,051 514,829,513 78,230,494 1,776,090 337,154,614 747,213,534 446,196,808 638,171,340 1,084,368,148

2011 525,995,943 486,295,739 81,101,129 2,234,725 345,605,509 750,022,027 456,446,210 639,181,326 1,095,627,536

2012 485,363,301 449,799,910 78,927,292 2,367,915 342,386,637 674,071,781 423,475,610 592,982,808 1,016,458,418

2013 471,182,631 434,287,168 77,228,703 2,143,277 341,684,553 643,157,226 407,340,833 577,500,946 984,841,779

2014 479,990,818 438,623,717 79,487,116 1,947,107 354,703,991 645,344,767 409,520,451 590,528,307 1,000,048,758

2015 404,426,770 419,514,932 70,857,085 2,141,776 306,821,302 590,119,261 348,977,735 547,962,828 896,940,563

2016 325,147,260 330,242,617 71,309,951 1,664,670 252,106,254 476,258,244 281,627,159 446,737,339 728,364,498

2017 353,519,714 351,502,385 67,674,760 1,912,498 273,128,860 501,480,497 304,429,935 470,179,422 774,609,357

1 Beginning in 2001, includes a small amount of refuse recovery.

Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Web Page: For related information, see http://www.eia.gov/coal/.

Sources: 1949-1975 Bureau of Mines, Minerals Yearbook, 'Coal Bituminous and Lignite' and 'Coal Pennsylvania Anthracite' chapters.1976 U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Energy Data Reports, Coal

Bituminous and Lignite in 1976 and Coal Pennsylvania Anthracite 1976. 1977 and 1978 EIA, Energy Data Reports,Bituminous Coal and Lignite Production and Mine Operations 1977. 1978, Coal Pennsylvania

Anthracite 1977. 1978, and Coal Production, annual reports. 1979 and 1980 EIA, Energy Data Reports, Weekly Coal Report and Coal Production, annual reports.1981-1988 EIA, Weekly Coal Production and Coal

Production, annual reports. 1989-2000 EIA, Coal Industry Annual, annual reports. 2001-2010 EIA, Annual Coal Report, annual reports. 2011 EIA, Quarterly Coal Report October-December 2011 (April 2012), Table

1. EIA, Form EIA-7A, 'Coal Production Report'. and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report'.

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Table ES2. Coal Mining Productivity, 1949-2017

(Short Tons per Employee Hour) 1

Mining Method East of the Mississippi River West of the Mississippi River

Year Underground Surface2 Underground Surface2 Total2 Underground Surface2 Total2 Total2

1949 0.68 1.92 NA NA NA NA NA NA 0.72

1950 0.72 1.96 NA NA NA NA NA NA 0.76

1951 0.76 2.00 NA NA NA NA NA NA 0.80

1952 0.80 2.10 NA NA NA NA NA NA 0.84

1953 0.88 2.22 NA NA NA NA NA NA 0.93

1954 1.00 2.48 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.08

1955 1.04 2.65 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.14

1956 1.08 2.67 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.19

1957 1.11 2.73 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.23

1958 1.17 2.73 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.31

1959 1.26 2.87 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.43

1960 1.33 2.91 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.52

1961 1.43 3.16 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.64

1962 1.50 3.40 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.74

1963 1.60 3.66 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.87

1964 1.72 3.76 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.99

1965 1.75 4.10 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.09

1966 1.83 4.28 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.23

1967 1.88 4.48 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.31

1968 1.93 4.33 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.35

1969 1.95 4.50 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.41

1970 1.72 4.53 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.30

1971 1.50 4.49 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.19

1972 1.49 4.54 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.18

1973 1.46 4.58 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.16

1974 1.41 4.74 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.31

1975 1.19 3.26 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.81

1976 1.14 3.25 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.78

1977 1.09 3.16 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.80

1978 1.04 3.03 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.77

1979 1.13 3.08 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.81

1980 1.20 3.21 NA NA NA NA NA NA 1.93

1981 1.29 3.42 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.10

1982 1.37 3.36 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.11

1983 1.61 3.81 NA NA NA NA NA NA 2.50

1984 1.72 4.03 1.69 2.56 1.98 2.49 8.15 7.07 2.64

1985 1.78 4.24 1.75 2.52 2.00 2.45 8.61 7.40 2.74

1986 2.00 4.60 1.96 2.75 2.21 2.80 9.02 7.90 3.01

1987 2.20 4.98 2.16 2.97 2.42 3.39 9.86 8.73 3.30

1988 2.38 5.32 2.32 2.99 2.54 3.55 10.73 9.38 3.55

1989 2.46 5.61 2.39 3.13 2.63 3.92 11.86 10.21 3.70

1990 2.54 5.94 2.46 3.32 2.73 4.01 12.26 10.41 3.83

1991 2.69 6.38 2.59 3.49 2.86 4.53 12.36 10.79 4.09

1992 2.93 6.59 2.82 3.61 3.07 4.85 12.49 11.03 4.36

1993 2.95 7.23 2.81 3.74 3.11 5.18 13.94 12.14 4.70

1994 3.19 7.67 3.02 3.85 3.28 5.93 15.19 13.22 4.98

1995 3.39 8.48 3.19 4.03 3.45 6.32 16.23 14.18 5.38

1996 3.57 9.05 3.36 4.25 3.63 7.03 17.89 15.66 5.69

1997 3.83 9.46 3.63 4.49 3.89 6.82 18.63 16.04 6.04

1998 3.90 9.58 3.69 4.31 3.89 6.76 18.82 16.27 6.20

1999 3.99 10.39 3.74 4.48 3.97 7.45 19.57 17.18 6.61

2000 4.15 11.01 3.89 4.82 4.18 7.66 20.04 17.62 6.99

2001 4.02 10.58 3.71 4.53 3.98 8.39 20.63 18.32 6.82

2002 3.98 10.36 3.67 4.22 3.86 7.80 20.67 18.06 6.80

2003 4.04 10.75 3.68 4.18 3.85 8.33 21.42 18.67 6.95

2004 3.96 10.55 3.59 3.95 3.72 8.22 22.04 19.00 6.80

2005 3.62 10.03 3.28 3.75 3.44 7.48 21.98 18.50 6.36

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Mining Method East of the Mississippi River West of the Mississippi River

Year Underground Surface2 Underground Surface2 Total2 Underground Surface2 Total2 Total2

2006 3.37 10.18 3.06 3.74 3.29 6.62 22.26 18.33 6.26

2007 3.34 10.24 3.03 3.74 3.27 6.52 22.35 18.23 6.27

2008 3.15 9.81 2.87 3.58 3.12 6.07 21.85 17.77 5.96

2009 2.99 9.22 2.74 3.33 2.94 5.51 19.85 16.15 5.61

2010 2.89 9.46 2.66 3.24 2.84 5.54 20.25 16.60 5.55

2011 2.72 8.97 2.49 3.04 2.67 5.25 19.59 15.93 5.19

2012 2.84 8.97 2.58 2.99 2.70 5.65 18.15 15.03 5.19

2013 3.07 9.69 2.80 3.16 2.89 6.09 18.35 15.39 5.53

2014 3.35 10.42 3.07 3.27 3.12 6.47 18.86 15.96 5.95

2015 3.45 10.95 3.24 3.24 3.24 5.74 18.20 15.51 6.28

2016 3.83 10.73 3.68 3.22 3.57 5.18 16.54 14.20 6.61

2017 3.77 10.92 3.55 3.16 3.46 6.10 17.91 15.49 6.55

NA=Not available.

1 Data through 1973 for bituminous coal, subbituminous coal, and lignite, and data through 1978 for anthracite, were originally reported in short tons per employee day these data were converted to short tons

per employee hour by assuming an eight-hour day. Through 1997, other data were calculated by dividing total production by total labor hours worked by all mine employees except office workers; beginning in

1998, the calculation also includes office workers.

2 Beginning in 2001, includes a small amount of refuse recovery.

3 Through 1978, data for anthracite are not available by mining method, but are included in 'Total'.

Note: Web Page: For related information, see http://www.eia.gov/coal/.

Sources: 1949-1975 Bureau of Mines, Minerals Yearbook, 'Coal Bituminous and Lignite' and 'Coal Pennsylvania Anthracite' chapters. 1976 U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Energy Data Reports, Coal

Bituminous and Lignite in 1976 and Coal Pennsylvania Anthracite 1976. 1977 and 1978 EIA, Energy Data Reports, Bituminous Coal and Lignite Production and Mine Operations 1977. 1978 and Coal Pennsylvania

Anthracite 1977. 1978. 1979 EIA, Energy Data Report, Coal Production 1979. 1980-1988 EIA, Coal Production, annual reports. 1989-2000 EIA, Coal Industry Annual, annual reports. 2001-2010 EIA, Annual Coal

Report, annual reports. 2011 EIA, Form EIA-7A, 'Coal Production Report,' and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production

Report'.

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Table ES-3 Coke Overview, 1949-2017

 (Thousand Short Tons)

Trade

Year Production Imports Exports Net Imports1 Stock Change2 Consumption3

1949 63,637 279 548 -269 176 63,192

1950 72,718 438 398 40 -659 73,417

1951 79,331 162 1,027 -865 372 78,094

1952 68,254 313 792 -479 419 67,356

1953 78,837 157 520 -363 778 77,696

1954 59,662 116 388 -272 269 59,121

1955 75,302 126 531 -405 -1,248 76,145

1956 74,483 131 656 -525 634 73,324

1957 75,951 118 822 -704 814 74,433

1958 53,604 122 393 -271 675 52,658

1959 55,864 123 460 -337 859 54,668

1960 57,229 126 353 -227 56 56,946

1961 51,711 127 445 -318 -696 52,089

1962 51,910 142 364 -222 -135 51,823

1963 54,278 153 451 -298 -1,022 55,002

1964 62,145 103 524 -421 -913 62,637

1965 66,854 90 834 -744 731 65,379

1966 67,402 96 1,102 -1,006 376 66,020

1967 64,580 92 710 -618 2,390 61,572

1968 63,653 94 792 -698 517 62,438

1969 64,757 173 1,629 -1,456 -2,865 66,166

1970 66,525 153 2,478 -2,325 993 63,207

1971 57,436 174 1,509 -1,335 -588 56,689

1972 60,507 185 1,232 -1,047 -586 60,046

1973 64,325 1,094 1,395 -301 -1,741 65,765

1974 61,581 3,540 1,278 2,262 -249 64,092

1975 57,207 1,819 1,273 546 4,061 53,692

1976 58,333 1,311 1,315 -4 1,495 56,834

1977 53,509 1,829 1,241 588 -47 54,144

1978 49,009 5,722 693 5,029 -2,910 56,948

1979 52,943 3,974 1,440 2,534 1,651 53,826

1980 46,132 659 2,071 -1,412 3,442 41,278

1981 42,786 527 1,170 -643 -1,903 44,046

1982 28,115 120 993 -873 1,466 25,776

1983 25,808 35 665 -630 -4,672 29,850

1984 30,399 582 1,045 -463 199 29,737

1985 28,438 578 1,122 -544 -1,163 29,057

1986 24,917 329 1,004 -675 -486 24,728

1987 26,304 922 574 348 -1,002 27,654

1988 28,945 2,688 1,093 1,595 519 30,021

1989 28,045 2,311 1,085 1,226 337 28,934

1990 27,617 765 572 193 -1 27,811

1991 24,046 1,183 792 391 189 24,248

1992 23,410 2,098 702 1,396 -224 25,030

1993 23,182 2,155 1,062 1,093 -422 24,697

1994 22,686 3,338 986 2,352 -525 25,563

1995 23,749 3,820 1,358 2,462 366 25,845

1996 23,075 2,542 1,622 920 21 23,974

1997 22,116 3,139 1,266 1,873 -29 24,018

1998 20,041 3,834 1,129 2,705 -362 23,108

1999 20,016 3,224 898 2,326 -80 22,422

2000 20,808 3,781 1,146 2,635 201 23,242

2001 18,949 2,526 1,346 1,180 -73 20,202

2002 16,778 3,242 792 2,450 -375 19,603

2003 17,173 2,759 722 2,037 -227 19,436

2004 16,909 6,873 1,319 5,555 -28 22,492

2005 16,719 3,529 1,747 1,782 263 18,239

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Year Production Imports Exports Net Imports1 Stock Change2 Consumption3

2006 16,404 4,068 1,616 2,451 71 18,784

2007 16,201 2,460 1,444 1,016 -52 17,270

2008 15,646 3,603 1,959 1,644 284 17,006

2009 11,143 347 1,307 -960 -140 10,323

2010 15,022 1,214 1,463 -249 -74 14,847

2011 15,420 1,418 970 448 43 15,825

2012 15,172 1,135 974 161 -139 15,472

2013 15,320 138 840 -703 266 14,351

2014 15,154 77 946 -869 -75 14,359

2015 13,755 140 857 -717 -90 13,128

2016 11,855 229 1,000 -772 -128 11,212

2017 12,948 58 1,209 -1,151 -21 11,818

(s)=Less than 0.05 million short tons.

1 Net imports equal imports minus exports. Minus sign indicates exports are greater than imports.

2 Producer and distributor stocks at end of year. A negative value indicates a decrease in stocks; a positive value indicates an increase.

3 'Consumption' is calculated as the sum of production and imports minus exports and stock change.

Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Web Page: For related information, see http://www.eia.gov/coal/.

Sources: 1949-1975 Bureau of Mines, Minerals Yearbook, 'Coke and Coal Chemicals' chapter. 1976-1980 U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Energy Data Report, Coke and Coal Chemicals, annual

reports. 1981-2004 EIA, Quarterly Coal Report (QCR) October-December, quarterly reports. 2005 forward EIA, QCR October-December 2011 (April 2012), Table ES-2.

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Table ES-4 Nominal 2Coal Prices, 1949- 2017

(dollars per short ton)

Year Bituminous Subbituminous Lignite1 Anthracite Total

1949 4.90 * 2.37 8.90 5.24

1950 4.86 * 2.41 9.34 5.19

1951 4.94 * 2.44 9.94 5.29

1952 4.92 * 2.39 9.58 5.27

1953 4.94 * 2.38 9.87 5.23

1954 4.54 * 2.43 8.76 4.81

1955 4.51 * 2.38 8.00 4.69

1956 4.83 * 2.39 8.33 5.01

1957 5.09 * 2.35 9.11 5.28

1958 4.87 * 2.35 9.14 5.07

1959 4.79 * 2.25 8.55 4.95

1960 4.71 * 2.29 8.01 4.83

1961 4.60 * 2.24 8.26 4.73

1962 4.50 * 2.23 7.99 4.62

1963 4.40 * 2.17 8.64 4.55

1964 4.46 * 2.14 8.93 4.60

1965 4.45 * 2.13 8.51 4.55

1966 4.56 * 1.98 8.08 4.62

1967 4.64 * 1.92 8.15 4.69

1968 4.70 * 1.79 8.78 4.75

1969 5.02 * 1.86 9.91 5.08

1970 6.30 * 1.86 11.03 6.34

1971 7.13 * 1.93 12.08 7.15

1972 7.78 * 2.04 12.40 7.72

1973 8.71 * 2.09 13.65 8.59

1974 16.01 * 2.19 22.19 15.82

1975 19.79 * 3.17 32.26 19.35

1976 20.11 * 3.74 33.92 19.56

1977 20.59 * 4.03 34.86 19.95

1978 22.64 * 5.68 35.25 21.86

1979 27.31 9.55 6.48 41.06 23.75

1980 29.17 11.08 7.60 42.51 24.65

1981 31.51 12.18 8.85 44.28 26.40

1982 32.15 13.37 9.79 49.85 27.25

1983 31.11 13.03 9.91 52.29 25.98

1984 30.63 12.41 10.45 48.22 25.61

1985 30.78 12.57 10.68 45.80 25.20

1986 28.84 12.26 10.64 44.12 23.79

1987 28.19 11.32 10.85 43.65 23.07

1988 27.66 10.45 10.06 44.16 22.07

1989 27.40 10.16 9.91 42.93 21.82

1990 27.43 9.70 10.13 39.40 21.76

1991 27.49 9.68 10.89 36.34 21.49

1992 26.78 9.68 10.81 34.24 21.03

1993 26.15 9.33 11.11 32.94 19.85

1994 25.68 8.37 10.77 36.07 19.41

1995 25.56 8.10 10.83 39.78 18.83

1996 25.17 7.87 10.92 36.78 18.50

1997 24.64 7.42 10.91 35.12 18.14

1998 24.87 6.96 11.08 42.91 17.67

1999 23.92 6.87 11.04 35.13 16.63

2000 24.15 7.12 11.41 40.90 16.78

2001 25.67 7.00 13.29 47.67 17.58

2002 26.54 7.64 12.52 47.78 17.89

2003 26.77 8.11 12.20 49.87 17.92

2004 30.75 8.51 12.59 43.52 20.07

2005 36.70 8.93 13.26 47.70 23.34

2006 39.61 10.12 13.83 51.68 24.63

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Year Bituminous Subbituminous Lignite1 Anthracite Total

2007 41.24 11.21 14.99 58.92 25.82

2008 51.39 12.31 16.50 60.76 31.25

2009 55.44 13.35 17.26 57.10 33.24

2010 60.88 14.11 18.76 59.51 35.61

2011 68.50 14.07 18.77 75.70 41.01

2012 66.04 15.34 19.60 80.21 39.95

2013 60.61 14.86 19.96 87.82 37.24

2014 55.99 14.72 19.44 90.98 34.83

2015 51.55 14.63 22.09 97.91 31.81

2016 48.24 14.83 19.98 97.61 30.57

2017 55.60 14.29 19.51 93.17 33.72

* = Through 1978, subbituminous coal is included in 'Bituminous Coal'.

1 Because of withholding to protect company confidentiality, lignite prices exclude Texas for 1955- 1977 and Montana for 1974 1978. As a result, lignite prices for 1974-1977 are for North Dakota only.

2 See 'Nominal Dollars' in Glossary.

Notes: Prices are free-on-board (F.O.B.) rail/barge prices, which are the F.O.B. prices of coal at the point of first sale, excluding freight or shipping and insurance costs. Prices are for open market

and captive coal sales; see 'Captive Coal,' 'Free on Board (F.O.B.),' and 'Open Market Coal' in Glossary.

Web Page: For related information, see http://www.eia.gov/coal/.

Sources: 1949-1975 Bureau of Mines (BOM), Minerals Yearbook. 1976 U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Energy Data Report, Coal Bituminous and Lignite in 1976, and BOM, Minerals Yearbook. 1977

and 1978 EIA, Energy Data Reports, Bituminous Coal and Lignite Production and Mine Operations, and Coal Pennsylvania Anthracite. 1979 EIA, Coal Production, and Energy Data Report, Coal Pennsylvania

Anthracite. 1980-1992 EIA, Coal Production, annual reports. 1993-2000 EIA, Coal Industry Annual, annual reports and unpublished revisions. 2001-2010 EIA, Annual Coal Report, annual reports. 2011 EIA, Form

EIA-7A, ‘Coal Production Report,’ and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, ‘Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.’

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Table ES5. Average Price of U.S. Coal Exports and Imports, 2011-2017

(dollars per short ton)

Exports Imports

Year Metallurgical Coal Non-Metallurgical Coke Metallurgical Coal Non-Metallurgical Coke

2011 185.99 80.42 216.92 263.48 81.11 389.50

2012 152.23 76.16 214.58 186.63 84.27 338.16

2013 115.50 69.23 220.88 148.59 75.41 212.10

2014 99.49 67.05 246.53 105.11 76.83 117.18

2015 89.31 56.44 230.04 96.50 67.16 146.42

2016 84.48 50.76 216.88 73.98 64.86 143.27

2017 134.55 58.29 231.22 212.16 66.08 176.38

Notes: Exports: Average price is based on the free alongside ship (f.a.s.) value. Imports: Average price is based on the customs import value. Customs import value is the price paid for merchandise when sold for

exportation to the United States, excluding U.S. import duties, freight, insurance, and other charges incurred in bringing the merchandise to the United States. Total may not equal sum of components because of

independent rounding.

Sources: Exports: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report EM 545;' and Imports: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report IM 145.'

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Table 1. Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Mine Type, 2017 and 2016

(thousand short tons)

2017 2016 Percent Change

Coal-Producing

State and Region1 Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production

Alabama 30 12,861 30 9,643 - 33.4

 Underground 7 10,491 7 7,434 - 41.1

 Surface 23 2,370 23 2,209 - 7.3

Alaska 1 959 1 932 - 2.9

 Surface 1 959 1 932 - 2.9

Arizona 1 6,221 1 5,423 - 14.7

 Surface 1 6,221 1 5,423 - 14.7

Arkansas 3 43 3 49 - -13.5

 Underground 1 24 1 37 - -35.0

 Surface 2 19 2 13 - 49.2

Colorado 7 15,047 8 12,634 -12.5 19.1

 Underground 4 11,118 5 8,785 -20.0 26.6

 Surface 3 3,929 3 3,849 - 2.1

Illinois 18 48,204 21 43,422 -14.3 11.0

 Underground 10 44,906 12 41,257 -16.7 8.8

 Surface 8 3,298 9 2,165 -11.1 52.4

Indiana 18 31,472 20 28,767 -10.0 9.4

 Underground 4 14,396 8 12,263 -50.0 17.4

 Surface 14 17,076 12 16,503 16.7 3.5

Kansas - - 1 27 - -

 Surface - - 1 27 - -

Kentucky Total 151 41,784 158 42,868 -4.4 -2.5

 Underground 58 31,512 60 32,711 -3.3 -3.7

 Surface 93 10,273 98 10,157 -5.1 1.1

Kentucky (East) 138 18,179 142 16,772 -2.8 8.4

 Underground 51 9,959 51 9,654 - 3.2

 Surface 87 8,220 91 7,118 -4.4 15.5

Kentucky (West) 13 23,606 16 26,096 -18.8 -9.5

 Underground 7 21,553 9 23,057 -22.2 -6.5

 Surface 6 2,053 7 3,039 -14.3 -32.5

Louisiana 2 2,079 2 2,798 - -25.7

 Surface 2 2,079 2 2,798 - -25.7

Maryland 14 1,808 17 1,616 -17.7 11.9

 Underground 2 744 2 709 - 5.0

 Surface 12 1,064 15 907 -20.0 17.3

Mississippi 2 2,604 2 2,870 - -9.3

 Surface 2 2,604 2 2,870 - -9.3

Missouri 1 244 1 234 - 4.5

 Surface 1 244 1 234 - 4.5

Montana 6 35,232 6 32,336 - 9.0

 Underground 1 5,884 1 5,609 - 4.9

 Surface 5 29,348 5 26,727 - 9.8

New Mexico 3 13,844 3 13,341 - 3.8

 Underground 1 5,327 1 4,331 - 23.0

 Surface 2 8,516 2 9,010 - -5.5

North Dakota 5 28,788 5 28,121 - 2.4

 Surface 5 28,788 5 28,121 - 2.4

Ohio 18 9,489 19 12,564 -5.3 -24.5

 Underground 7 6,801 9 9,297 -22.2 -26.9

 Surface 11 2,688 10 3,267 10.0 -17.7

Oklahoma 5 561 4 654 25.0 -14.2

 Underground 1 319 1 384 - -16.8

 Surface 4 242 3 271 33.3 -10.5

Pennsylvania Total 153 49,085 172 45,720 -11.1 7.4

 Underground 39 43,589 41 41,386 -4.9 5.3

 Surface 114 5,497 131 4,334 -13.0 26.8

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2017 2016 Percent Change

Coal-Producing

State and Region1 Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production

Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 57 1,867 53 1,500 7.6 24.5

 Underground 10 79 10 91 - -13.5

 Surface 47 1,788 43 1,409 9.3 26.9

Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 96 47,219 119 44,220 -19.3 6.8

 Underground 29 43,510 31 41,295 -6.5 5.4

 Surface 67 3,709 88 2,925 -23.9 26.8

Tennessee 6 431 6 644 - -33.1

 Underground 3 329 4 423 -25.0 -22.2

 Surface 3 102 2 221 50.0 -53.8

Texas 10 36,382 14 39,001 -28.6 -6.7

 Surface 10 36,382 14 39,001 -28.6 -6.7

Utah 8 14,326 8 13,966 - 2.6

 Underground 7 13,602 7 13,297 - 2.3

 Surface 1 724 1 669 - 8.2

Virginia 52 13,202 54 12,910 -3.7 2.3

 Underground 25 9,820 25 8,971 - 9.5

 Surface 27 3,382 29 3,939 -6.9 -14.1

West Virginia Total 140 92,791 123 79,757 13.8 16.3

 Underground 66 72,552 68 64,045 -2.9 13.3

 Surface 74 20,239 55 15,713 34.6 28.8

West Virginia (Northern) 15 46,754 16 43,524 -6.3 7.4

 Underground 11 46,608 13 43,293 -15.4 7.7

 Surface 4 147 3 231 33.3 -36.6

West Virginia (Southern) 125 46,037 107 36,233 16.8 27.1

 Underground 55 25,944 55 20,752 - 25.0

 Surface 70 20,092 52 15,481 34.6 29.8

Wyoming 17 316,454 16 297,218 6.3 6.5

 Underground 1 1,716 1 1,167 - 47.0

 Surface 16 314,739 15 296,051 6.7 6.3

Appalachia Total 551 197,846 563 179,626 -2.1 10.1

 Underground 200 154,285 207 141,919 -3.4 8.7

 Surface 351 43,561 356 37,707 -1.4 15.5

Appalachia Central 321 77,848 309 66,558 3.9 17.0

 Underground 134 46,053 135 39,800 -0.7 15.7

 Surface 187 31,796 174 26,759 7.5 18.8

Appalachia Northern 200 107,137 224 103,424 -10.7 3.6

 Underground 59 97,741 65 94,685 -9.2 3.2

 Surface 141 9,396 159 8,739 -11.3 7.5

Appalachia Southern 30 12,861 30 9,643 - 33.4

 Underground 7 10,491 7 7,434 - 41.1

 Surface 23 2,370 23 2,209 - 7.3

Interior Region Total 72 145,194 84 143,917 -14.3 0.9

 Underground 23 81,198 31 76,998 -25.8 5.5

 Surface 49 63,997 53 66,919 -7.6 -4.4

Illinois Basin 49 103,282 57 98,285 -14.0 5.1

 Underground 21 80,855 29 76,578 -27.6 5.6

 Surface 28 22,427 28 21,707 - 3.3

Other Interior 23 41,913 27 45,632 -14.8 -8.2

 Underground 2 343 2 420 - -18.4

 Surface 21 41,570 25 45,212 -16.0 -8.1

Western Region Total 48 430,870 48 403,971 - 6.7

 Underground 14 37,646 15 33,189 -6.7 13.4

 Surface 34 393,224 33 370,782 3.0 6.1

Powder River Basin 16 334,366 16 313,752 - 6.6

 Surface 16 334,366 16 313,752 - 6.6

Uinta Basin 12 28,068 12 25,077 - 11.9

 Underground 10 24,173 10 21,416 - 12.9

 Surface 2 3,896 2 3,661 - 6.4

Other Western 20 68,436 20 65,142 - 5.1

 Underground 4 13,474 5 11,774 -20.0 14.4

 Surface 16 54,962 15 53,368 6.7 3.0

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2017 2016 Percent Change

Coal-Producing

State and Region1 Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production

East of Mississippi River 602 303,731 622 280,780 -3.2 8.2

West of Mississippi River 69 470,179 73 446,734 -5.5 5.3

U.S. Subtotal 671 773,911 695 727,514 -3.5 6.4

Refuse Recovery 9 699 15 851 -40.0 -17.9

U.S. Total 680 774,609 710 728,364 -4.2 6.4

- = No data reported.

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 2. Coal Production and Number of Mines by State, County, and Mine Type, 2017

(thousand short tons)

Underground Surface Total

Coal-Producing

State and County Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production

Alabama 7 10,491 23 2,370 30 12,861

 Bibb - - 1 88 1 88

 Franklin - - 1 7 1 7

 Jefferson 3 6,466 6 967 9 7,433

 Shelby 1 4 1 123 2 127

 Tuscaloosa 1 1,849 2 232 3 2,081

 Walker 2 2,172 11 925 13 3,097

 Winston - - 1 27 1 27

Alaska - - 1 959 1 959

 Denali - - 1 959 1 959

Arizona - - 1 6,221 1 6,221

 Navajo - - 1 6,221 1 6,221

Arkansas 1 24 2 19 3 43

 Sebastian 1 24 2 19 3 43

Colorado 4 11,118 3 3,929 7 15,047

 Gunnison 1 4,821 - - 1 4,821

 La Plata 1 547 - - 1 547

 Moffat - - 2 3,896 2 3,896

 Montrose - - 1 33 1 33

 Rio Blanco 1 1,907 - - 1 1,907

 Routt 1 3,843 - - 1 3,843

Illinois 10 44,906 8 3,298 18 48,204

 Franklin 1 12,812 - - 1 12,812

 Gallatin - - 1 373 1 373

 Hamilton 1 6,129 - - 1 6,129

 Macoupin 1 2,032 - - 1 2,032

 Perry 1 3,610 3 436 4 4,046

 Randolph 1 2,499 2 603 3 3,102

 Saline 2 3,670 1 882 3 4,552

 Sangamon 1 1,615 - - 1 1,615

 Wabash - - 1 1,005 1 1,005

 Washington 1 6,202 - - 1 6,202

 Williamson 1 6,336 - - 1 6,336

Indiana 4 14,396 14 17,076 18 31,472

 Clay - - 1 381 1 381

 Daviess - - 2 1,372 2 1,372

 Dubois - - 2 1,477 2 1,477

 Gibson 2 8,165 1 1,951 3 10,116

 Knox 2 6,231 - - 2 6,231

 Pike - - 2 223 2 223

 Sullivan - - 2 7,435 2 7,435

 Warrick - - 4 4,237 4 4,237

Kentucky 58 31,512 93 10,273 151 41,784

 Bell 4 745 7 456 11 1,201

 Breathitt - - 1 26 1 26

 Daviess - - 3 223 3 223

 Elliott - - 1 1 1 1

 Floyd 5 1,116 3 249 8 1,365

 Harlan 9 2,063 6 1,417 15 3,479

 Hopkins 1 3,576 - - 1 3,576

 Johnson - - 4 716 4 716

 Knott 1 141 1 226 2 368

 Knox 2 41 5 252 7 292

 Laurel - - 1 2 1 2

 Lawrence - - 3 60 3 60

 Leslie 2 636 3 411 5 1,047

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Underground Surface Total

Coal-Producing

State and County Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production

 Letcher 1 34 3 35 4 69

 Magoffin - - 2 101 2 101

 Martin 1 333 - - 1 333

 Mclean 1 1,313 - - 1 1,313

 Morgan - - 1 47 1 47

 Muhlenberg 2 2,771 1 6 3 2,777

 Ohio 1 2,302 2 1,824 3 4,126

 Perry 4 1,756 9 2,342 13 4,098

 Pike 21 3,000 24 1,449 45 4,449

 Union 1 8,962 - - 1 8,962

 Webster 1 2,629 - - 1 2,629

 Whitley 1 94 13 431 14 525

Louisiana - - 2 2,079 2 2,079

 De Soto - - 1 1,744 1 1,744

 Natchitoches - - 1 335 1 335

Maryland 2 744 12 1,064 14 1,808

 Allegany 1 219 8 917 9 1,136

 Garrett 1 526 4 147 5 673

Mississippi - - 2 2,604 2 2,604

 Choctaw - - 1 2,374 1 2,374

 Kemper - - 1 230 1 230

Missouri - - 1 244 1 244

 Bates - - 1 244 1 244

Montana 1 5,884 5 29,348 6 35,232

 Big Horn - - 3 20,458 3 20,458

 Musselshell 1 5,884 - - 1 5,884

 Richland - - 1 260 1 260

 Rosebud - - 1 8,630 1 8,630

New Mexico 1 5,327 2 8,516 3 13,844

 Mckinley - - 1 4,855 1 4,855

 San Juan 1 5,327 1 3,661 2 8,989

North Dakota - - 5 28,788 5 28,788

 Mclean - - 1 7,219 1 7,219

 Mercer - - 3 17,280 3 17,280

 Oliver - - 1 4,288 1 4,288

Ohio 7 6,801 11 2,688 18 9,489

 Belmont - - 1 395 1 395

 Harrison 2 519 2 1,154 4 1,674

 Jefferson 2 8 - - 2 8

 Monroe 1 5,677 - - 1 5,677

 Noble - - 1 455 1 455

 Perry 1 592 1 235 2 827

 Stark - - 1 32 1 32

 Tuscarawas 1 4 2 178 3 182

 Vinton - - 3 237 3 237

Oklahoma 1 319 4 242 5 561

 Craig - - 1 53 1 53

 Le Flore 1 319 1 74 2 393

 Nowata - - 1 114 1 114

 Okmulgee - - 1 1 1 1

Pennsylvania 39 43,589 114 5,497 153 49,085

 Allegheny - - 1 14 1 14

 Armstrong 5 631 1 50 6 681

 Bedford - - 1 93 1 93

 Butler - - 1 323 1 323

 Cambria 2 546 6 528 8 1,075

 Clarion - - 1 6 1 6

 Clearfield 2 235 18 1,065 20 1,300

 Columbia - - 1 39 1 39

 Dauphin 1 13 - - 1 13

 Fayette - - 3 5 3 5

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Underground Surface Total

Coal-Producing

State and County Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production

 Greene 5 29,253 2 34 7 29,287

 Indiana 7 2,033 8 78 15 2,112

 Jefferson 1 202 5 241 6 443

 Lackawanna - - 2 1 2 1

 Luzerne - - 8 163 8 163

 Lycoming - - 1 202 1 202

 Mercer - - 1 91 1 91

 Northumberland 3 12 9 305 12 317

 Schuylkill 6 53 27 1,280 33 1,333

 Somerset 6 1,428 13 744 19 2,172

 Washington 1 9,180 1 1 2 9,182

 Westmoreland - - 4 235 4 235

Tennessee 3 329 3 102 6 431

 Campbell - - 1 10 1 10

 Claiborne 3 329 2 92 5 421

Texas - - 10 36,382 10 36,382

 Atascosa - - 1 3,071 1 3,071

 Freestone - - 1 1,226 1 1,226

 Harrison - - 2 4,079 2 4,079

 Lee - - 1 7,186 1 7,186

 Limestone - - 1 10,997 1 10,997

 Maverick - - 1 2,437 1 2,437

 Panola - - 1 2,345 1 2,345

 Robertson - - 1 1,992 1 1,992

 Rusk - - 1 3,048 1 3,048

Utah 7 13,602 1 724 8 14,326

 Carbon 3 6,630 - - 3 6,630

 Emery 3 1,088 - - 3 1,088

 Kane - - 1 724 1 724

 Sevier 1 5,884 - - 1 5,884

Virginia 25 9,820 27 3,382 52 13,202

 Buchanan 12 6,524 11 1,406 23 7,931

 Dickenson 8 2,442 3 916 11 3,358

 Russell - - 2 262 2 262

 Tazewell - - 3 144 3 144

 Wise 5 854 8 654 13 1,507

West Virginia 66 72,552 74 20,239 140 92,791

 Barbour 1 1,463 - - 1 1,463

 Boone 4 2,528 7 2,456 11 4,984

 Fayette 3 1,293 5 1,852 8 3,146

 Grant - - 1 4 1 4

 Greenbrier 1 125 9 665 10 790

 Kanawha 5 4,696 4 1,561 9 6,258

 Logan 10 5,669 9 4,214 19 9,884

 Marion 2 13,246 2 122 4 13,368

 Marshall 2 17,700 - - 2 17,700

 Mcdowell 15 1,630 12 2,188 27 3,818

 Mercer - - 1 138 1 138

 Mingo 3 2,177 8 3,176 11 5,353

 Monongalia 2 1,378 1 20 3 1,398

 Nicholas 1 517 - - 1 517

 Ohio 1 6,988 - - 1 6,988

 Raleigh 7 3,934 6 2,213 13 6,146

 Taylor 1 3,381 - - 1 3,381

 Tucker 1 2,114 - - 1 2,114

 Upshur 1 336 - - 1 336

 Wayne - - 1 16 1 16

 Wyoming 6 3,375 8 1,613 14 4,987

Wyoming 1 1,716 16 314,739 17 316,454

 Campbell - - 11 276,774 11 276,774

 Converse - - 1 28,504 1 28,504

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Underground Surface Total

Coal-Producing

State and County Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production

 Lincoln - - 2 4,409 2 4,409

 Sweetwater 1 1,716 2 5,051 3 6,767

U.S. Subtotal 237 273,129 434 500,782 671 773,911

Refuse Recovery - - - - 9 699

U.S. Total 237 273,129 434 500,782 680 774,609

- = No data reported.

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 3. Underground Coal Production by State and Mining Method, 2017

(thousand short tons)

Coal-Producing State and Region1 Continuous2

Conventional and

Other3 Longwall4 Total

Alabama 291 4 10,196 10,491

Arkansas - 24 - 24

Colorado 547 - 10,571 11,118

Illinois 15,390 2,032 27,484 44,906

Indiana 14,396 - - 14,396

Kentucky Total 31,304 208 - 31,512

 Kentucky (East) 9,751 208 - 9,959

 Kentucky (West) 21,553 - - 21,553

Maryland 744 - - 744

Montana - - 5,884 5,884

New Mexico - - 5,327 5,327

Ohio 1,112 12 5,677 6,801

Oklahoma 319 - - 319

Pennsylvania Total 6,740 80 36,769 43,589

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 35 43 - 79

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 6,704 37 36,769 43,510

Tennessee 311 19 - 329

Utah 1,714 - 11,888 13,602

Virginia 4,392 75 5,353 9,820

West Virginia Total 22,964 434 49,153 72,552

 West Virginia (Northern) 2,074 - 44,534 46,608

 West Virginia (Southern) 20,890 434 4,620 25,944

Wyoming - - 1,716 1,716

Appalachia Total 46,305 831 107,148 154,285

 Appalachia Central 35,345 736 9,972 46,053

 Appalachia Northern 10,670 92 86,979 97,741

 Appalachia Southern 291 4 10,196 10,491

Interior Region Total 51,658 2,056 27,484 81,198

 Illinois Basin 51,339 2,032 27,484 80,855

 Other Interior 319 24 - 343

Western Region Total 2,261 - 35,386 37,646

 Uinta Basin 1,714 - 22,459 24,173

 Other Western 547 - 12,927 13,474

East of Mississippi River 97,644 2,863 134,632 235,139

West of Mississippi River 2,580 24 35,386 37,990

U.S. Total 100,224 2,887 170,018 273,129

- = No data reported.

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.

2 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by continuous mining methods.

3 Mines that: 1. produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by conventional mining methods, 2. produce coal using shortwall, scoop loading, hand loading, or other methods, 3. have a 50/50 percent

continuous/conventional split in mining methods, or 4. produce less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data.

4 Mines that have any production from the longwall mining method. A typical longwall mining operation uses 80 percent longwall mining and 20 percent continuous mining.

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

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.'

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Table 4. Coal Production by Coalbed Thickness and Mine Type, 2017

(thousand short tons)

Coal Thickness (inches) Underground Surface Total

Under 7 - 64 64

7 - Under 13 374 2,016 2,390

13 - Under 19 685 5,731 6,416

19 - Under 25 261 10,199 10,461

25 - Under 31 1,363 7,296 8,658

31 - Under 37 11,199 11,116 22,315

37 - Under 43 10,843 8,651 19,495

43 - Under 49 9,423 13,339 22,762

49 - Under 55 15,654 5,938 21,593

55 - Under 61 30,089 3,825 33,914

61 - Under 67 11,112 9,100 20,212

67 - Under 73 35,018 5,732 40,750

73 - Under 79 56,381 6,458 62,839

79 - Under 85 22,685 1,454 24,139

85 - Under 91 25,421 5,354 30,775

91 - Under 97 8,315 1,381 9,696

97 - Under 103 - 4,794 4,794

103 - Under 109 9,727 2,727 12,453

109 - Under 115 1,844 8,224 10,068

115 - 120 15,316 447 15,763

Over 120 7,043 385,621 392,664

Unknown * 376 1,313 2,387

U.S. Total 273,129 500,782 774,609

- = No data reported.

* Includes mines with production of less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data, and refuse recovery.

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

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.'

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Table 5. Coal Production and Coalbed Thickness by Major Coalbeds and Mine Type, 2017

Production (thousand short tons) Thickness (inches)

Coalbed ID Number1

Coalbed Name Underground Surface Total Average2 Low High

1699 Wyodak - 287,681 287,681 747 160 862

0212 Pittsburgh 54,833 358 55,191 80 36 108

0484 Herrin (Illinois No. 6) 50,451 1,669 52,120 74 43 86

0489 No. 9 29,152 7,907 37,059 66 24 80

0036 Pittsburgh 26,650 1,366 28,016 74 18 96

1569 Beulah-Zap - 17,280 17,280 197 114 210

1696 Anderson-Dietz 1-Dietz 2 - 15,429 15,429 879 500 960

1570 Hagel - 11,164 11,164 123 112 144

1808 Rosebud - 10,560 10,560 260 186 276

0280 Blue Creek 9,801 161 9,962 52 16 64

0344 Pocahontas No. 3 9,469 - 9,469 60 35 71

1787 Roland - 8,803 8,803 477 395 495

1701 Smith - 8,794 8,794 880 880 880

0084 Lower Kittanning 5,604 1,744 7,349 64 10 89

0176 Eagle 5,547 930 6,477 43 4 114

1847 Upper Hiawatha 5,884 - 5,884 120 120 120

0204 Mammoth 5,884 - 5,884 108 108 108

0168 Lower Elkhorn 4,378 1,402 5,780 43 10 60

1488 Fruitland No. 8 5,327 439 5,767 161 149 162

0111 Coalburg 439 5,028 5,467 81 12 126

0071 Upper Freeport 4,450 544 4,994 62 12 91

1756 E 4,821 - 4,821 120 120 120

0103 Stockton-Lewiston 2,341 2,394 4,735 69 10 105

0151 Upper Elkhorn No. 3 3,088 1,456 4,544 45 12 115

1003 Menefee Formation 547 3,933 4,479 77 72 78

Major Coalbeds Total 228,667 389,042 617,709 433 4 960

Other Coalbeds 44,086 110,427 154,513 93 4 592

Unknown * 376 1,313 2,387 NA NA NA

U.S. Total 273,129 500,782 774,609 364 - 960

- = No data reported.

NA = Not Available.

* Includes mines with production of less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data, and refuse recovery.

1 The coalbed ID number is a unique code assigned by EIA to each correlated coalbed or to coal-bearing geologic formations, coal groups, or coal zones. See Coalbed name discussion in note below.

2 Average thickness is the bed thickness weighted by bed production.

Notes: This table lists the top 25 producing coalbeds. The category 'Other Coalbeds' includes all coalbeds from which less than 4.0 million short tons were produced during the year. In some regions, coalbeds are

characteristically discontinuous or uncorrelatable from one location to another, and production is identified by the geological formations, coal groups, or coal zones of the native rock where the coalbeds occur.

These types of coalbeds are found primarily in the Rocky Mountain States and even in the Gulf Coast lignite belt. Coalbeds of these types are also included in 'Other Coalbeds,' even though production may exceed

4.0 million short tons. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding. The coalbed name given is the name most commonly used in the State having the greatest production from that

coalbed. The States having greatest production for each coalbed are Wyoming (coalbed codes 1699, 1701,1787); West Virginia (coalbed codes 212,84,111,168,103,71); Illinois (coalbed code 484); Indiana

(coalbed code 489); Pennsylvania (coalbed code 36);North Dakota (coalbed codes 1569,1570);Montana (coalbed codes 1696, 1808,204);Virginia (coalbed code 344);Alabama (coalbed code 280), Utah(coalbed

codes 1847,1830); New Mexico (coalbed codes 1488,1003);Colorado (coalbed codes 1756).In some other States where these are major producing beds, the following alternative coalbed names are also used:

coalbed code 484 (Kentucky, Kentucky No 11), coalbed code 489 (Indiana, Indiana No 5), coalbed code 36 (Pennsylvania/Ohio, Pittsburgh No. 8), coalbed code 111 (Kentucky, Hazard No 6)

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.'

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Table 6. Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Coal Rank, 2017

(thousand short tons)

Bituminous Subbituminous Lignite Anthracite Total

Coal-Producing

State and Region1

Number of

Mines Production

Number of

Mines Production

Number of

Mines Production

Number of

Mines Production

Number of

Mines Production

Alabama 30 12,861 - - - - - - 30 12,861

Alaska - - 1 959 - - - - 1 959

Arizona 1 6,221 - - - - - - 1 6,221

Arkansas 3 43 - - - - - - 3 43

Colorado 5 11,151 2 3,896 - - - - 7 15,047

Illinois 18 48,204 - - - - - - 18 48,204

Indiana 18 31,472 - - - - - - 18 31,472

Kentucky Total 151 41,784 - - - - - - 151 41,784

 Kentucky (East) 138 18,179 - - - - - - 138 18,179

 Kentucky (West) 13 23,606 - - - - - - 13 23,606

Louisiana - - - - 2 2,079 - - 2 2,079

Maryland 14 1,808 - - - - - - 14 1,808

Mississippi - - - - 2 2,604 - - 2 2,604

Missouri 1 244 - - - - - - 1 244

Montana 1 5,884 4 29,088 1 260 - - 6 35,232

New Mexico 2 10,182 1 3,661 - - - - 3 13,844

North Dakota - - - - 5 28,788 - - 5 28,788

Ohio 18 9,489 - - - - - - 18 9,489

Oklahoma 5 561 - - - - - - 5 561

Pennsylvania Total 96 47,219 - - - - 57 1,867 153 49,085

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - - - - - - 57 1,867 57 1,867

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 96 47,219 - - - - - - 96 47,219

Tennessee 6 431 - - - - - - 6 431

Texas 1 2,437 - - 9 33,945 - - 10 36,382

Utah 8 14,326 - - - - - - 8 14,326

Virginia 52 13,202 - - - - - - 52 13,202

West Virginia Total 140 92,791 - - - - - - 140 92,791

 West Virginia (Northern) 15 46,754 - - - - - - 15 46,754

 West Virginia (Southern) 125 46,037 - - - - - - 125 46,037

Wyoming 1 2,556 16 313,899 - - - - 17 316,454

Appalachia Total 494 195,979 - - - - 57 1,867 551 197,846

 Appalachia Central 321 77,848 - - - - - - 321 77,848

 Appalachia Northern 143 105,270 - - - - 57 1,867 200 107,137

 Appalachia Southern 30 12,861 - - - - - - 30 12,861

Interior Region Total 59 106,567 - - 13 38,627 - - 72 145,194

 Illinois Basin 49 103,282 - - - - - - 49 103,282

 Other Interior 10 3,286 - - 13 38,627 - - 23 41,913

Western Region Total 18 50,320 24 351,502 6 29,048 - - 48 430,870

 Powder River Basin - - 16 334,366 - - - - 16 334,366

 Uinta Basin 10 24,173 2 3,896 - - - - 12 28,068

 Other Western 8 26,147 6 13,241 6 29,048 - - 20 68,436

East of Mississippi River 543 299,261 - - 2 2,604 57 1,867 602 303,731

West of Mississippi River 28 53,606 24 351,502 17 65,071 - - 69 470,179

U.S. Subtotal 571 352,867 24 351,502 19 67,675 57 1,867 671 773,911

Refuse Recovery 5 653 - - - - 4 46 9 699

U.S. Total 576 353,520 24 351,502 19 67,675 61 1,912 680 774,609

- = No data reported.

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary.

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

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.'

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Table 7. Coal Production by State, Mine Type, and Union Status, 2017

(thousand short tons)

Union Nonunion Total

Coal-Producing

State and Region1 Underground Surface Underground Surface Underground Surface

Alabama 10,196 - 291 2,339 10,487 2,339

Alaska - 959 - - - 959

Arizona - 6,221 - - - 6,221

Colorado 1,907 1,610 9,211 2,319 11,118 3,929

Illinois - - 44,906 3,298 44,906 3,298

Indiana - - 14,396 17,074 14,396 17,074

Kentucky Total - - 31,445 9,934 31,445 9,934

 Kentucky (East) - - 9,892 7,887 9,892 7,887

 Kentucky (West) - - 21,553 2,047 21,553 2,047

Louisiana - - - 2,079 - 2,079

Maryland - - 744 1,048 744 1,048

Mississippi - - - 2,604 - 2,604

Missouri - - - 244 - 244

Montana - 16,622 5,884 12,726 5,884 29,348

New Mexico 5,327 3,661 - 4,855 5,327 8,516

North Dakota - 4,732 - 24,056 - 28,788

Ohio - - 6,789 2,684 6,789 2,684

Oklahoma - - 319 241 319 241

Pennsylvania Total 10,660 916 32,814 4,024 43,473 4,940

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - 916 - 675 - 1,591

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 10,660 - 32,814 3,349 43,473 3,349

Tennessee - - 311 92 311 92

Texas - 24,803 - 11,579 - 36,382

Utah - - 13,602 724 13,602 724

Virginia - - 9,745 3,320 9,745 3,320

West Virginia Total 34,145 926 38,346 19,040 72,492 19,966

 West Virginia (Northern) 32,050 - 14,558 110 46,608 110

 West Virginia (Southern) 2,095 926 23,789 18,930 25,884 19,856

Wyoming 1,716 6,720 - 308,019 1,716 314,739

Appalachia Total 55,001 1,842 98,932 40,434 153,933 42,276

 Appalachia Central 2,095 926 43,737 30,229 45,832 31,155

 Appalachia Northern 42,710 916 54,904 7,866 97,614 8,783

 Appalachia Southern 10,196 - 291 2,339 10,487 2,339

Interior Region Total - 24,803 81,174 39,166 81,174 63,969

 Illinois Basin - - 80,855 22,419 80,855 22,419

 Other Interior - 24,803 319 16,747 319 41,550

Western Region Total 8,950 40,526 28,696 352,698 37,646 393,224

 Powder River Basin - 16,362 - 318,004 - 334,366

 Uinta Basin 1,907 1,577 22,266 2,319 24,173 3,896

 Other Western 7,043 22,587 6,430 32,375 13,474 54,962

East of Mississippi River 55,001 1,842 179,786 65,457 234,788 67,299

West of Mississippi River 8,950 65,328 29,016 366,841 37,966 432,170

U.S. Subtotal 63,951 67,171 208,802 432,298 272,753 499,469

Unknown * - - - - 376 1,313

U.S. Total 63,951 67,171 208,802 432,298 273,129 500,782

- = No data reported.

* Includes mines with production of less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data.

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary.

Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Excludes refuse recovery operations.

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.'

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Table 8. Coal Disposition by State, 2017

(thousand short tons)

Open Market Sales1 Captive Sales / Transactions2 Exports3 Total

Coal-Producing State Metallurgical Non-Metallurgical Metallurgical Non-Metallurgical Metallurgical Non-Metallurgical Metallurgical Non-Metallurgical

Alabama 1,191 1,838 130 - 9,675 - 10,996 1,838

Alaska - 873 - - - - - 873

Arizona - 6,242 - - - - - 6,242

Colorado - 6,134 - 5,912 - 1,964 - 14,010

Illinois - 34,699 - 3,967 - 7,325 - 45,992

Indiana - 17,477 - 12,416 - - - 29,892

Kentucky Total 4,673 32,248 158 40 462 1,818 5,292 34,106

 Kentucky (East) 4,673 10,315 158 40 462 1,664 5,292 12,019

 Kentucky (West) - 21,933 - - - 154 - 22,087

Louisiana - 2,102 - - - - - 2,102

Maryland 741 733 - - 156 - 897 733

Mississippi - 2,417 - 427 - s - 2,845

Missouri - 244 - - - - - 244

Montana - 23,644 - 6,450 - 4,347 - 34,440

New Mexico - 9,767 - 5,066 - - - 14,833

North Dakota - 24,490 - 4,612 - - - 29,102

Ohio - 6,738 - 1,728 - 724 - 9,190

Oklahoma - 632 - - - - - 632

Pennsylvania Total 5,164 30,199 314 2,175 874 1,237 6,352 33,611

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 223 1,313 - 216 - 61 223 1,590

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 4,940 28,886 314 1,959 874 1,176 6,129 32,021

Tennessee 35 290 - - 80 - 114 290

Texas - 4,791 - 28,958 - 2,393 - 36,142

Utah - 11,616 - 292 - 2,754 - 14,662

Virginia 4,896 1,307 210 s 6,425 96 11,532 1,404

West Virginia Total 11,538 42,362 1,399 9,003 12,627 8,399 25,564 59,765

 West Virginia (Northern) 1,224 27,874 - 9,003 2,866 4,311 4,090 41,188

 West Virginia (Southern) 10,315 14,489 1,399 - 9,761 4,089 21,474 18,577

Wyoming - 188,378 - 128,318 - - - 316,697

U.S. Subtotal 28,238 449,222 2,211 209,365 30,299 31,059 60,747 689,646

Adjustments 4-11,421 - - - - - -11,421 -

Other Exports * - - - - 24,956 10,640 24,956 10,640

U.S. Total ** 16,817 449,222 2,211 209,365 55,255 41,699 74,282 700,286

- = No data reported.

s = Value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

* Estimated quantity of coal exported by coal brokers, coal traders and coal terminals reported on the EIA-8A, ‘Annual Survey of Coal Stocks and Coal Exports’.

** Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data, and refuse recovery.

1 Open market sales include all coal sold on the open market to other coal companies or consumers; excludes exports.

2 Captive sales transactions include all coal used by the producing company or sold to affiliate or parent companies; excludes exports.

3 State level total and U.S. subtotal include the quantity of coal exported by coal mines only.

4 Adjustments reflect differences in source data. State-level data are sourced from the EIA-7A, ‘Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation’. Adjustments are estimated using coal consumed for coke

production from the EIA-3, ‘Quarterly Survey of Industrial, Commercial, & Institutional Users’ and metallurgical coal imports from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report IM

145.' US Total Exports are sourced from U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report EM 545.'

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

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Table 9. Major U.S. Coal Mines, 2017

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

1 North Antelope Rochelle Mine / Peabody Powder River Mining LLC Surface Wyoming 101,595,323

2 Black Thunder / Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC Surface Wyoming 70,513,365

3 Antelope Coal Mine / Antelope Coal LLC Surface Wyoming 28,503,504

4 Eagle Butte Mine / Blackjewel LLC Surface Wyoming 17,264,483

5 Cordero Rojo Mine / Cordero Mining LLC Surface Wyoming 16,393,569

6 Belle Ayr Mine / Blackjewel LLC Surface Wyoming 15,826,344

7 Freedom Mine / The Coteau Properties Company Surface North Dakota 14,716,777

8 Buckskin Mine / Buckskin Mining Company Surface Wyoming 14,517,853

9 Mc#1 Mine / M-Class Mining LLC Underground Illinois 12,812,197

10 Spring Creek Coal Company / Spring Creek Coal LLC Surface Montana 12,725,656

11 Bailey Mine / Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company Underground Pennsylvania 12,123,618

12 Marshall County Mine / The Marshall County Coal Company Underground West Virginia 11,653,535

13 Caballo Mine / Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC Surface Wyoming 11,125,949

14 Kosse Strip / Luminant Mining Company LLC Surface Texas 10,997,088

15 Rawhide Mine / Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC Surface Wyoming 10,346,144

16 Enlow Fork Mine / Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company Underground Pennsylvania 9,180,468

17 Coal Creek Mine / Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC Surface Wyoming 8,963,048

18 River View Mine / River View Coal LLC Underground Kentucky 8,961,616

19 Rosebud Mine&crusher/Conveyor / Western Energy Company Surface Montana 8,630,002

20 Bear Run Mine / Peabody Bear Run Mining LLC Surface Indiana 7,271,178

21 Falkirk Mine / Falkirk Mining Company Surface North Dakota 7,219,086

22 Three Oaks / Luminant Mining Company LLC Surface Texas 7,186,478

23 Harrison County Mine / The Harrison County Coal Company Underground West Virginia 7,131,341

24 Tunnel Ridge Mine / Tunnel Ridge, LLC Underground West Virginia 6,988,112

25 Cumberland Mine / Cumberland Contura, LLC Underground Pennsylvania 6,769,916

26 Mach #1 Mine / Mach Mining LLC Underground Illinois 6,335,835

27 Kayenta Mine / Peabody Western Coal Company Surface Arizona 6,221,392

28 Lively Grove Mine / Prairie State Generating Company Underground Illinois 6,202,216

29 Mine No. 1 / Hamilton County Coal, LLC Underground Illinois 6,129,347

30 Marion County Mine / The Marion County Coal Company Underground West Virginia 6,114,799

31 Ohio County Mine / The Ohio County Coal Company Underground West Virginia 6,046,582

32 Dry Fork Mine / Western Fuels-Wyoming Inc Surface Wyoming 6,045,618

33 Gibson South / Gibson County Coal, LLC Underground Indiana 5,955,676

34 Sufco / Canyon Fuel Company LLC Underground Utah 5,883,975

35 Bull Mountains Mine No 1 / Signal Peak Energy LLC Underground Montana 5,883,820

36 Century Mine / American Energy Corporation Underground Ohio 5,676,639

37 Buchanan Mine #1 / Buchanan Minerals, LLC Underground Virginia 5,352,731

38 San Juan Mine 1 / San Juan Coal Company Underground New Mexico 5,327,442

39 No 7 Mine / Warrior Met Coal Mining, LLC Underground Alabama 4,864,828

40 El Segundo / El Segundo Coal Company, LLC Surface New Mexico 4,855,010

41 West Elk Mine / Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. Underground Colorado 4,821,281

42 Harvey Mine / Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company Underground Pennsylvania 4,805,028

43 Skyline Mine #3 / Canyon Fuel Company LLC Underground Utah 4,374,500

44 Center Mine / Bni Coal, Ltd Surface North Dakota 4,288,404

45 Kemmerer Mine / Westmoreland Kemmerer, LLC Surface Wyoming 4,224,426

46 Wyodak Mine / Black Hills Energy Surface Wyoming 4,182,800

47 Decker Mine / Decker Coal Company Surface Montana 4,158,338

Subtotal 557,167,337

All Other Mines 217,442,020

U.S. Total 774,609,357

Notes: Major mines are mines that produced more than 4 million short tons in 2017. 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.'

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Table 10. Major U.S. Coal Producers, 2017

Rank Controlling Company Name Production (thousand short tons) Percent of Total Production

1 Peabody Energy Corp 156,728 20.2

2 Arch Coal Inc 100,298 12.9

3 Cloud Peak Energy 57,623 7.4

4 Murray Energy Corp 45,869 5.9

5 Alliance Resource Partners LP 37,809 4.9

6 Revelation Energy LLC/Blackjewel LLC 37,247 4.8

7 NACCO Industries Inc 37,172 4.8

8 CONSOL Energy Inc 26,109 3.4

9 Westmoreland Coal Company 25,053 3.2

10 Vistra Energy 24,803 3.2

11 Foresight Energy Labor LLC 21,180 2.7

12 Kiewit Peter Sons' Inc 19,581 2.5

13 Alpha Natural Resources 13,306 1.7

14 Blackhawk Mining LLC 13,088 1.7

15 Bowie Resource Partners LLC 10,885 1.4

16 Contura Energy Inc 10,449 1.3

17 Coronado Coal LLC 8,668 1.1

18 Warrior Met Coal Intermediate Holdco LLC 6,714 0.9

19 Hallador Energy Company 6,612 0.9

20 Prairie State Energy Campus 6,202 0.8

21 Western Fuels Assoc Inc 6,046 0.8

22 Global Mining Group LLC 5,884 0.8

23 Western Kentucky CONSOLidated Resources LLC 5,377 0.7

Subtotal 682,701 88.1

All Other Coal Producers 91,908 11.9

U.S. Total 774,609 100.0

Notes: The listed companies each produced more than 5 million short tons of coal in 2017. A controlling company of a mine is defined as the company 'controlling the coal, particularly the sale of the coal.' Most

often, but not always, this is the owner of the mine.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 11. Productive Capacity of Coal Mines by State, 2017 and 2016

(thousand short tons)

2017 2016 Percent Change

Coal-Producing

State Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total

Alabama 13,466 3,454 16,920 10,079 2,933 13,012 33.6 17.8 30.0

Alaska - 3,000 3,000 - 3,000 3,000 - - -

Arizona - 8,500 8,500 - 8,500 8,500 - - -

Arkansas - - - 275 - 275 - - -

Colorado 14,000 5,160 19,160 12,913 5,160 18,073 8.4 - 6.0

Illinois 50,115 6,990 57,105 56,871 6,820 63,691 -11.9 2.5 -10.3

Indiana 14,893 21,208 36,101 15,173 21,210 36,383 -1.8 s -0.8

Kansas - - - - 27 27 - - -

Kentucky Total 41,784 15,020 56,803 43,950 15,620 59,570 -4.9 -3.8 -4.6

 Kentucky (East) 16,542 11,454 27,996 14,111 11,785 25,896 17.2 -2.8 8.1

 Kentucky (West) 25,242 3,566 28,807 29,839 3,836 33,675 -15.4 -7.0 -14.5

Louisiana - 3,885 3,885 - 4,285 4,285 - -9.3 -9.3

Maryland 840 1,634 2,474 1,000 1,629 2,629 -16.0 0.3 -5.9

Mississippi - 8,300 8,300 - 8,700 8,700 - -4.6 -4.6

Missouri - 248 248 - 248 248 - - -

Montana 10,000 41,800 51,800 10,000 41,900 51,900 - -0.2 -0.2

New Mexico 9,000 18,900 27,900 9,000 18,900 27,900 - - -

North Dakota - 35,000 35,000 - 34,500 34,500 - 1.4 1.4

Ohio 8,210 7,721 15,931 11,231 9,916 21,147 -26.9 -22.1 -24.7

Oklahoma 500 580 1,080 500 493 993 - 17.6 8.8

Pennsylvania Total 51,274 8,212 59,487 49,563 7,255 56,818 3.5 13.2 4.7

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 76 3,560 3,636 89 3,839 3,929 -14.6 -7.3 -7.5

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 51,199 4,652 55,851 49,474 3,416 52,890 3.5 36.2 5.6

Tennessee 394 92 486 594 315 909 -33.7 -70.8 -46.5

Texas - 36,783 36,783 - 40,478 40,478 - -9.1 -9.1

Utah 19,158 2,000 21,158 17,594 2,000 19,594 8.9 - 8.0

Virginia 12,570 4,964 17,534 10,664 5,397 16,061 17.9 -8.0 9.2

West Virginia Total 95,276 34,738 130,014 87,753 27,042 114,795 8.6 28.5 13.3

 West Virginia (Northern) 58,718 230 58,948 57,919 1,230 59,149 1.4 -81.3 -0.3

 West Virginia (Southern) 36,558 34,508 71,066 29,834 25,812 55,646 22.5 33.7 27.7

Wyoming 2,300 446,614 448,914 2,200 462,317 464,517 4.5 -3.4 -3.4

U.S. Total 343,780 714,802 1,058,583 339,361 728,645 1,068,006 1.3 -1.9 -0.9

- = No data reported.

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05 or value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

Notes: Productive capacity is the maximum amount of coal that can be produced annually as reported by mining companies on Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.' Excluding refuse

recovery and mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Table 12. Capacity Utilization of Coal Mines by State, 2017 and 2016

(percent)

2017 2016

Coal-Producing

State Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total

Alabama 77.88 67.72 75.80 73.72 71.69 73.26

Alaska - 31.97 31.97 - 31.07 31.07

Arizona - 73.19 73.19 - 63.80 63.80

Arkansas - - - 13.37 - 13.37

Colorado 79.41 76.14 78.53 68.03 74.59 69.91

Illinois 89.61 47.19 84.41 72.54 31.70 68.17

Indiana 96.66 80.51 87.17 80.79 77.80 79.05

Kansas - - - - 99.21 99.21

Kentucky Total 75.26 66.29 72.89 74.18 62.26 71.05

 Kentucky (East) 59.80 69.06 63.59 67.63 56.88 62.74

 Kentucky (West) 85.39 57.41 81.92 77.27 78.80 77.45

Louisiana - 53.50 53.50 - 65.29 65.29

Maryland 88.63 64.14 72.45 70.88 53.59 60.17

Mississippi - 31.37 31.37 - 32.99 32.99

Missouri - 98.53 98.53 - 94.31 94.31

Montana 58.84 70.21 68.02 56.09 63.79 62.30

New Mexico 59.19 45.06 49.62 48.12 47.67 47.82

North Dakota - 82.25 82.25 - 81.51 81.51

Ohio 82.69 32.69 58.46 82.41 32.89 59.19

Oklahoma 63.85 41.52 51.86 76.73 54.66 65.77

Pennsylvania Total 84.89 61.82 81.71 83.32 52.53 79.39

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 70.66 48.08 48.55 50.51 34.95 35.30

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 84.91 72.34 83.86 83.38 72.29 82.66

Tennessee 78.87 100.00 82.86 69.15 70.06 69.47

Texas - 98.91 98.91 - 96.35 96.35

Utah 71.00 36.20 67.71 75.58 33.45 71.28

Virginia 77.52 66.89 74.51 83.20 71.30 79.20

West Virginia Total 76.09 57.47 71.11 72.82 57.53 69.22

 West Virginia (Northern) 79.38 47.76 79.25 74.75 17.20 73.55

 West Virginia (Southern) 70.80 57.54 64.36 69.09 59.45 64.62

Wyoming 74.60 70.47 70.49 53.06 64.04 63.98

U.S. Total 79.36 69.88 72.95 74.14 65.06 67.94

- = No data reported.

Notes: Capacity utilization is the ratio of annual production to annual productive capacity. Excludes refuse recovery and mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data.

Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

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

Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report,' for annual production.

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Table 13. Productive Capacity and Capacity Utilization of Underground Coal Mines by State and Mining Method, 2017

(thousand short tons)

Continuous1 Conventional and Other2 Longwall3 Total

Coal-Producing

State

Productive

Capacity

Capacity

Utilization

Percent

Productive

Capacity

Capacity

Utilization

Percent

Productive

Capacity

Capacity

Utilization

Percent

Productive

Capacity

Capacity

Utilization

Percent

Alabama 355 81.90 - - 13,111 77.77 13,466 77.88

Colorado 1,000 54.66 - - 13,000 81.32 14,000 79.41

Illinois 17,599 87.45 2,300 88.34 30,216 90.96 50,115 89.61

Indiana 14,893 96.66 - - - - 14,893 96.66

Kentucky Total 41,424 75.57 360 39.19 - - 41,784 75.26

 Kentucky (East) 16,182 60.26 360 39.19 - - 16,542 59.80

 Kentucky (West) 25,242 85.39 - - - - 25,242 85.39

Maryland 840 88.63 - - - - 840 88.63

Montana - - - - 10,000 58.84 10,000 58.84

New Mexico - - - - 9,000 59.19 9,000 59.19

Ohio 1,710 65.02 - - 6,500 87.33 8,210 82.69

Oklahoma 500 63.85 - - - - 500 63.85

Pennsylvania Total 10,021 67.26 30 60.19 41,224 89.19 51,274 84.89

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 46 77.54 30 60.19 - - 76 70.66

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 9,975 67.21 - - 41,224 89.19 51,199 84.91

Tennessee 394 78.87 - - - - 394 78.87

Utah 3,258 52.61 - - 15,900 74.77 19,158 71.00

Virginia 7,217 60.85 - - 5,353 100.00 12,570 77.52

West Virginia Total 31,265 73.45 1,200 31.17 62,810 78.26 95,276 76.09

 West Virginia (Northern) 2,418 85.77 - - 56,300 79.10 58,718 79.38

 West Virginia (Southern) 28,847 72.42 1,200 31.17 6,510 70.96 36,558 70.80

Wyoming - - - - 2,300 74.60 2,300 74.60

U.S. Total 130,476 76.81 3,890 65.94 209,414 81.19 343,780 79.36

- = No data reported.

1 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by continuous mining methods.

2 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by conventional methods or mines that produce coal using shortwall, scoop loading, hand loading, or other methods or a 50/50 percent

continuous/conventional split in mining method.

3 Mines that have any production from the longwall mining method. A typical longwall mining operation uses 80 percent longwall mining and 20 percent continuous mining.

Notes: Productive capacity is the maximum amount of coal that can be produced annually. Capacity utilization is the ratio of total production to annual productive capacity. Excludes refuse recovery and mines

producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

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

Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly Mines Employment and Coal Production Report,' for annual production.

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Table 14. Recoverable Coal Reserves at Producing Mines by State, 2017 and 2016

(million short tons)

2017 2016

Coal-Producing

State

Recoverable Coal

Reserves

Recoverable Coal

Reserves

Percent Change

Recoverable Coal

Reserves

Alabama 243 213 14.3

Alaska 50 51 -1.9

Arizona 197 203 -3.2

Arkansas - 25 -

Colorado 253 291 -13.0

Illinois 1,236 1,529 -19.1

Indiana 456 564 -19.1

Kansas - s -

Kentucky Total 1,048 1,077 -2.7

 Kentucky (East) 669 666 0.5

 Kentucky (West) 379 411 -7.9

Louisiana 86 88 -2.7

Maryland 13 13 1.9

Mississippi 689 691 -0.4

Missouri s s -3.3

Montana 778 823 -5.4

New Mexico 201 211 -4.8

North Dakota 980 1,024 -4.3

Ohio 91 231 -60.7

Oklahoma 8 7 7.3

Pennsylvania Total 1,121 1,225 -8.5

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 141 140 0.5

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 980 1,084 -9.6

Tennessee 10 1 NM

Texas 536 582 -7.9

Utah 176 112 56.3

Virginia 223 215 4.0

West Virginia Total 1,833 1,561 17.4

 West Virginia (Northern) 866 881 -1.7

 West Virginia (Southern) 967 680 42.2

Wyoming 5,873 6,220 -5.6

U.S. Total 16,101 16,956 -5.0

- = No data reported.

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05 or value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

Notes: Recoverable reserves represent the quantity of coal that can be recovered (i.e. mined) from existing coal reserves at reporting mines. Excludes refuse recovery and mines producing less than 25,000 short

tons, which are not required to provide data. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

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.'

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Table 15. Recoverable Coal Reserves at Producing Mines, Estimated Recoverable Reserves, and Demonstrated Reserve Base by Mining

Method, 2017

(million short tons)

Underground - Minable Coal Surface - Minable Coal Total

Coal-Resource

State

Recoverable

Reserves at

Producing

Mines

Estimated

Recoverable

Reserves

Demonstrated

Reserve Base

Recoverable

Reserves at

Producing

Mines

Estimated

Recoverable

Reserves

Demonstrated

Reserve Base

Recoverable

Reserves at

Producing

Mines

Estimated

Recoverable

Reserves

Demonstrated

Reserve Base

Alabama 218 371 736 25 2,215 3,109 243 2,586 3,845

Alaska - 2,335 5,423 50 480 664 50 2,815 6,087

Arizona - - - 197 - - 197 - -

Arkansas - 126 271 - 101 144 - 227 415

Colorado 147 5,723 10,906 107 3,740 4,754 253 9,464 15,660

Georgia - 1 2 - 1 2 - 2 4

Idaho - 2 4 - - - - 2 4

Illinois 1,212 27,641 87,018 25 10,028 16,477 1,236 37,669 103,495

Indiana 175 3,480 8,402 282 248 424 457 3,728 8,826

Iowa - 807 1,732 - 320 457 - 1,127 2,189

Kansas - - - - 679 970 - 679 970

Kentucky Total 565 6,745 15,700 483 7,202 12,472 1,048 13,947 28,172

 Kentucky (East) 216 279 500 453 4,983 8,924 669 5,262 9,423

 Kentucky (West) 349 6,466 15,200 30 2,219 3,548 379 8,685 18,749

Louisiana - - - 86 275 371 86 275 371

Maryland 7 305 557 6 28 41 13 333 598

Michigan - 55 123 - 3 5 - 58 128

Mississippi - - - 689 - - 689 - -

Missouri - 689 1,479 s 3,154 4,505 - 3,843 5,984

Montana 222 35,871 70,856 556 38,572 47,725 778 74,443 118,580

New Mexico 11 2,735 6,011 190 4,018 5,744 201 6,753 11,755

North Carolina - 5 11 - - - - 5 11

North Dakota - - - 980 6,575 8,619 980 6,575 8,619

Ohio 83 7,560 17,183 8 3,697 5,647 91 11,256 22,831

Oklahoma 7 569 1,221 1 219 313 8 788 1,534

Oregon - 6 15 - 2 3 - 9 17

Pennsylvania Total 953 10,094 22,068 168 963 4,114 1,121 11,057 26,182

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 1 340 3,840 141 417 3,330 141 757 7,171

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 952 9,755 18,228 28 546 784 980 10,301 19,012

South Dakota - - - - 277 366 - 277 366

Tennessee 10 271 495 s 170 251 10 441 746

Texas - - - 536 9,064 11,775 536 9,064 11,775

Utah 174 2,292 4,675 1 208 263 176 2,500 4,938

Virginia 173 459 817 50 296 463 223 755 1,279

Washington - 674 1,332 - 6 8 - 681 1,340

West Virginia Total 1,257 14,552 27,265 576 1,968 3,120 1,833 16,520 30,385

 West Virginia (Northern) 862 NA NA 4 NA NA 866 NA NA

 West Virginia (Southern) 395 NA NA 572 NA NA 967 NA NA

Wyoming 6 22,911 42,429 5,867 12,664 15,296 5,873 35,576 57,724

U.S. Total 5,220 146,279 326,731 10,882 107,176 148,100 16,102 253,455 474,831

- = No data reported.

NA = Not Available.

s = Value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

Notes: Recoverable coal reserves at producing mines represent the quantity of coal that can be recovered (i.e. mined) from existing coal reserves at reporting mines. EIA's estimated recoverable reserves include

the coal in the demonstrated reserve base considered recoverable after excluding coal estimated to be unavailable due to land use restrictions, and after applying assumed mining recovery rates. This estimate

does not include any specific economic feasibility criteria. The effective date for the demonstrated reserve base, as customarily worded, is 'Remaining as of January 1, 2018.' These data are contemporaneous with

the Recoverable Reserves at Producing Mines, customarily presented as of the end of the reporting year's mining, that is in this case, December 31, 2017. The demonstrated reserve base includes publicly available

data on coal mapped to measured and indicated degrees of accuracy and found at depths and in coalbed thicknesses considered technologically minable at the time of determinations; see Glossary for criteria.

All reserve expressions exclude silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations. Reserves at Producing Mines exclude mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to provide

reserves data.

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.'

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Table 16. Recoverable Coal Reserves at Producing Underground Coal Mines by State and Mining Method, 2017

(million short tons)

Continuous1 Conventional and Other2 Longwall3 Total

Coal-Producing

State

Recoverable

Coal Reserves

at Producing

Mines

Recoverable

Coal Reserves

at Producing

Mines

Recoverable

Coal Reserves

at Producing

Mines

Recoverable

Coal Reserves

at Producing

Mines

Alabama 31 - 187 218

Colorado 6 - 140 147

Illinois 386 63 763 1,212

Indiana 174 - - 174

Kentucky Total 545 20 - 565

 Kentucky (East) 196 20 - 216

 Kentucky (West) 349 - - 349

Maryland 7 - - 7

Montana - - 222 222

New Mexico - - 11 11

Ohio 43 - 40 83

Oklahoma 7 - - 7

Pennsylvania Total 111 s 842 953

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) s s - 1

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 111 - 842 952

Tennessee 10 - - 10

Utah 37 - 137 174

Virginia 69 - 104 173

West Virginia Total 380 1 876 1,257

 West Virginia (Northern) 55 - 807 862

 West Virginia (Southern) 325 1 69 395

Wyoming - - 6 6

U.S. Total 1,806 84 3,329 5,219

- = No data reported.

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05 or value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

1 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by continuous mining methods.

2 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by conventional methods or mines that produce coal using shortwall, scoop loading, hand loading, or other methods or a 50/50 percent

continuous/conventional split in mining method.

3 Mines that have any production from the longwall mining method. A typical longwall mining operation uses 80 percent longwall mining and 20 percent continuous mining.

Notes: Recoverable coal reserves at producing mines represent the quantity of coal that can be recovered (i.e. mined) from existing coal reserves at reporting mines. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000

short tons, which are not required to provide data and refuse recovery.

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

Mines Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 17. Recoverable Coal Reserves at Producing U.S. Mines by Mine Production Range and Mine Type, 2017

(million short tons)

Underground Surface Total

Mine Production Range

(thousand short tons)

Recoverable Coal

Reserves

Recoverable Coal

Reserves

Recoverable Coal

Reserves

Over 1,000 4,504 9,073 13,577

Over 500 to 1,000 288 120 409

Over 200 to 500 215 1,176 1,391

Over 100 to 200 130 390 520

Over 50 to 100 45 67 112

Over 10 to 50 37 56 94

10 or Under s - s

U.S. Total 5,219 10,882 16,101

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05 or value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

Note: Recoverable coal reserves at producing mines represent the quantity of coal that can be recovered (i.e. mined) from existing coal reserves at reporting mines.

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

Mines Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Employment

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Table 18. Average Number of Employees by State and Mine Type, 2017 and 2016

2017 2016 Percent Change

Coal-Producing

State and Region1 Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total

Alabama 2,055 545 2,600 1,544 580 2,124 33.1 -6.0 22.4

Alaska - 102 102 - 110 110 - -7.3 -7.3

Arizona - 402 402 - 385 385 - 4.4 4.4

Arkansas 61 10 71 56 11 67 8.9 -9.1 6.0

Colorado 808 445 1,253 912 419 1,331 -11.4 6.2 -5.9

Illinois 2,858 277 3,135 2,995 224 3,219 -4.6 23.7 -2.6

Indiana 1,312 1,478 2,790 1,442 1,377 2,819 -9.0 7.3 -1.0

Kansas - - - - 7 7 - - -

Kentucky Total 4,913 1,684 6,597 5,020 1,709 6,729 -2.1 -1.5 -2.0

 Kentucky (East) 2,638 1,472 4,110 2,551 1,458 4,009 3.4 1.0 2.5

 Kentucky (West) 2,275 212 2,487 2,469 251 2,720 -7.9 -15.5 -8.6

Louisiana - 325 325 - 305 305 - 6.6 6.6

Maryland 172 131 303 174 161 335 -1.1 -18.6 -9.6

Mississippi - 380 380 - 338 338 - 12.4 12.4

Missouri - 15 15 - 19 19 - -21.1 -21.1

Montana 252 894 1,146 237 920 1,157 6.3 -2.8 -1.0

New Mexico 349 580 929 404 619 1,023 -13.6 -6.3 -9.2

North Dakota - 1,255 1,255 - 1,257 1,257 - -0.2 -0.2

Ohio 693 393 1,086 976 490 1,466 -29.0 -19.8 -25.9

Oklahoma 84 102 186 76 76 152 10.5 34.2 22.4

Pennsylvania Total 3,919 1,539 5,458 3,638 1,564 5,202 7.7 -1.6 4.9

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 82 832 914 90 862 952 -8.9 -3.5 -4.0

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 3,837 707 4,544 3,548 702 4,250 8.1 0.7 6.9

Tennessee 99 49 148 136 42 178 -27.2 16.7 -16.9

Texas - 1,993 1,993 - 2,561 2,561 - -22.2 -22.2

Utah 1,191 49 1,240 1,129 49 1,178 5.5 - 5.3

Virginia 1,984 676 2,660 1,729 688 2,417 14.7 -1.7 10.1

West Virginia Total 10,507 2,715 13,222 9,259 2,302 11,561 13.5 17.9 14.4

 West Virginia (Northern) 4,212 34 4,246 4,075 73 4,148 3.4 -53.4 2.4

 West Virginia (Southern) 6,295 2,681 8,976 5,184 2,229 7,413 21.4 20.3 21.1

Wyoming 230 5,470 5,700 279 5,477 5,756 -17.6 -0.1 -1.0

Appalachia Total 22,067 7,520 29,587 20,007 7,285 27,292 10.3 3.2 8.4

 Appalachia Central 11,016 4,878 15,894 9,600 4,417 14,017 14.8 10.4 13.4

 Appalachia Northern 8,996 2,097 11,093 8,863 2,288 11,151 1.5 -8.3 -0.5

 Appalachia Southern 2,055 545 2,600 1,544 580 2,124 33.1 -6.0 22.4

Interior Region Total 6,590 4,792 11,382 7,038 5,169 12,207 -6.4 -7.3 -6.8

 Illinois Basin 6,445 1,967 8,412 6,906 1,852 8,758 -6.7 6.2 -4.0

 Other Interior 145 2,825 2,970 132 3,317 3,449 9.8 -14.8 -13.9

Western Region Total 2,830 9,197 12,027 2,961 9,236 12,197 -4.4 -0.4 -1.4

 Powder River Basin - 5,657 5,657 - 5,692 5,692 - -0.6 -0.6

 Uinta Basin 1,917 442 2,359 1,931 413 2,344 -0.7 7.0 0.6

 Other Western 913 3,098 4,011 1,030 3,131 4,161 -11.4 -1.1 -3.6

East of Mississippi River 28,512 9,867 38,379 26,913 9,475 36,388 5.9 4.1 5.5

West of Mississippi River 2,975 11,642 14,617 3,093 12,215 15,308 -3.8 -4.7 -4.5

U.S. Subtotal 31,487 21,509 52,996 30,006 21,690 51,696 4.9 -0.8 2.5

Refuse Recovery - - 55 - - 99 - - -44.4

U.S. Total 31,487 21,509 53,051 30,006 21,690 51,795 4.9 -0.8 2.4

- = No data reported.

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.

Notes: Includes all employees engaged in production, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard work at mining operations, including office workers. Excludes preparation plants

with less than 5,000 employee hours per year, which are not required to provide data.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 18.1. Average Number of Employees and Number of Mines by State and Coal Type, 2017

Number of Mines Average Number of Employees

Coal-Producing State1 Metallurgical2 Non-Metallurgical2 Total3 Metallurgical2 Non-Metallurgical2 Total3

Alabama 12 20 30 2,129 376 2,505

Alaska - 1 1 - 102 102

Arizona - 1 1 - 402 402

Arkansas - 3 3 - 71 71

Colorado - 7 7 - 1,253 1,253

Illinois - 19 19 - 2,917 2,917

Indiana - 18 18 - 2,651 2,651

Kentucky Total 40 128 152 1,088 4,632 5,720

 Kentucky (East) 40 115 139 1,088 2,371 3,459

 Kentucky (West) - 13 13 - 2,261 2,261

Louisiana - 2 2 - 325 325

Maryland 5 10 14 181 86 267

Mississippi - 2 2 - 380 380

Missouri - 1 1 - 15 15

Montana - 6 6 - 1,136 1,136

New Mexico - 3 3 - 929 929

North Dakota - 5 5 - 1,255 1,255

Ohio - 18 18 - 1,001 1,001

Oklahoma - 5 5 - 186 186

Pennsylvania Total 42 141 157 1,016 3,902 4,918

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 5 57 61 49 491 540

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 37 84 96 967 3,411 4,378

Tennessee 3 5 6 30 95 125

Texas - 10 10 - 1,993 1,993

Utah - 8 8 - 1,142 1,142

Virginia 36 35 54 2,022 363 2,385

West Virginia Total 76 113 141 6,131 5,788 11,919

 West Virginia (Northern) 4 14 15 837 3,228 4,065

 West Virginia (Southern) 72 99 126 5,294 2,560 7,854

Wyoming - 17 17 - 5,700 5,700

Appalachia Total 214 457 559 12,596 13,983 26,579

 Appalachia Central 151 254 325 8,433 5,390 13,823

 Appalachia Northern 51 183 204 2,034 8,217 10,251

 Appalachia Southern 12 20 30 2,129 376 2,505

Interior Region Total - 73 73 - 10,799 10,799

 Illinois Basin - 50 50 - 7,829 7,829

 Other Interior - 23 23 - 2,970 2,970

Western Region Total - 48 48 - 11,919 11,919

 Powder River Basin - 16 16 - 5,647 5,647

 Uinta Basin - 12 12 - 2,261 2,261

 Other Western - 20 20 - 4,011 4,011

East of Mississippi River 214 509 611 12,596 22,192 34,788

West of Mississippi River - 69 69 - 14,509 14,509

U.S. Total 214 578 680 12,596 36,701 49,297

- = No data reported.

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.

2 Some mines produce both metallurgical and non-metallurgical.

3 Total may not equal the sum, as some mines produced both metallurgical and non-metallurgical.

Note: Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 tons per year, which are not required to provide data.

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

Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Table 19. Average Number of Employees at Underground and Surface Mines by State and Mine Production Range, 2017

Mine Production Range (thousand short tons)

Coal-Producing State, Region1

and Mine Type Above 1,000

Above 500

to 1,000

Above 200

to 500

Above 100

to 200

Above 50

to 100

Above 10

to 50

Above 0

to 10 Zero2

Total Number

of Employees

Alabama 1,911 - 208 159 128 55 44 95 2,600

 Underground 1,909 - - 37 19 - 23 67 2,055

 Surface 2 - 208 122 109 55 21 28 545

Alaska - 102 - - - - - - 102

 Surface - 102 - - - - - - 102

Arizona 402 - - - - - - - 402

 Surface 402 - - - - - - - 402

Arkansas - - - - - 69 2 - 71

 Underground - - - - - 61 - - 61

 Surface - - - - - 8 2 - 10

Colorado 1,147 82 - - - 24 - - 1,253

 Underground 726 82 - - - - - - 808

 Surface 421 - - - - 24 - - 445

Illinois 2,713 74 86 30 6 - - 226 3,135

 Underground 2,657 - - - - - - 201 2,858

 Surface 56 74 86 30 6 - - 25 277

Indiana 2,508 - 89 23 26 - 5 139 2,790

 Underground 1,205 - - - - - - 107 1,312

 Surface 1,303 - 89 23 26 - 5 32 1,478

Kentucky Total 2,436 338 1,600 451 352 413 128 825 6,597

 Underground 2,271 218 1,212 263 176 154 51 560 4,913

 Surface 165 120 388 188 176 259 77 265 1,684

Kentucky (East) 275 268 1,600 436 352 406 120 599 4,110

 Underground 186 218 1,212 263 176 154 51 370 2,638

 Surface 89 50 388 173 176 252 69 229 1,472

Kentucky (West) 2,161 70 - 15 - 7 8 226 2,487

 Underground 2,085 - - - - - - 190 2,275

 Surface 76 70 - 15 - 7 8 36 212

Louisiana 292 - 33 - - - - - 325

 Surface 292 - 33 - - - - - 325

Maryland - 100 82 9 39 29 8 36 303

 Underground - 100 36 - - - - 36 172

 Surface - - 46 9 39 29 8 - 131

Mississippi 208 - 172 - - - - - 380

 Surface 208 - 172 - - - - - 380

Missouri - - 15 - - - - - 15

 Surface - - 15 - - - - - 15

Montana 1,122 - 14 - - - - 10 1,146

 Underground 252 - - - - - - - 252

 Surface 870 - 14 - - - - 10 894

New Mexico 929 - - - - - - - 929

 Underground 349 - - - - - - - 349

 Surface 580 - - - - - - - 580

North Dakota 1,229 - 26 - - - - - 1,255

 Surface 1,229 - 26 - - - - - 1,255

Ohio 357 263 251 63 23 10 34 85 1,086

 Underground 357 151 92 12 - - 26 55 693

 Surface - 112 159 51 23 10 8 30 393

Oklahoma - - 84 42 58 - 2 - 186

 Underground - - 84 - - - - - 84

 Surface - - - 42 58 - 2 - 102

Pennsylvania Total 2,993 216 537 358 177 416 204 506 5,458

 Underground 2,993 216 296 106 53 69 46 128 3,919

 Surface - - 241 252 124 347 158 378 1,539

Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - - 79 86 48 170 140 352 914

 Underground - - - - - 30 30 22 82

 Surface - - 79 86 48 140 110 330 832

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Mine Production Range (thousand short tons)

Coal-Producing State, Region1

and Mine Type Above 1,000

Above 500

to 1,000

Above 200

to 500

Above 100

to 200

Above 50

to 100

Above 10

to 50

Above 0

to 10 Zero2

Total Number

of Employees

Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 2,993 216 458 272 129 246 64 154 4,544

 Underground 2,993 216 296 106 53 39 16 106 3,837

 Surface - - 162 166 76 207 48 48 707

Tennessee - - 43 28 12 32 10 23 148

 Underground - - 43 28 - 14 - 14 99

 Surface - - - - 12 18 10 9 49

Texas 1,960 - 33 - - - - - 1,993

 Surface 1,960 - 33 - - - - - 1,993

Utah 881 195 - 66 - - - 87 1,240

 Underground 881 167 - 66 - - - 77 1,191

 Surface - 28 - - - - - 10 49

Virginia 901 257 477 373 85 237 31 299 2,660

 Underground 901 133 294 191 75 140 18 232 1,984

 Surface - 124 183 182 10 97 13 67 676

West Virginia Total 6,563 2,344 1,758 689 187 317 57 1,307 13,222

 Underground 5,588 1,916 1,453 400 55 120 12 963 10,507

 Surface 975 428 305 289 132 197 45 344 2,715

West Virginia (Northern) 3,851 - 199 6 - 6 3 181 4,246

 Underground 3,851 - 199 - - - - 162 4,212

 Surface - - - 6 - 6 3 19 34

West Virginia (Southern) 2,712 2,344 1,559 683 187 311 54 1,126 8,976

 Underground 1,737 1,916 1,254 400 55 120 12 801 6,295

 Surface 975 428 305 283 132 191 42 325 2,681

Wyoming 5,689 - - 11 - - - - 5,700

 Underground 230 - - - - - - - 230

 Surface 5,459 - - 11 - - - - 5,470

Appalachia Total 13,000 3,448 4,956 2,115 1,003 1,502 508 2,950 29,587

 Underground 11,934 2,734 3,426 1,037 378 497 176 1,865 22,067

 Surface 1,066 714 1,530 1,078 625 1,005 332 1,085 7,520

Appalachia Central 3,888 2,869 3,679 1,520 636 986 215 2,047 15,894

 Underground 2,824 2,267 2,803 882 306 428 81 1,417 11,016

 Surface 1,064 602 876 638 330 558 134 630 4,878

Appalachia Northern 7,201 579 1,069 436 239 461 249 808 11,093

 Underground 7,201 467 623 118 53 69 72 381 8,996

 Surface - 112 446 318 186 392 177 427 2,097

Appalachia Southern 1,911 - 208 159 128 55 44 95 2,600

 Underground 1,909 - - 37 19 - 23 67 2,055

 Surface 2 - 208 122 109 55 21 28 545

Interior Region Total 9,842 144 512 110 90 76 17 591 11,382

 Underground 5,947 - 84 - - 61 - 498 6,590

 Surface 3,895 144 428 110 90 15 17 93 4,792

Illinois Basin 7,382 144 175 68 32 7 13 591 8,412

 Underground 5,947 - - - - - - 498 6,445

 Surface 1,435 144 175 68 32 7 13 93 1,967

Other Interior 2,460 - 337 42 58 69 4 - 2,970

 Underground - - 84 - - 61 - - 145

 Surface 2,460 - 253 42 58 8 4 - 2,825

Western Region Total 11,399 379 40 77 - 24 - 97 12,027

 Underground 2,438 249 - 66 - - - 77 2,830

 Surface 8,961 130 40 11 - 24 - 20 9,197

Powder River Basin 5,647 - - - - - - 10 5,657

 Surface 5,647 - - - - - - 10 5,657

Uinta Basin 2,028 167 - 66 - - - 87 2,359

 Underground 1,607 167 - 66 - - - 77 1,917

 Surface 421 - - - - - - 10 442

Other Western 3,724 212 40 11 - 24 - - 4,011

 Underground 831 82 - - - - - - 913

 Surface 2,893 130 40 11 - 24 - - 3,098

East of Mississippi River 20,590 3,592 5,303 2,183 1,035 1,509 521 3,541 38,379

 Underground 17,881 2,734 3,426 1,037 378 497 176 2,363 28,512

 Surface 2,709 858 1,877 1,146 657 1,012 345 1,178 9,867

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Mine Production Range (thousand short tons)

Coal-Producing State, Region1

and Mine Type Above 1,000

Above 500

to 1,000

Above 200

to 500

Above 100

to 200

Above 50

to 100

Above 10

to 50

Above 0

to 10 Zero2

Total Number

of Employees

West of Mississippi River 13,651 379 205 119 58 93 4 97 14,617

 Underground 2,438 249 84 66 - 61 - 77 2,975

 Surface 11,213 130 121 53 58 32 4 20 11,642

U.S. Subtotal 34,241 3,971 5,508 2,302 1,093 1,602 525 3,638 52,996

 Underground 20,319 2,983 3,510 1,103 378 558 176 2,440 31,487

 Surface 13,922 988 1,998 1,199 715 1,044 349 1,198 21,509

Refuse Recovery - - 15 - 8 26 6 - 55

U.S. Total 34,241 3,971 5,523 2,302 1,101 1,628 531 3,638 53,051

- = No data reported.

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.

2 Includes all employees at preparation plants and tipples not co-located with a mine.

Notes: Includes all employees engaged in production, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard work at mining operations, including office workers. Excludes preparation plants

with less than 5,000 employee hours per year, which are not required to provide data.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration Form 7000-2, 'Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report.'

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Table 20. Average Number of Employees at Underground and Surface Mines by State and Union Status, 2017

Union Nonunion

Coal-Producing State

and Region1 Underground Surface Underground Surface

Alabama 1,958 2 74 513

Alaska - 102 - -

Arizona - 402 - -

Colorado 159 208 649 237

Illinois - 8 2,858 277

Indiana - - 1,312 1,473

Kentucky Total 8 8 4,804 1,455

 Kentucky (East) 8 8 2,529 1,251

 Kentucky (West) - - 2,275 204

Louisiana - - - 325

Maryland - - 172 123

Mississippi - - - 380

Missouri - - - 15

Montana - 633 252 261

New Mexico 349 342 - 238

North Dakota - 200 - 1,055

Ohio 24 - 643 374

Oklahoma - - 84 100

Pennsylvania Total 1,104 262 2,742 1,047

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - 255 52 454

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 1,104 7 2,690 593

Tennessee - - 85 39

Texas - 1,069 - 924

Utah - - 1,191 38

Virginia 58 3 1,869 618

West Virginia Total 3,285 80 7,166 2,458

 West Virginia (Northern) 2,489 - 1,723 25

 West Virginia (Southern) 796 80 5,443 2,433

Wyoming 230 510 - 4,960

Appalachia Total 6,437 355 15,280 6,423

 Appalachia Central 862 91 9,926 4,341

 Appalachia Northern 3,617 262 5,280 1,569

 Appalachia Southern 1,958 2 74 513

Interior Region Total - 1,077 6,529 3,698

 Illinois Basin - 8 6,445 1,954

 Other Interior - 1,069 84 1,744

Western Region Total 738 2,397 2,092 6,789

 Powder River Basin - 619 - 5,038

 Uinta Basin 159 184 1,758 247

 Other Western 579 1,594 334 1,504

East of Mississippi River 6,437 363 21,725 8,757

West of Mississippi River 738 3,466 2,176 8,153

U.S. Total 7,175 3,829 23,901 16,910

- = No data reported.

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.

Notes: Includes all employees at preparation plants and tipples not co-located with a mine. Includes all employees engaged in production, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or

yard work at mining operations, including office workers. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons and preparation plants with less than 5,000 employee hours per year, which are not required to

provide data.

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.'

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Productivity

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Table 21. Coal Productivity by State and Mine Type, 2017 and 2016

Number of Mining Operations2 Number of Employees3

Average Production per Employee Hour

(short tons)4

Coal-Producing State, Region1

and Mine Type 2017 2016

Percent

Change 2017 2016

Percent

Change 2017 2016

Percent

Change

Alabama 37 37 - 2,600 2,124 22.4 2.15 2.12 1.7

 Underground 10 11 -9.1 2,055 1,544 33.1 2.21 2.21 0.1

 Surface 27 26 3.8 545 580 -6.0 1.94 1.87 3.9

Alaska 1 1 - 102 110 -7.3 5.24 4.51 16.1

 Surface 1 1 - 102 110 -7.3 5.24 4.51 16.1

Arizona 1 1 - 402 385 4.4 6.64 5.96 11.4

 Surface 1 1 - 402 385 4.4 6.64 5.96 11.4

Arkansas 3 3 - 71 67 6.0 0.50 0.38 33.8

 Underground 1 1 - 61 56 8.9 0.36 0.35 2.3

 Surface 2 2 - 10 11 -9.1 1.04 0.48 115.8

Colorado 7 8 -12.5 1,253 1,331 -5.9 5.69 4.49 27.0

 Underground 4 5 -20.0 808 912 -11.4 6.45 4.46 44.5

 Surface 3 3 - 445 419 6.2 4.28 4.54 -5.7

Illinois 27 29 -6.9 3,135 3,219 -2.6 6.54 5.89 10.9

 Underground 16 17 -5.9 2,858 2,995 -4.6 6.72 6.01 11.9

 Surface 11 12 -8.3 277 224 23.7 4.74 4.32 9.7

Indiana 23 26 -11.5 2,790 2,819 -1.0 4.75 4.46 6.4

 Underground 8 12 -33.3 1,312 1,442 -9.0 4.50 3.75 20.0

 Surface 15 14 7.1 1,478 1,377 7.3 4.98 5.20 -4.2

Kansas - 1 - - 7 - - 20.19 -

 Surface - 1 - - 7 - - 20.19 -

Kentucky Total 214 232 -7.8 6,597 6,729 -2.0 2.73 2.94 -7.1

 Underground 91 99 -8.1 4,913 5,020 -2.1 2.69 2.88 -6.6

 Surface 123 133 -7.5 1,684 1,709 -1.5 2.88 3.17 -9.1

Kentucky (East) 193 207 -6.8 4,110 4,009 2.5 1.94 2.03 -4.7

 Underground 79 84 -6.0 2,638 2,551 3.4 1.59 1.73 -7.8

 Surface 114 123 -7.3 1,472 1,458 1.0 2.62 2.67 -1.8

Kentucky (West) 21 25 -16.0 2,487 2,720 -8.6 4.00 4.13 -3.2

 Underground 12 15 -20.0 2,275 2,469 -7.9 3.94 3.99 -1.4

 Surface 9 10 -10.0 212 251 -15.5 4.79 5.64 -15.0

Louisiana 2 2 - 325 305 6.6 2.67 3.86 -30.9

 Surface 2 2 - 325 305 6.6 2.67 3.86 -30.9

Maryland 15 18 -16.7 303 335 -9.6 2.58 2.30 12.3

 Underground 3 3 - 172 174 -1.1 1.86 1.92 -3.1

 Surface 12 15 -20.0 131 161 -18.6 3.54 2.72 30.3

Mississippi 2 2 - 380 338 12.4 4.04 4.76 -15.1

 Surface 2 2 - 380 338 12.4 4.04 4.76 -15.1

Missouri 1 1 - 15 19 -21.1 7.45 5.45 36.8

 Surface 1 1 - 15 19 -21.1 7.45 5.45 36.8

Montana 7 7 - 1,146 1,157 -1.0 14.70 14.26 3.1

 Underground 1 1 - 252 237 6.3 10.41 11.09 -6.1

 Surface 6 6 - 894 920 -2.8 16.03 15.17 5.7

New Mexico 3 3 - 929 1,023 -9.2 7.46 6.68 11.6

 Underground 1 1 - 349 404 -13.6 8.59 5.82 47.5

 Surface 2 2 - 580 619 -6.3 6.89 7.19 -4.2

North Dakota 5 5 - 1,255 1,257 -0.2 12.07 11.80 2.3

 Surface 5 5 - 1,255 1,257 -0.2 12.07 11.80 2.3

Ohio 26 26 - 1,086 1,466 -25.9 4.07 4.15 -1.9

 Underground 11 12 -8.3 693 976 -29.0 4.43 4.57 -3.1

 Surface 15 14 7.1 393 490 -19.8 3.37 3.28 2.7

Oklahoma 5 4 25.0 186 152 22.4 1.68 1.71 -2.0

 Underground 1 1 - 84 76 10.5 1.59 1.86 -14.6

 Surface 4 3 33.3 102 76 34.2 1.81 1.54 18.0

Pennsylvania Total 211 228 -7.5 5,458 5,202 4.9 4.07 4.26 -4.6

 Underground 58 62 -6.5 3,919 3,638 7.7 4.84 5.25 -7.7

 Surface 153 166 -7.8 1,539 1,564 -1.6 1.79 1.53 17.3

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Number of Mining Operations2 Number of Employees3

Average Production per Employee Hour

(short tons)4

Coal-Producing State, Region1

and Mine Type 2017 2016

Percent

Change 2017 2016

Percent

Change 2017 2016

Percent

Change

Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 94 92 2.2 914 952 -4.0 1.07 0.83 28.6

 Underground 18 21 -14.3 82 90 -8.9 0.60 0.58 4.7

 Surface 76 71 7.0 832 862 -3.5 1.11 0.86 29.4

Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 117 136 -14.0 4,544 4,250 6.9 4.57 4.95 -7.7

 Underground 40 41 -2.4 3,837 3,548 8.1 4.90 5.34 -8.2

 Surface 77 95 -18.9 707 702 0.7 2.55 2.45 4.0

Tennessee 8 8 - 148 178 -16.9 1.51 1.84 -17.8

 Underground 4 5 -20.0 99 136 -27.2 1.50 1.59 -5.7

 Surface 4 3 33.3 49 42 16.7 1.56 2.64 -40.9

Texas 10 14 -28.6 1,993 2,561 -22.2 8.58 7.02 22.1

 Surface 10 14 -28.6 1,993 2,561 -22.2 8.58 7.02 22.1

Utah 15 15 - 1,240 1,178 5.3 5.34 5.66 -5.7

 Underground 12 12 - 1,191 1,129 5.5 5.33 5.67 -6.0

 Surface 3 3 - 49 49 - 5.49 5.39 1.8

Virginia 74 76 -2.6 2,660 2,417 10.1 2.17 2.46 -11.5

 Underground 37 36 2.8 1,984 1,729 14.7 2.19 2.36 -7.3

 Surface 37 40 -7.5 676 688 -1.7 2.13 2.70 -21.2

West Virginia Total 213 204 4.4 13,222 11,561 14.4 3.04 3.19 -4.6

 Underground 107 113 -5.3 10,507 9,259 13.5 3.00 3.19 -5.8

 Surface 106 91 16.5 2,715 2,302 17.9 3.20 3.18 0.4

West Virginia (Northern) 26 28 -7.1 4,246 4,148 2.4 4.73 4.75 -0.5

 Underground 19 21 -9.5 4,212 4,075 3.4 4.74 4.79 -1.2

 Surface 7 7 - 34 73 -53.4 3.03 1.79 69.2

West Virginia (Southern) 187 176 6.3 8,976 7,413 21.1 2.23 2.28 -2.2

 Underground 88 92 -4.3 6,295 5,184 21.4 1.81 1.88 -3.5

 Surface 99 84 17.9 2,681 2,229 20.3 3.20 3.22 -0.8

Wyoming 17 17 - 5,700 5,756 -1.0 26.82 25.66 4.5

 Underground 1 1 - 230 279 -17.6 3.44 1.90 80.5

 Surface 16 16 - 5,470 5,477 -0.1 27.85 26.99 3.2

Appalachia Total 777 804 -3.4 29,587 27,292 8.4 2.94 3.10 -5.3

 Underground 309 326 -5.2 22,067 20,007 10.3 3.04 3.27 -7.1

 Surface 468 478 -2.1 7,520 7,285 3.2 2.64 2.60 1.4

Appalachia Central 462 467 -1.1 15,894 14,017 13.4 2.14 2.24 -4.4

 Underground 208 217 -4.1 11,016 9,600 14.8 1.82 1.92 -5.2

 Surface 254 250 1.6 4,878 4,417 10.4 2.87 2.97 -3.3

Appalachia Northern 278 300 -7.3 11,093 11,151 -0.5 4.29 4.38 -2.1

 Underground 91 98 -7.1 8,996 8,863 1.5 4.71 4.90 -4.0

 Surface 187 202 -7.4 2,097 2,288 -8.3 2.23 2.03 9.6

Appalachia Southern 37 37 - 2,600 2,124 22.4 2.15 2.12 1.7

 Underground 10 11 -9.1 2,055 1,544 33.1 2.21 2.21 0.1

 Surface 27 26 3.8 545 580 -6.0 1.94 1.87 3.9

Interior Region Total 94 107 -12.1 11,382 12,207 -6.8 5.58 5.22 6.9

 Underground 38 46 -17.4 6,590 7,038 -6.4 5.20 4.75 9.5

 Surface 56 61 -8.2 4,792 5,169 -7.3 6.15 5.90 4.3

Illinois Basin 71 80 -11.3 8,412 8,758 -4.0 5.19 4.88 6.3

 Underground 36 44 -18.2 6,445 6,906 -6.7 5.27 4.81 9.4

 Surface 35 36 -2.8 1,967 1,852 6.2 4.92 5.15 -4.4

Other Interior 23 27 -14.8 2,970 3,449 -13.9 6.85 6.13 11.7

 Underground 2 2 - 145 132 9.8 1.28 1.35 -5.1

 Surface 21 25 -16.0 2,825 3,317 -14.8 7.11 6.34 12.0

Western Region Total 56 57 -1.8 12,027 12,197 -1.4 17.32 16.40 5.6

 Underground 19 20 -5.0 2,830 2,961 -4.4 6.32 5.37 17.5

 Surface 37 37 - 9,197 9,236 -0.4 20.78 20.09 3.4

Powder River Basin 17 18 -5.6 5,657 5,692 -0.6 28.48 27.62 3.1

 Surface 17 18 -5.6 5,657 5,692 -0.6 28.48 27.62 3.1

Uinta Basin 19 19 - 2,359 2,344 0.6 5.59 5.09 9.8

 Underground 15 15 - 1,917 1,931 -0.7 5.90 5.24 12.5

 Surface 4 4 - 442 413 7.0 4.22 4.34 -2.9

Other Western 20 20 - 4,011 4,161 -3.6 8.43 7.81 7.9

 Underground 4 5 -20.0 913 1,030 -11.4 7.23 5.63 28.5

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Number of Mining Operations2 Number of Employees3

Average Production per Employee Hour

(short tons)4

Coal-Producing State, Region1

and Mine Type 2017 2016

Percent

Change 2017 2016

Percent

Change 2017 2016

Percent

Change

 Surface 16 15 6.7 3,098 3,131 -1.1 8.79 8.54 2.9

East of Mississippi River 850 886 -4.1 38,379 36,388 5.5 3.46 3.57 -3.2

 Underground 345 370 -6.8 28,512 26,913 5.9 3.55 3.68 -3.5

 Surface 505 516 -2.1 9,867 9,475 4.1 3.16 3.22 -2.0

West of Mississippi River 77 82 -6.1 14,617 15,308 -4.5 15.49 14.20 9.1

 Underground 21 22 -4.5 2,975 3,093 -3.8 6.10 5.18 17.7

 Surface 56 60 -6.7 11,642 12,215 -4.7 17.91 16.54 8.3

U.S. Subtotal 927 968 -4.2 52,996 51,696 2.5 6.55 6.61 -0.9

 Underground 366 392 -6.6 31,487 30,006 4.9 3.77 3.83 -1.5

 Surface 561 576 -2.6 21,509 21,690 -0.8 10.92 10.73 1.8

Refuse Recovery 16 18 -11.1 55 99 -44.4 9.82 5.55 76.9

U.S. Total 943 986 -4.4 53,051 51,795 2.4 6.55 6.61 -0.9

- = No data reported.

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.

2 Mining operations that consist of a mine and preparation plant or preparation plant processing both underground and surface coal are reported as two operations.

3 Includes all employees engaged in production, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard work at mining operations, including office workers.

4 Calculated by dividing total coal production by the total labor hours worked by all employees engaged in production, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard work at mining operations,

including office workers.

Notes: Excludes preparation plants with less than 5,000 employee hours per year, which are not required to provide data.

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.'

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Table 22. Underground Coal Mining Productivity by State and Mining Method, 2017

(short tons produced per employee hour)

Coal-Producing State, Region1 and Mine Type Continuous2

Conventional and

Other3 Longwall4 Total

Alabama 1.71 - 2.23 2.21

Colorado 3.07 - 6.84 6.45

Illinois 4.59 6.26 9.52 6.72

Indiana 4.57 - - 4.50

Kentucky Total 2.71 2.55 - 2.71

 Kentucky (East) 1.60 2.55 - 1.61

 Kentucky (West) 3.94 - - 3.94

Maryland 1.86 - - 1.86

Montana - - 10.41 10.41

New Mexico - - 8.59 8.59

Ohio 2.02 - 6.60 4.53

Oklahoma 1.59 - - 1.59

Pennsylvania Total 2.43 1.00 5.99 4.88

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 0.46 1.00 - 0.56

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 2.49 - 5.99 4.92

Tennessee 1.52 - - 1.52

Utah 3.27 - 5.86 5.33

Virginia 1.46 - 3.85 2.22

West Virginia Total 1.82 2.17 4.36 3.01

 West Virginia (Northern) 1.57 - 5.26 4.74

 West Virginia (Southern) 1.85 2.17 1.65 1.81

Wyoming - - 3.44 3.44

Appalachia Total 1.79 2.17 4.43 3.05

 Appalachia Central 1.72 2.26 2.38 1.83

 Appalachia Northern 2.12 1.00 5.63 4.73

 Appalachia Southern 1.71 - 2.23 2.21

Interior Region Total 4.24 6.26 9.52 5.22

 Illinois Basin 4.29 6.26 9.52 5.27

 Other Interior 1.59 - - 1.59

Western Region Total 3.22 - 6.73 6.32

 Uinta Basin 3.27 - 6.28 5.90

 Other Western 3.07 - 7.67 7.23

East of Mississippi River 2.58 4.49 4.97 3.57

West of Mississippi River 2.86 - 6.73 6.16

U.S. Total 2.59 4.49 5.25 3.79

- = No data reported.

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.

2 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by continuous mining methods.

3 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by conventional mining methods or mines that produce coal using shortwall, scoop loading, hand loading, or other methods or a 50/50 percent

continuous/conventional split in mining method.

4 Mines that have any production from longwall mining method. A typical longwall mining operation use 80 percent longwall mining and 20 percent continuous mining.

Notes: For each State, stand alone preparation plant hours are distributed across mining methods by the proportion of underground hours for all stand alone mines. Productivity is calculated by dividing total

coal production by the total direct labor hours worked by all employees engaged in production, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or yard work at mining operations, including

office workers. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons of coal and preparation plants with less than 5,000 employee hours during the year, which are not required to provide data.

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.'

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Table 23. Coal Mining Productivity by State, Mine Type, and Mine Production Range, 2017

(short tons produced per employee hour)

Mine Production Range (thousand short tons)

Coal-Producing State,

Region1 and Mine Type Above 1,000

Above 500

to 1,000

Above 200

to 500

Above 100

to 200

Above 50

to 100

Above 10

to 50 10 or Under Total2

Alabama 2.28 - 1.94 2.11 2.54 1.38 0.70 2.15

 Underground 2.28 - - 2.21 1.71 - 0.34 2.21

 Surface - - 1.94 2.08 2.80 1.38 0.88 1.94

Alaska - 5.24 - - - - - 5.24

 Surface - 5.24 - - - - - 5.24

Arizona 6.64 - - - - - - 6.64

 Surface 6.64 - - - - - - 6.64

Arkansas - - - - - 0.50 0.59 0.50

 Underground - - - - - 0.36 - 0.36

 Surface - - - - - 1.07 0.59 1.04

Colorado 5.97 3.07 - - - 0.80 - 5.69

 Underground 6.84 3.07 - - - - - 6.45

 Surface 4.45 - - - - 0.80 - 4.28

Illinois 7.16 4.30 5.15 4.39 7.68 - - 6.54

 Underground 7.18 - - - - - - 6.72

 Surface 6.26 4.30 5.15 4.39 7.68 - - 4.74

Indiana 5.00 - 3.69 5.19 2.14 - 0.18 4.75

 Underground 4.79 - - - - - - 4.50

 Surface 5.21 - 3.69 5.19 2.14 - 0.18 4.98

Kentucky Total 4.20 2.76 2.18 2.37 2.15 1.88 0.78 2.73

 Underground 4.14 1.76 1.76 1.97 1.66 0.97 0.37 2.69

 Surface 5.12 4.90 3.41 2.88 2.72 2.52 0.98 2.88

Kentucky (East) 3.49 2.21 2.18 2.31 2.15 1.80 0.78 1.94

 Underground 3.10 1.76 1.76 1.97 1.66 0.97 0.37 1.59

 Surface 4.26 4.27 3.41 2.78 2.72 2.41 1.01 2.62

Kentucky (West) 4.30 5.45 - 3.97 - 6.07 0.73 4.00

 Underground 4.23 - - - - - - 3.94

 Surface 6.43 5.45 - 3.97 - 6.07 0.73 4.79

Louisiana 2.47 - 4.53 - - - - 2.67

 Surface 2.47 - 4.53 - - - - 2.67

Maryland - 2.24 3.46 6.93 3.26 1.83 1.14 2.58

 Underground - 2.24 2.50 - - - - 1.86

 Surface - - 4.15 6.93 3.26 1.83 1.14 3.54

Mississippi 5.82 - 0.98 - - - - 4.04

 Surface 5.82 - 0.98 - - - - 4.04

Missouri - - 7.45 - - - - 7.45

 Surface - - 7.45 - - - - 7.45

Montana 14.87 - 10.02 - - - - 14.70

 Underground 10.41 - - - - - - 10.41

 Surface 16.28 - 10.02 - - - - 16.03

New Mexico 7.46 - - - - - - 7.46

 Underground 8.59 - - - - - - 8.59

 Surface 6.89 - - - - - - 6.89

North Dakota 12.11 - 9.87 - - - - 12.07

 Surface 12.11 - 9.87 - - - - 12.07

Ohio 6.60 3.16 2.83 3.70 1.49 1.97 0.38 4.07

 Underground 6.60 1.93 1.88 6.40 - - 0.32 4.43

 Surface - 4.71 3.43 3.14 1.49 1.97 0.82 3.37

Oklahoma - - 1.59 1.83 1.80 - 1.47 1.68

 Underground - - 1.59 - - - - 1.59

 Surface - - - 1.83 1.80 - 1.47 1.81

Pennsylvania Total 5.55 4.39 3.18 2.72 2.14 1.60 0.75 4.07

 Underground 5.55 4.39 2.94 2.00 1.11 1.20 0.57 4.84

 Surface - - 3.47 3.06 2.59 1.68 0.79 1.79

Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - - 2.87 4.14 1.85 1.30 0.50 1.07

 Underground - - - - - 0.96 0.71 0.60

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Mine Production Range (thousand short tons)

Coal-Producing State,

Region1 and Mine Type Above 1,000

Above 500

to 1,000

Above 200

to 500

Above 100

to 200

Above 50

to 100

Above 10

to 50 10 or Under Total2

 Surface - - 2.87 4.14 1.85 1.37 0.46 1.11

Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 5.55 4.39 3.23 2.35 2.24 1.81 1.61 4.57

 Underground 5.55 4.39 2.94 2.00 1.11 1.38 0.31 4.90

 Surface - - 3.72 2.58 3.04 1.90 2.26 2.55

Tennessee - - 2.12 1.51 3.41 2.07 0.69 1.51

 Underground - - 2.12 1.51 - 1.21 - 1.50

 Surface - - - - 3.41 3.20 0.69 1.56

Texas 8.65 - 3.88 - - - - 8.58

 Surface 8.65 - 3.88 - - - - 8.58

Utah 6.21 4.82 - 2.62 - - - 5.34

 Underground 6.21 3.93 - 2.62 - - - 5.33

 Surface - 8.62 - - - - - 5.49

Virginia 3.22 1.80 2.46 1.78 1.42 1.26 0.43 2.17

 Underground 3.22 1.68 1.92 1.23 1.22 1.35 0.37 2.19

 Surface - 1.92 3.31 2.33 2.74 1.18 0.56 2.13

West Virginia Total 4.17 2.46 2.23 2.03 2.82 1.30 0.86 3.04

 Underground 4.18 2.14 1.95 1.32 1.75 1.14 0.89 3.00

 Surface 4.10 3.82 3.47 2.79 3.23 1.38 0.86 3.20

West Virginia (Northern) 5.12 - 1.25 6.05 - 4.26 4.20 4.73

 Underground 5.12 - 1.25 - - - - 4.74

 Surface - - - 6.05 - 4.26 4.20 3.03

West Virginia (Southern) 2.88 2.46 2.37 1.98 2.82 1.24 0.81 2.23

 Underground 2.15 2.14 2.08 1.32 1.75 1.14 0.89 1.81

 Surface 4.10 3.82 3.47 2.71 3.23 1.30 0.81 3.20

Wyoming 26.86 - - 7.87 - - - 26.82

 Underground 3.44 - - - - - - 3.44

 Surface 27.90 - - 7.87 - - - 27.85

Appalachia Total 4.19 2.56 2.37 2.22 2.27 1.55 0.71 2.94

 Underground 4.20 2.26 1.97 1.64 1.51 1.14 0.43 3.04

 Surface 4.11 3.65 3.22 2.73 2.81 1.74 0.84 2.64

Appalachia Central 3.01 2.38 2.29 2.01 2.24 1.51 0.69 2.14

 Underground 2.56 2.08 1.92 1.51 1.56 1.13 0.39 1.82

 Surface 4.12 3.48 3.41 2.62 2.95 1.78 0.84 2.87

Appalachia Northern 5.37 3.50 2.74 3.02 2.25 1.65 0.73 4.29

 Underground 5.37 3.22 2.20 2.37 1.11 1.20 0.47 4.71

 Surface - 4.71 3.54 3.28 2.59 1.73 0.83 2.23

Appalachia Southern 2.28 - 1.94 2.11 2.54 1.38 0.70 2.15

 Underground 2.28 - - 2.21 1.71 - 0.34 2.21

 Surface - - 1.94 2.08 2.80 1.38 0.88 1.94

Interior Region Total 6.04 4.78 3.11 3.82 2.43 1.19 0.47 5.58

 Underground 5.63 - 1.59 - - 0.36 - 5.20

 Surface 6.72 4.78 3.49 3.82 2.43 3.10 0.47 6.15

Illinois Basin 5.57 4.78 4.36 4.55 2.93 6.07 0.42 5.19

 Underground 5.63 - - - - - - 5.27

 Surface 5.32 4.78 4.36 4.55 2.93 6.07 0.42 4.92

Other Interior 7.60 - 2.26 1.83 1.80 0.50 1.00 6.85

 Underground - - 1.59 - - 0.36 - 1.28

 Surface 7.60 - 2.59 1.83 1.80 1.07 1.00 7.11

Western Region Total 18.05 4.53 9.93 3.50 - 0.80 - 17.32

 Underground 6.88 3.64 - 2.62 - - - 6.32

 Surface 21.17 6.30 9.93 7.87 - 0.80 - 20.78

Powder River Basin 28.52 - - - - - - 28.48

 Surface 28.52 - - - - - - 28.48

Uinta Basin 6.08 3.93 - 2.62 - - - 5.59

 Underground 6.49 3.93 - 2.62 - - - 5.90

 Surface 4.45 - - - - - - 4.22

Other Western 8.66 5.01 9.93 7.87 - 0.80 - 8.43

 Underground 7.67 3.07 - - - - - 7.23

 Surface 8.95 6.30 9.93 7.87 - 0.80 - 8.79

East of Mississippi River 4.71 2.65 2.41 2.30 2.30 1.57 0.70 3.46

 Underground 4.68 2.26 1.97 1.64 1.51 1.14 0.43 3.55

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Mine Production Range (thousand short tons)

Coal-Producing State,

Region1 and Mine Type Above 1,000

Above 500

to 1,000

Above 200

to 500

Above 100

to 200

Above 50

to 100

Above 10

to 50 10 or Under Total2

 Surface 4.84 3.84 3.21 2.85 2.82 1.77 0.82 3.16

West of Mississippi River 16.29 4.53 4.18 2.99 1.80 0.60 1.00 15.49

 Underground 6.88 3.64 1.59 2.62 - 0.36 - 6.10

 Surface 18.36 6.30 6.36 3.49 1.80 0.88 1.00 17.91

U.S. Subtotal 8.97 2.81 2.47 2.33 2.29 1.52 0.70 6.55

 Underground 4.92 2.37 1.96 1.69 1.51 1.08 0.43 3.77

 Surface 15.42 4.12 3.37 2.87 2.77 1.74 0.82 10.92

Refuse Recovery - - 17.51 - 10.98 4.74 0.66 9.82

U.S. Total 8.97 2.81 2.50 2.33 2.32 1.56 0.70 6.55

- = No data reported.

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.

2 Includes all employees at preparation plants and tipples not co-located with a mine.

Notes: Productivity is calculated by dividing total coal production by the total labor hours worked by all employees engaged in production, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop, or

yard work at mining operations, including office workers. Excludes preparation plants with less than 5,000 employee hours during the year, which are not required to provide data.

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.'

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Table 24. Coal Mining Productivity by State, Mine Type, and Union Status, 2017

(short tons produced per employee hour)

Union Nonunion

Coal-Producing State and Region1 Underground Surface Underground Surface

Alabama 2.24 - 1.56 1.99

Alaska - 5.24 - -

Arizona - 6.64 - -

Colorado 5.90 3.82 6.57 4.68

Illinois - - 6.72 4.74

Indiana - - 4.50 4.99

Kentucky Total - - 2.71 3.03

 Kentucky (East) - - 1.62 2.77

 Kentucky (West) - - 3.94 4.87

Louisiana - - - 2.67

Maryland - - 1.86 3.66

Mississippi - - - 4.04

Missouri - - - 7.45

Montana - 12.62 10.41 24.79

New Mexico 8.59 4.92 - 9.87

North Dakota - 12.61 - 11.97

Ohio - - 4.66 3.29

Oklahoma - - 1.59 1.81

Pennsylvania Total 4.34 1.78 5.10 1.83

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - 1.84 0.56 0.81

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 4.34 - 5.17 2.53

Tennessee - - 1.52 1.81

Texas - 11.47 - 5.57

Utah - - 5.33 6.73

Virginia - - 2.28 2.37

West Virginia Total 4.41 5.83 2.34 3.21

 West Virginia (Northern) 5.45 - 3.68 2.77

 West Virginia (Southern) 1.13 5.83 1.92 3.21

Wyoming 3.44 6.68 - 29.92

Appalachian Total 3.68 2.62 2.79 2.74

 Appalachia Central 1.05 5.09 1.90 2.96

 Appalachia Northern 5.10 1.78 4.48 2.34

 Appalachia Southern 2.24 - 1.56 1.99

Interior Region Total - 11.47 5.22 4.77

 Illinois Basin - - 5.27 4.94

 Other Interior - 11.47 1.59 4.56

Western Region Total 6.20 8.13 6.35 25.35

 Powder River Basin - 12.67 - 30.43

 Uinta Basin 5.90 4.15 5.90 4.46

 Other Western 6.29 6.82 8.65 11.00

East of Mississippi River 3.68 2.62 3.54 3.29

West of Mississippi River 6.20 9.14 6.15 21.66

U.S. Total 3.91 8.56 3.76 11.74

- = No data reported.

1 For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.

Notes: Productivity is calculated by dividing total coal production by the total direct labor hours worked by all employees engaged in production, preparation, processing, development, maintenance, repair shop,

or yard work at mining operations, including office workers. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons of coal and preparation plants with less than 5,000 employee hours during the year, which are

not required to provide data.

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.'

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Domestic Markets

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Table 26. U.S. Coal Consumption by End Use Sector, Census Division, and State, 2017 and 2016

(thousand short tons)

2017 2016 Total

Census Division

and State

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional 2017 2016

Percent

Change

New England 897 22 - - 1,300 21 - - 919 1,320 -30.4

 Connecticut 137 - - - 128 - - - 137 128 7.1

 Maine 66 18 - - 70 17 - - 85 87 -2.9

 Massachusetts 559 4 - - 907 4 - - 563 911 -38.2

 New Hampshire 134 - - - 194 - - - 134 194 -30.9

 Rhode Island s - - - s - - - s s -

Middle Atlantic 25,257 1,160 5,347 25 28,849 1,645 4,694 39 31,789 35,227 -9.8

 New Jersey 631 - - - 667 - - - 631 667 -5.5

 New York 242 386 110 - 654 410 111 - 738 1,175 -37.2

 Pennsylvania 24,384 774 5,238 25 27,528 1,235 4,582 39 30,420 33,385 -8.9

East North Central 143,276 6,776 9,295 180 142,670 7,011 8,947 252 159,527 158,881 0.4

 Illinois 34,224 2,590 972 103 35,431 2,510 969 105 37,889 39,015 -2.9

 Indiana 35,552 2,004 3,702 57 36,085 2,209 3,854 67 41,315 42,214 -2.1

 Michigan 24,058 706 1,268 - 23,126 704 812 14 26,032 24,656 5.6

 Ohio 28,523 561 3,353 1 29,057 707 3,313 45 32,438 33,121 -2.1

 Wisconsin 20,918 915 - 20 18,972 881 - 21 21,853 19,875 10.0

West North Central 116,028 12,558 - 208 114,422 12,185 - 254 128,795 126,861 1.5

 Iowa 14,478 2,412 - 122 14,289 2,485 - 130 17,011 16,904 0.6

 Kansas 12,542 112 - - 14,587 104 - - 12,654 14,690 -13.9

 Minnesota 13,359 1,201 - 8 13,686 1,055 - 10 14,568 14,752 -1.2

 Missouri 39,513 898 - 25 35,594 711 - 55 40,437 36,361 11.2

 Nebraska 12,570 1,173 - - 13,056 1,113 - - 13,743 14,169 -3.0

 North Dakota 22,210 6,540 - 54 21,807 6,505 - 58 28,804 28,370 1.5

 South Dakota 1,355 224 - - 1,403 212 - - 1,579 1,615 -2.2

South Atlantic 91,959 3,029 1,587 143 104,055 3,578 1,590 154 96,718 109,377 -11.6

 Delaware 186 - - - 227 102 - - 186 329 -43.3

 District of Columbia - - - 1 - - - 1 1 1 -13.2

 Florida 16,852 562 - - 17,701 500 - - 17,414 18,202 -4.3

 Georgia 16,770 335 - - 19,272 432 - - 17,105 19,704 -13.2

 Maryland 3,780 562 - - 5,993 554 - - 4,342 6,547 -33.7

 North Carolina 13,461 454 - 105 14,802 526 - 119 14,020 15,447 -9.2

 South Carolina 7,648 251 - - 8,683 324 - - 7,898 9,007 -12.3

 Virginia 5,275 503 1,018 37 7,828 613 1,016 34 6,833 9,491 -28.0

 West Virginia 27,988 363 569 - 29,549 526 574 - 28,919 30,650 -5.7

East South Central 62,313 3,279 1,308 14 69,904 3,800 1,253 14 66,914 74,971 -10.8

 Alabama 16,231 955 1,308 - 17,448 1,105 1,253 - 18,494 19,806 -6.6

 Kentucky 27,671 834 - 14 32,071 782 - 14 28,519 32,867 -13.2

 Mississippi 3,865 - - - 4,522 - - - 3,865 4,522 -14.5

 Tennessee 14,546 1,490 - - 15,863 1,913 - s 16,035 17,776 -9.8

West South Central 128,018 1,542 - - 120,933 1,732 - - 129,560 122,665 5.6

 Arkansas 15,193 198 - - 14,066 200 - - 15,391 14,267 7.9

 Louisiana 8,398 241 - - 8,567 267 - - 8,638 8,834 -2.2

 Oklahoma 10,940 474 - - 12,170 591 - - 11,413 12,761 -10.6

 Texas 93,488 630 - - 86,130 673 - - 94,117 86,803 8.4

Mountain 91,209 3,316 - 15 90,802 3,376 - 10 94,539 94,188 0.4

 Arizona 16,929 227 - - 16,639 175 - - 17,156 16,814 2.0

 Colorado 16,628 295 - s 16,661 285 - 1 16,924 16,947 -0.1

 Idaho - 114 - - - 107 - - 114 107 6.4

 Montana 8,944 252 - 2 9,328 261 - 2 9,198 9,591 -4.1

 Nevada 1,097 258 - - 1,192 285 - - 1,356 1,478 -8.3

 New Mexico 10,494 72 - - 10,547 73 - - 10,566 10,620 -0.5

 Utah 12,438 485 - - 12,001 575 - - 12,923 12,576 2.8

 Wyoming 24,679 1,611 - 12 24,434 1,614 - 7 26,303 26,055 1.0

Pacific 6,036 1,582 - 476 5,619 1,502 - 460 8,094 7,581 6.8

 Alaska 623 1 - 476 644 1 - 460 1,101 1,105 -0.5

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2017 2016 Total

Census Division

and State

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional 2017 2016

Percent

Change

 California s 1,464 - - s 1,389 - - 1,464 1,389 5.4

 Hawaii 759 - - - 775 12 - - 759 787 -3.6

 Oregon 1,031 41 - - 1,125 s - - 1,072 1,125 -4.7

 Washington 3,623 76 - - 3,075 100 - - 3,699 3,175 16.5

U.S. Total 664,993 33,264 17,538 1,061 678,554 34,849 16,485 1,183 716,856 731,071 -1.9

- = No data reported.

NM = Not Meaningful.

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05 or value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

1 The electric power sector (electric utilities and independent power producers) comprises electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power(CHP) plants whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity

and heat, to the public (i.e. NAICS 22 plants).

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report,' Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Non-Electric Sector Coal Data,' and Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production

and Preparation.' Prior to third quarter 2014, coke plant data was collected under Form EIA-5, 'Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Coke Plants.’

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Table 27. Year-End Coal Stocks by Sector, Census Division, and State, 2017 and 2016

(thousand short tons)

2017 2016 Total

Census Division

and State

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Producer

and

Distributor

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Producer

and

Distributor 2017 2016

Percent

Change

New England 933 5 - - - 1,638 5 - - 235 937 1,878 -50.1

 Connecticut w - - - - w - - - - w w 13.3

 Maine s s - - - s 1 - - 29 s 30 -98.7

 Massachusetts w 4 - - - w 4 - - 206 w w -99.3

 New Hampshire w - - - - w - - - - w w -13.0

 Rhode Island w - - - - w - - - - w w -42.9

Middle Atlantic 3,909 231 355 42 721 4,927 303 304 44 977 5,257 6,555 -19.8

 New Jersey 311 - - - - 783 - - - - 311 783 -60.2

 New York w 78 1 - - w 146 6 - - w w -58.6

 Pennsylvania w 152 353 42 721 w 156 298 44 977 w w -11.5

East North Central 28,906 653 1,042 51 3,181 35,636 821 1,024 62 3,435 33,833 40,977 -17.4

 Illinois 5,716 114 146 23 1,327 7,056 143 170 19 1,455 7,325 8,843 -17.2

 Indiana 8,427 212 176 21 918 9,703 281 194 33 821 9,753 11,032 -11.6

 Michigan 6,080 195 374 - 82 6,024 242 366 - 65 6,732 6,697 0.5

 Ohio 5,177 23 346 5 570 8,028 26 294 6 641 6,121 8,995 -32.0

 Wisconsin 3,506 110 - 3 284 4,824 129 - 3 453 3,903 5,409 -27.9

West North Central 28,193 692 - 48 2,525 31,091 684 - 62 2,938 31,459 34,775 -9.5

 Iowa 6,840 144 - 28 106 8,430 127 - 35 166 7,118 8,758 -18.7

 Kansas 4,116 29 - - - 4,588 42 - - - 4,145 4,631 -10.5

 Minnesota 3,479 186 - 7 51 4,003 157 - 11 73 3,723 4,245 -12.3

 Missouri 8,507 65 - 1 - 9,547 71 - 2 1 8,573 9,620 -10.9

 Nebraska 3,352 53 - - - 2,985 66 - - - 3,404 3,052 11.6

 North Dakota w 192 - 12 2,368 w 206 - 15 2,699 w w 0.7

 South Dakota w 23 - - - w 14 - - - w w -1.3

South Atlantic 24,031 372 177 48 4,881 26,825 363 144 63 4,328 29,508 31,723 -7.0

 Delaware w - - - - w 1 - - - w w 15.9

 District of Columbia - - - 4 - - - - 4 - 4 4 20.7

 Florida 4,239 72 - - - 4,427 47 - - - 4,311 4,474 -3.7

 Georgia 5,116 55 - - - 4,907 75 - - - 5,171 4,982 3.8

 Maryland 1,512 13 - - 314 1,535 14 - - 412 1,838 1,961 -6.3

 North Carolina 4,104 35 - 26 - 4,986 27 - 33 - 4,164 5,045 -17.5

 South Carolina 4,023 68 - - - 5,080 68 - - - 4,092 5,147 -20.5

 Virginia w 69 36 18 836 1,093 85 42 26 437 w 1,684 w

 West Virginia 3,829 60 141 - 3,731 w 47 102 - 3,479 7,761 w w

East South Central 12,266 169 145 8 2,193 15,918 234 203 12 2,701 14,780 19,069 -22.5

 Alabama 3,049 73 145 - 189 3,514 104 203 - 434 3,455 4,255 -18.8

 Kentucky 6,063 23 - 8 687 7,945 28 - 12 683 6,780 8,668 -21.8

 Mississippi 911 - - - 1,315 1,246 - - - 1,560 2,226 2,806 -20.7

 Tennessee 2,244 74 - - 2 3,214 102 - s 23 2,320 3,340 -30.5

West South Central 19,583 413 - - 1,787 24,799 460 - - 989 21,783 26,248 -17.0

 Arkansas 2,972 31 - - - 3,877 36 - - - 3,003 3,913 -23.3

 Louisiana 2,297 5 - - 447 2,488 8 - - 114 2,750 2,610 5.3

 Oklahoma 4,332 113 - - 167 4,624 128 - - - 4,612 4,751 -2.9

 Texas 9,981 264 - - 1,172 13,811 288 - - 875 11,418 14,973 -23.7

Mountain 18,782 554 - 3 8,459 20,154 551 - 3 9,402 27,797 30,110 -7.7

 Arizona 3,015 27 - - 359 3,544 52 - - 380 3,400 3,975 -14.5

 Colorado 4,388 19 - 1 889 4,363 54 - s 659 5,297 5,075 4.4

 Idaho - 266 - - - - 271 - - - 266 271 -2.0

 Montana w 56 - 2 698 w 38 - 3 1,048 w w -17.2

 Nevada w 30 - - - w 28 - - - w w -38.1

 New Mexico w 3 - - 4,305 w 4 - - 5,293 w w -15.2

 Utah 4,589 59 - - 537 5,279 46 - - 382 5,185 5,706 -9.1

 Wyoming 4,316 94 - s 1,671 4,177 59 - s 1,640 6,082 5,877 3.5

Pacific 1,119 154 - 110 254 1,489 215 - 113 304 1,636 2,122 -22.9

 Alaska w - - 110 254 w - - 113 169 w w 9.6

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2017 2016 Total

Census Division

and State

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Producer

and

Distributor

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Producer

and

Distributor 2017 2016

Percent

Change

 California s 125 - - - s 163 - - 135 125 298 -58.0

 Hawaii w - - - - w 16 - - - w w -27.6

 Oregon w 23 - - - w 34 - - - w w -29.0

 Washington w 6 - - - w 2 - - - w w -20.3

U.S. Total 137,721 3,242 1,718 310 23,999 162,476 3,637 1,675 360 25,309 166,990 193,457 -13.7

- = No data reported.

w = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05 or value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

1 The electric power sector (electric utilities and independent power producers) comprises electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power(CHP) plants whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity

and heat, to the public (i.e. NAICS 22 plants). Coal stocks include waste coal.

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report,' Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Non-Electric Sector Coal Data,' Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and

Preparation,' and Form EIA-8A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Stocks and Coal Exports.' Prior to third quarter 2014, coke plant data was collected under Form EIA-5, 'Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Coke

Plants.’

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Average Mine Sales Price

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Table 28. Average Sales Price of Coal by State and Mine Type, 2017 and 2016

(dollars per short ton)

2017 2016 Percent Change

Coal-Producing

State Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total Underground Surface Total

Alabama 161.78 77.47 146.20 94.42 82.49 91.86 71.3 -6.1 59.2

Alaska - w w - w w - w w

Arizona - w w - w w - w w

Arkansas - - - w - w w - w

Colorado w w 42.52 w w 42.54 w w s

Illinois 37.86 38.88 37.93 39.22 38.75 39.20 -3.5 0.3 -3.2

Indiana 42.62 41.90 42.23 46.82 42.84 44.55 -9.0 -2.2 -5.2

Kansas - - - - w w - w w

Kentucky Total 51.94 51.23 51.77 52.06 46.42 50.79 -0.2 10.4 1.9

 Kentucky (East) 66.00 54.07 60.82 58.40 51.22 55.44 13.0 5.6 9.7

 Kentucky (West) 45.33 40.29 44.90 49.50 35.56 47.94 -8.4 13.3 -6.3

Louisiana - w w - w w - w w

Maryland w w 72.68 w w 57.80 w w 25.7

Mississippi - w w - w w - w w

Missouri - w w - w w - w w

Montana w w 19.31 w w 18.84 w w 2.5

New Mexico w w 34.72 w w 33.24 w w 4.5

North Dakota - 17.82 17.82 - 17.95 17.95 - -0.7 -0.7

Ohio w w 42.28 46.00 41.09 44.68 w w -5.4

Oklahoma w w 52.78 w w 53.18 w w -0.8

Pennsylvania Total 51.96 72.63 54.08 46.18 67.64 47.98 12.5 7.4 12.7

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) 60.32 94.17 93.17 w w 97.61 w w -4.6

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 51.95 60.89 52.57 w w 46.40 w w 13.3

Tennessee w w 65.96 w w 60.37 w w 9.3

Texas - 18.20 18.20 - 19.17 19.17 - -5.1 -5.1

Utah w w 35.28 w w 36.40 w w -3.1

Virginia 94.29 88.71 92.84 62.77 57.05 60.96 50.2 55.5 52.3

West Virginia Total 68.54 64.79 67.75 57.11 52.49 56.20 20.0 23.4 20.6

 West Virginia (Northern) w w 54.35 w w 52.35 w w 3.8

 West Virginia (Southern) w w 81.78 w w 60.71 w w 34.7

Wyoming w w 13.30 w w 13.74 w w -3.2

U.S. Total 56.99 20.95 33.72 49.02 20.47 30.57 16.3 2.3 10.3

- = No data reported.

w = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.

s = Absolute percentage less than 0.05 or value is less than 0.5 of the table metric.

Notes: An average sales price is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b) rail/barge value of the coal sold by the total coal sold. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not

required to provide data. Excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Table 29. Average Sales Price of Coal by State and Underground Mining Method, 2017

(dollars per short ton)

Coal-Producing State Continuous1

Conventional and

Other2 Longwall3 Total

Alabama w - w 161.78

Colorado w - w w

Illinois 31.10 w 41.63 w

Indiana 42.62 - - 42.62

Kentucky Total w w - 51.94

 Kentucky (East) w w - 66.00

 Kentucky (West) 45.33 - - 45.33

Maryland w - - w

Montana - - w w

New Mexico - - w w

Ohio w - w w

Oklahoma w - - w

Pennsylvania Total 88.63 w 45.21 w

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) w w - 60.32

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) w - w 51.95

Tennessee w - - w

Utah 36.90 - w w

Virginia w - w 94.29

West Virginia Total 92.87 w 57.10 w

 West Virginia (Northern) w - w w

 West Virginia (Southern) w w w w

Wyoming - - w w

U.S. Total 61.88 w 54.34 w

- = No data reported.

w = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.

1 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by continuous mining methods.

2 Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by conventional mining methods or mines that produce coal using shortwall, scoop loading, hand loading, or other methods or a 50/50 percent

continuous/conventional split in mining method.

3 Mines that have any production from longwall mining method. A typical longwall mining operation uses 80 percent longwall and 20 percent continuous mining.

Notes: An average sales price is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b) rail/barge value of the coal sold by the total coal sold. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not

required to provide data. Excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Table 30. Average Sales Price of Coal by State, County, and Number of Mines, 2017

Coal-Producing State and County Number of Mines

Sales

(thousand short tons)

Average Sales Price

(dollars per short ton)

Alabama 24 12,964 146.20

 Bibb 1 w w

 Jefferson 7 7,137 148.05

 Shelby 1 w w

 Tuscaloosa 3 w w

 Walker 11 3,492 134.13

 Winston 1 w w

Alaska 1 w w

 Denali 1 w w

Arizona 1 w w

 Navajo 1 w w

Colorado 7 14,703 42.52

 Gunnison 1 w w

 La Plata 1 w w

 Moffat 2 w w

 Montrose 1 w w

 Rio Blanco 1 w w

 Routt 1 w w

Illinois 18 48,155 37.93

 Franklin 1 w w

 Gallatin 1 w w

 Hamilton 1 w w

 Macoupin 1 w w

 Perry 4 w w

 Randolph 3 w w

 Saline 3 w w

 Sangamon 1 w w

 Wabash 1 w w

 Washington 1 w w

 Williamson 1 w w

Indiana 17 31,292 42.23

 Clay 1 w w

 Daviess 2 w w

 Dubois 2 w w

 Gibson 3 w w

 Knox 2 w w

 Pike 1 w w

 Sullivan 2 w w

 Warrick 4 4,221 39.18

Kentucky 110 41,415 51.77

 Bell 10 1,351 65.04

 Breathitt 1 w w

 Daviess 3 w w

 Floyd 8 1,384 58.44

 Harlan 14 3,327 64.35

 Hopkins 1 w w

 Johnson 3 w w

 Knott 2 w w

 Knox 4 297 67.21

 Lawrence 1 w w

 Leslie 5 1,013 51.32

 Letcher 1 w w

 Magoffin 2 w w

 Martin 1 w w

 Mclean 1 w w

 Morgan 1 w w

 Muhlenberg 2 w w

 Ohio 3 w w

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Coal-Producing State and County Number of Mines

Sales

(thousand short tons)

Average Sales Price

(dollars per short ton)

 Perry 12 3,992 54.52

 Pike 28 4,398 66.75

 Union 1 w w

 Webster 1 w w

 Whitley 5 425 101.18

Louisiana 2 w w

 De Soto 1 w w

 Natchitoches 1 w w

Maryland 12 1,803 72.68

 Allegany 8 1,128 44.37

 Garrett 4 w w

Mississippi 2 w w

 Choctaw 1 w w

 Kemper 1 w -

Missouri 1 w w

 Bates 1 w w

Montana 6 35,614 19.31

 Big Horn 3 w w

 Musselshell 1 w w

 Richland 1 w w

 Rosebud 1 w w

New Mexico 3 w w

 Mckinley 1 w w

 San Juan 2 w w

North Dakota 5 29,102 17.82

 Mclean 1 w w

 Mercer 3 w w

 Oliver 1 w w

Ohio 12 9,190 42.28

 Belmont 1 w w

 Harrison 4 1,673 41.37

 Monroe 1 w w

 Noble 1 w w

 Perry 2 w w

 Stark 1 w w

 Tuscarawas 1 w w

 Vinton 1 w w

Oklahoma 4 632 52.78

 Craig 1 w w

 Le Flore 2 w w

 Nowata 1 w w

Pennsylvania 86 48,605 54.08

 Armstrong 5 681 104.57

 Bedford 1 w w

 Butler 1 w w

 Cambria 4 1,022 70.05

 Clearfield 13 1,204 90.26

 Columbia 1 w w

 Dauphin 1 w w

 Greene 5 29,286 45.73

 Indiana 5 2,003 103.26

 Jefferson 4 429 67.36

 Luzerne 5 193 70.29

 Lycoming 1 w w

 Mercer 1 w w

 Northumberland 5 275 42.91

 Schuylkill 17 1,281 105.47

 Somerset 14 2,089 81.12

 Washington 1 w w

 Westmoreland 2 w w

Tennessee 4 405 65.96

 Claiborne 4 405 65.96

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Coal-Producing State and County Number of Mines

Sales

(thousand short tons)

Average Sales Price

(dollars per short ton)

Texas 10 36,142 18.20

 Atascosa 1 w w

 Freestone 1 w w

 Harrison 2 w w

 Lee 1 w w

 Limestone 1 w w

 Maverick 1 w w

 Panola 1 w w

 Robertson 1 w w

 Rusk 1 w w

Utah 8 14,662 35.28

 Carbon 3 w w

 Emery 3 w w

 Kane 1 w w

 Sevier 1 w w

Virginia 40 13,067 92.84

 Buchanan 18 7,869 87.25

 Dickenson 10 3,325 116.85

 Russell 1 w w

 Tazewell 2 w w

 Wise 9 1,431 77.39

West Virginia 113 91,410 67.75

 Barbour 1 w w

 Boone 10 4,812 71.24

 Fayette 6 3,194 76.10

 Greenbrier 6 918 106.47

 Kanawha 9 6,228 74.40

 Logan 15 9,544 72.87

 Marion 3 w w

 Marshall 2 w w

 Mcdowell 18 3,599 85.96

 Mercer 1 w w

 Mingo 10 4,840 58.58

 Monongalia 2 w w

 Nicholas 1 w w

 Ohio 1 w w

 Raleigh 12 6,115 114.58

 Taylor 1 w w

 Tucker 1 w w

 Upshur 1 w w

 Wyoming 13 4,772 94.13

Wyoming 17 316,697 13.30

 Campbell 11 276,824 11.98

 Converse 1 w w

 Lincoln 2 w w

 Sweetwater 3 w w

U.S. Total 503 772,998 33.72

- = No data reported.

w = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.

Notes: An average sales price is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b) rail/barge value of the coal sold by the total coal sold. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not

required to provide data. Excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Table 31. Average Sales Price of Coal by State and Coal Rank, 2017

(dollars per short ton)

Coal-Producing State Bituminous Subbituminous Lignite Anthracite Total

Alabama 146.20 - - - 146.20

Alaska - w - - w

Arizona w - - - w

Colorado w w - - 42.52

Illinois 37.93 - - - 37.93

Indiana 42.23 - - - 42.23

Kentucky Total 51.77 - - - 51.77

 Kentucky (East) 60.82 - - - 60.82

 Kentucky (West) 44.90 - - - 44.90

Louisiana - - w - w

Maryland 72.68 - - - 72.68

Mississippi - - w - w

Missouri w - - - w

Montana w 17.33 w - 19.31

New Mexico w w - - 34.72

North Dakota - - 17.82 - 17.82

Ohio 42.28 - - - 42.28

Oklahoma 52.78 - - - 52.78

Pennsylvania Total 52.57 - - 93.17 54.08

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) - - - 93.17 93.17

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) 52.57 - - - 52.57

Tennessee 65.96 - - - 65.96

Texas w - w - 18.20

Utah 35.28 - - - 35.28

Virginia 92.84 - - - 92.84

West Virginia Total 67.75 - - - 67.75

 West Virginia (Northern) 54.35 - - - 54.35

 West Virginia (Southern) 81.78 - - - 81.78

Wyoming w w - - 13.30

U.S. Total 55.60 14.29 19.51 93.17 33.72

- = No data reported.

w = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.

Notes: An average sales price is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b) rail/barge value of the coal sold by the total coal sold. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not

required to provide data. Excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Table 32. Average Sales Price of Coal by Mine Production Range and Mine Type, 2017

(dollars per short ton)

Mine Production Range (thousand short tons) Underground Surface Total

Over 1,000 52.23 17.48 29.23

Over 500 to 1,000 91.55 62.04 80.90

Over 200 to 500 81.18 57.55 69.60

Over 100 to 200 82.93 68.46 73.29

Over 50 to 100 82.24 63.64 68.63

50 or Under 76.07 64.02 66.99

U.S. Total 56.99 20.95 33.72

Notes: An average sales price is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b) rail/barge value of the coal sold by the total coal sold. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not

required to provide data. Excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Table 33. Average Sales Price of U.S. Coal by State and Disposition, 2017

(dollars per short ton)

Coal-Producing State Open Market1 Captive2 Total3

Alabama w w 146.20

Alaska w - w

Arizona w - w

Colorado 38.70 44.26 42.52

Illinois w w 37.93

Indiana 42.47 42.45 42.23

Kentucky Total 51.63 71.67 51.77

 Kentucky (East) 60.57 71.67 60.82

 Kentucky (West) 45.53 - 44.90

Louisiana w - w

Maryland 53.35 - 72.68

Mississippi w - w

Missouri w - w

Montana w w 19.31

New Mexico w w w

North Dakota w w 17.82

Ohio w w 42.28

Oklahoma 52.78 - 52.78

Pennsylvania Total w w 54.08

 Pennsylvania (Anthracite) w w 93.17

 Pennsylvania (Bituminous) w w 52.57

Tennessee 58.45 - 65.96

Texas w w 18.20

Utah w w 35.28

Virginia w w 92.84

West Virginia Total 58.50 49.28 67.75

 West Virginia (Northern) w w 54.35

 West Virginia (Southern) w w 81.78

Wyoming w w 13.30

U.S. Total 31.80 20.60 33.72

- = No data reported.

w = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.

1 Open market includes coal sold on the open market to other coal companies or consumers; excludes exports.

2 Captive includes all coal used by the producing company or sold to affiliated or parent companies; excludes exports.

3 Total includes price of coal sold on the open market, captive market and exported by coal mines. Excludes price of coal exported by coal brokers, coal traders and coal terminals.

Notes: An average sales price is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b) rail/barge value of the coal sold by the total coal sold. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not

required to provide data. Excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Table 33.1 Average Sales Price of U.S. Coal by Use and Disposition, 2014-2017

(dollars per short ton)

Open Market Sales1 Captive Sales / Transactions2 Exports3 Total

Year Metallurgical Non-Metallurgical Metallurgical Non-Metallurgical Metallurgical Non-Metallurgical Metallurgical Non-Metallurgical

2014 77.45 32.26 79.51 21.83 105.41 50.85 92.69 30.17

2015 69.38 30.40 101.21 22.15 93.45 44.76 83.54 28.50

2016 65.03 29.37 71.52 22.14 92.76 35.99 82.11 27.36

2017 88.92 28.21 86.00 19.91 159.67 40.02 132.82 26.53

1 Open market includes coal sold on the open market to other coal companies or consumers; excludes exports.

2 Captive includes all coal used by the producing company or sold to affiliated or parent companies; excludes exports.

3 Excludes price of coal exported by coal brokers, coal traders and coal terminals.

Notes: An average sales price is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b) rail/barge value of the coal sold by the total coal sold. Excludes mines producing less than 25,000 short tons, which are not

required to provide data. Excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations. Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, 'Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation.'

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Table 34. Average Price of Coal Delivered to End Use Sector by Census Division and State, 2017 and 2016

(dollars per short ton)

2017 2016 Annual Percent Change

Census Division

and State

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

New England 85.05 w - - 69.01 w - - 23.24 -3.31 - -

 Connecticut - - - - w - - - w - - -

 Maine w w - - w w - - 11.49 -3.12 - -

 Massachusetts w w - - w w - - -9.25 - - -

 New Hampshire 99.00 - - - 105.55 - - - -6.21 - - -

 Rhode Island - - - - - - - - - - - -

Middle Atlantic w 83.76 w 119.40 w 79.11 w 116.41 0.58 5.88 4.63 2.57

 New Jersey w - - - w - - - -2.21 - - -

 New York w 109.27 w - w 96.38 w - 23.11 13.37 2.77 -

 Pennsylvania w 73.14 w 119.40 w 73.03 w 116.41 0.98 s 4.96 2.57

East North Central 40.74 71.99 133.27 66.85 42.43 69.15 104.00 75.68 -3.98 4.11 28.14 -11.67

 Illinois w 44.11 w 52.80 w 45.78 w 53.91 s -3.65 32.49 -2.06

 Indiana w 91.57 w w w 85.44 w w -4.50 7.17 33.68 -1.61

 Michigan w 86.17 w - w 77.91 w - -4.60 10.60 85.28 -

 Ohio w 101.33 111.54 - w 84.33 102.85 w -6.62 20.16 8.45 w

 Wisconsin 39.50 80.48 - 153.92 39.58 77.95 - 154.08 s 3.25 - s

West North Central 29.02 30.80 - 77.97 28.63 34.50 - 71.96 1.36 -10.72 - 8.35

 Iowa 29.15 42.41 - w 28.00 43.24 - w 4.11 -1.92 - 7.12

 Kansas 29.46 w - - 29.26 w - - 0.68 25.61 - -

 Minnesota 37.11 60.31 - w 36.50 51.13 - w 1.67 17.95 - 29.86

 Missouri 32.83 49.44 - w 32.86 58.92 - w -0.9 -16.09 - 3.23

 Nebraska 23.20 29.67 - - 22.75 29.07 - - 1.98 2.06 - -

 North Dakota 21.02 w - w 20.58 w - w 2.14 -33.00 - 0.61

 South Dakota 36.34 w - - 37.32 w - - -2.63 2.13 - -

South Atlantic 63.07 94.46 w 108.52 64.55 90.31 w 100.45 -2.29 4.60 24.10 8.03

 Delaware w - - - w w - - s w - -

 District of Columbia - - - w - - - w - - - -1.34

 Florida w 100.95 - - w 91.76 - - -1.60 10.02 - -

 Georgia 55.54 93.15 - - 56.58 97.77 - - -1.84 -4.73 - -

 Maryland w w - - w w - - -7.26 -1.64 - -

 North Carolina w 93.57 - w w 97.40 - w -4.03 -3.93 - 5.13

 South Carolina 81.92 97.23 - - 79.86 93.60 - - 2.58 3.88 - -

 Virginia w 91.47 w 107.58 w 85.87 w 91.40 -5.67 6.52 37.19 17.70

 West Virginia w 154.15 w - w 122.00 w - -1.91 26.35 3.73 -

East South Central w 87.44 w w w 88.20 w w -5.06 -0.86 15.17 3.37

 Alabama 42.37 93.50 w - 45.71 88.74 w - -7.31 5.36 15.17 -

 Kentucky 43.79 89.26 - w 46.73 90.75 - w -6.29 -1.64 - 3.37

 Mississippi w - - - w - - - 4.81 - - -

 Tennessee 48.66 82.73 - - 48.02 86.83 - - 1.33 -4.72 - -

West South Central w 65.06 - - 30.18 67.15 - - w -3.11 - -

 Arkansas w w - - w w - - -5.34 1.30 - -

 Louisiana w w - - w w - - s 18.92 - -

 Oklahoma w w - - w w - - -3.25 -2.32 - -

 Texas w 73.23 - - 27.50 81.81 - - w -10.49 - -

Mountain 34.75 53.03 - w 34.60 52.58 - w s 0.86 - -2.47

 Arizona 43.39 w - - 41.48 w - - 4.60 -3.13 - -

 Colorado 32.92 54.49 - w 34.78 69.78 - w -5.35 -21.91 - 3.43

 Idaho - w - - - w - - - 22.09 - -

 Montana w 37.48 - w w 40.60 - w s -7.68 - -9.33

 Nevada w 71.55 - - w 69.87 - - -1.56 2.40 - -

 New Mexico 36.93 w - - 35.19 w - - 4.94 1.76 - -

 Utah 42.18 52.90 - - 42.19 50.01 - - s 5.78 - -

 Wyoming w 44.66 - w w 42.47 - w -0.55 5.16 - 1.93

Pacific 43.33 86.26 - w 42.76 77.95 - w 1.33 10.66 - 2.35

 Alaska 43.44 - - w 44.11 - - w -1.52 - - 2.35

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2017 2016 Annual Percent Change

Census Division

and State

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

Electric

Power1

Other

Industrial Coke

Commercial

and

Institutional

 California - 87.02 - - - 78.04 - - - 11.51 - -

 Hawaii w - - - w - - - 9.41 - - -

 Oregon 40.14 w - - 38.90 w - - 3.19 0.62 - -

 Washington w w - - w w - - s -1.61 - -

U.S. Total 39.09 58.67 122.14 82.97 40.39 60.34 102.00 81.11 -3.22 -2.77 19.75 2.29

- = No data reported.

w = Data withheld to avoid disclosure.

s = Value is less than 0.5 of the table metric, but value is included in any associated total.

1 The electric power sector (electric utilities and independent power producers) comprises electricity-only and combined-heat-and-power(CHP) plants whose primary business is to sell electricity, or electricity

and heat, to the public (i.e. NAICS 22 plants).

Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration Form EIA-923, 'Power Plant Operations Report,' and Form EIA-3, 'Quarterly Survey of Non-Electric Sector Coal Data.' Prior to third quarter 2014, coke plant data was

collected under Form EIA-5, 'Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Coke Plants.’

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Table 35. Coal Imports by Country of Origin, 2000-2017

(Short Tons)

Europe

Year Australia

New

Zealand Canada Mexico Colombia Venezuela China India Indonesia Norway Poland Russia Ukraine

United

Kingdom Other Total

South

Africa Other Total

2000 167,595 - 1,923,434 6,671 7,636,614 2,038,774 19,646 205 718,149 - - 1,212 - 238 - 1,450 - 85 12,512,623

2001 315,870 24,178 2,571,415 8,325 11,176,191 3,335,258 109,877 1,169 882,455 15,933 514,166 219,077 - 75,704 12 824,892 440,408 97,273 19,787,299

2002 821,280 - 2,110,688 41,832 9,205,161 3,349,883 62,185 2,055 962,474 - 121,660 87,586 - 277 121 209,644 77,314 33,034 16,875,429

2003 330,337 53,484 2,099,087 - 15,479,019 4,624,916 149,904 2,000 2,104,731 - - 68,560 - 717 152 69,429 78,264 52,951 25,043,970

2004 295,526 - 2,877,616 309 16,661,238 4,435,630 147,136 443 2,180,899 - 74,609 263,776 104,861 44,285 147,172 634,703 33,795 159,881 27,280,004

2005 230,997 42,136 2,017,435 1,343 21,215,089 3,734,056 20,094 - 2,467,977 - 76,937 393,592 34,728 839 51,994 558,090 77,044 148,082 30,460,349

2006 245,184 - 2,048,224 - 25,340,602 4,197,636 43,491 - 3,146,627 36,806 - 940,685 - 1,069 159,874 1,138,434 61,649 184,003 36,245,976

2007 65,726 51,070 1,967,271 - 26,863,901 3,425,108 50,257 214 3,663,107 35,557 - 134,591 37,527 1,870 32 209,577 - 50,648 36,346,847

2008 149,344 - 2,027,148 - 26,261,802 2,311,865 45,113 - 3,373,574 - - 71 37,354 - 1,086 38,511 45 1,363 34,207,679

2009 151,738 - 1,287,626 6 17,787,441 1,297,214 9,364 805 2,084,271 - - - 19,878 33 11 19,922 - 139 22,638,515

2010 380,404 450 1,766,896 - 14,583,950 581,700 52,869 2,002 1,904,040 - - - 41,370 3,647 4 45,021 - 35,359 19,352,687

2011 61,745 - 1,680,490 427 9,500,387 778,887 22,128 3,759 856,038 - 331 177 124,775 - 1,969 127,252 33 58,429 13,087,606

2012 - 220 1,107,727 43 6,951,515 287,147 77,738 14,650 517,532 - - 14,330 187,837 10 3 202,180 - 508 9,159,257

2013 22 - 1,116,076 - 6,575,927 42,428 51,944 1,356 886,920 - - 36,395 181,116 115 1,595 219,221 - 14,126 8,906,425

2014 532 - 1,026,523 17 8,295,286 288,738 39,776 1,536 1,526,611 - - 42,439 103,167 164 - 145,770 23 25,114 11,349,926

2015 60,994 - 1,187,655 83 8,936,034 74,175 16,099 406 890,124 - - - 58,802 570 93 59,465 50,773 42,296 11,318,011

2016 121,967 - 1,078,480 978 7,890,800 - 6,955 - 613,944 - - 64,774 - 341 657 65,772 28,488 39,631 9,846,358

2017 700 - 891,734 92 6,086,612 46 6,474 444 699,453 - - 34,449 - 59 12,703 47,211 37,829 19,280 7,777,172

Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.

Web Page: For related information, see http://www.eia.gov/coal/.

Sources: 2000 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report IM 145.' 2001 forward U.S. Energy Information Administration, Quarterly Coal Report October-December, quarterly reports.

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Table 36. Coal Exports by Country of Destination, 1960-2017

(Thousand Short Tons)

Europe

Year Canada Brazil Belgium1 Denmark France Germany2Italy Netherlands Spain Turkey

United

Kingdom Other3 Total Japan Other3 Total

1960 12,843 1,067 1,116 130 794 4,566 4,899 2,837 331 - - 2,440 17,113 5,617 1,341 37,981

1961 12,135 994 971 80 708 4,326 4,797 2,552 228 - - 2,026 15,688 6,614 974 36,405

1962 12,302 1,327 1,289 38 851 5,056 5,978 3,320 766 - 2 1,848 19,148 6,465 973 40,215

1963 14,557 1,161 2,651 41 2,726 5,560 7,872 5,000 1,500 - - 2,372 27,722 6,057 938 50,435

1964 14,824 1,103 2,325 18 2,216 5,162 8,068 4,187 1,426 - - 2,552 25,954 6,526 1,137 49,544

1965 16,304 1,213 2,246 6 2,099 4,730 8,970 3,374 1,406 - 7 2,252 25,090 7,491 934 51,032

1966 16,453 1,745 1,841 2 1,582 4,894 7,837 3,165 1,204 - 1 2,525 23,051 7,793 1,026 50,068

1967 15,757 1,736 1,422 - 2,132 4,694 5,860 2,227 1,012 - - 2,072 19,419 12,224 987 50,123

1968 17,149 1,789 1,053 - 1,460 3,785 4,312 1,491 1,480 - - 1,883 15,464 15,824 929 51,155

1969 17,261 1,847 943 - 2,254 3,493 3,720 1,645 1,825 - - 1,330 15,210 21,367 1,176 56,861

1970 19,111 2,021 1,881 - 3,574 5,030 4,266 2,113 3,153 - 3 1,786 21,806 27,636 1,159 71,733

1971 18,031 1,873 765 - 3,207 2,937 2,680 1,627 2,556 - 1,669 1,127 16,568 19,717 1,115 57,304

1972 18,661 1,920 1,144 - 1,730 2,399 3,705 2,289 2,139 - 2,381 1,099 16,886 18,038 1,235 56,740

1973 16,709 1,647 1,205 - 1,971 1,633 3,322 1,820 2,234 - 941 1,310 14,436 19,190 1,605 53,587

1974 14,187 1,294 1,109 - 2,676 1,484 3,922 2,556 2,017 - 1,405 886 16,055 27,346 1,779 60,661

1975 17,279 2,008 627 - 3,622 1,989 4,504 2,110 2,691 - 1,889 1,609 19,041 25,423 2,558 66,309

1976 16,942 2,242 2,202 34 3,532 1,000 4,211 3,507 2,513 - 843 2,072 19,914 18,803 2,120 60,021

1977 17,692 2,283 1,516 99 2,106 889 4,149 1,962 1,570 - 607 2,077 14,975 15,862 3,500 54,312

1978 15,657 1,492 1,054 - 1,660 617 3,227 1,082 758 - 398 2,188 10,984 10,087 2,494 40,714

1979 19,513 2,829 3,204 163 3,866 2,556 4,985 2,011 1,351 - 1,351 4,442 23,929 15,681 4,090 66,042

1980 17,473 3,265 4,633 1,650 7,789 2,530 7,131 4,657 3,409 - 4,140 6,009 41,948 23,069 5,987 91,742

1981 18,238 2,727 4,254 3,879 9,745 4,308 10,473 6,820 6,381 569 2,341 8,243 57,013 25,856 8,707 112,541

1982 18,564 3,130 4,761 2,809 8,985 2,336 11,279 5,934 5,582 1,564 2,017 6,013 51,280 25,768 7,535 106,277

1983 17,151 3,572 2,544 1,740 4,201 1,488 8,057 4,162 3,257 1,628 1,237 4,748 33,062 17,865 6,122 77,772

1984 20,444 4,706 3,902 614 3,791 913 7,624 5,483 2,306 1,472 2,853 3,853 32,811 16,325 7,197 81,483

1985 16,393 5,862 4,427 2,159 4,481 1,078 10,252 6,327 3,456 2,196 2,676 8,054 45,106 15,372 9,947 92,680

1986 14,478 5,720 4,362 2,123 5,389 810 10,359 5,631 2,620 2,418 2,907 5,933 42,552 11,370 11,398 85,518

1987 16,227 5,830 4,578 934 2,886 477 9,537 4,093 2,454 772 2,589 5,839 34,159 11,082 12,309 79,607

1988 19,232 5,252 6,490 2,804 4,302 702 11,070 5,086 2,542 2,023 3,671 6,448 45,138 14,122 11,279 95,023

1989 16,777 5,681 7,094 3,178 6,517 745 11,240 6,076 3,339 1,686 4,513 7,216 51,604 13,846 12,907 100,815

1990 15,511 5,847 8,500 3,188 6,879 1,057 11,947 8,369 3,791 2,117 5,177 7,357 58,382 13,338 12,726 105,804

1991 11,178 7,052 7,464 4,658 9,509 1,742 11,274 9,625 4,694 2,186 6,171 8,197 65,520 12,269 12,950 108,969

1992 15,140 6,370 7,196 3,832 8,060 1,003 9,344 9,148 4,535 1,990 5,595 6,551 57,254 12,304 11,448 102,516

1993 8,889 5,197 5,229 336 3,972 508 6,918 5,562 4,064 1,605 4,111 5,270 37,575 11,878 10,980 74,519

1994 9,193 5,482 4,911 477 2,875 323 7,543 4,874 4,132 1,335 3,363 5,994 35,827 10,158 10,699 71,359

1995 9,427 6,351 4,501 2,100 3,659 1,953 9,063 7,301 4,653 2,011 4,726 8,653 48,620 11,787 12,362 88,547

1996 12,029 6,540 4,569 1,316 3,852 1,055 9,204 7,058 4,093 2,167 6,196 7,682 47,192 10,529 14,183 90,473

1997 14,975 7,455 4,319 350 3,398 870 7,019 4,825 4,134 2,092 7,185 7,139 41,331 7,974 11,810 83,545

1998 20,654 6,475 3,195 274 3,192 1,247 5,317 4,516 3,156 1,592 5,947 5,337 33,773 7,734 9,412 78,048

1999 19,826 4,442 2,073 - 2,522 573 4,014 3,432 2,472 795 3,162 3,466 22,509 4,953 6,746 58,476

2000 18,769 4,536 2,890 77 3,044 976 3,711 2,623 2,686 1,809 3,294 3,859 24,969 4,446 5,769 58,489

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Europe

Year Canada Brazil Belgium1 Denmark France Germany2Italy Netherlands Spain Turkey

United

Kingdom Other3 Total Japan Other3 Total

2001 17,633 4,574 2,770 - 2,235 913 5,408 2,123 1,645 887 2,471 2,368 20,821 2,070 3,568 48,666

2002 16,686 3,538 2,371 - 1,305 958 3,077 1,650 1,914 580 1,902 1,816 15,574 1,253 2,550 39,601

2003 20,760 3,514 1,816 288 1,278 535 2,826 1,993 1,771 1,097 1,480 2,064 15,148 6 3,586 43,014

2004 17,760 4,361 1,743 74 1,103 642 2,105 2,471 1,529 1,271 1,986 2,286 15,211 4,426 6,240 47,998

2005 19,466 4,199 2,079 73 1,261 669 2,455 2,623 1,863 1,888 1,777 4,136 18,825 2,081 5,371 49,942

2006 19,889 4,534 2,166 383 1,625 1,650 3,283 2,091 1,632 1,226 2,565 4,183 20,805 332 4,087 49,647

2007 18,389 6,512 2,109 80 2,384 2,321 3,544 4,553 1,483 1,447 3,361 5,837 27,119 5 7,138 59,163

2008 22,979 6,380 3,081 385 3,469 2,531 3,197 7,004 2,383 1,915 5,763 10,577 40,306 1,733 10,122 81,519

2009 10,599 7,416 2,690 321 3,364 2,457 2,343 5,878 1,744 1,428 4,589 5,261 30,073 907 10,102 59,097

2010 11,400 7,925 2,283 80 3,165 2,663 3,308 7,306 1,947 2,532 4,391 10,532 38,208 3,164 21,019 81,716

2011 6,845 8,680 3,072 161 4,042 4,761 5,589 10,785 1,795 2,945 6,927 13,864 53,942 6,923 44,733 107,259

2012 7,211 7,954 2,650 - 4,120 5,260 8,540 13,542 2,182 5,333 12,083 12,688 66,399 5,699 51,171 125,746

2013 7,110 8,610 2,007 - 4,109 5,475 6,594 12,709 1,579 4,984 13,511 9,787 60,755 5,360 45,611 117,659

2014 6,724 8,032 1,013 2,373 4,815 5,781 12,479 1,400 4,460 9,808 10,340 52,469 4,898 35,474 97,257

2015 5,958 6,339 1,196 45 1,332 4,018 3,431 12,908 1,272 2,055 4,201 7,436 37,894 4,657 26,547 73,958

2016 5,011 6,939 1,254 61 1,340 3,503 1,910 10,159 1,396 1,487 1,064 5,207 27,381 4,555 21,591 60,271

2017 5,286 7,563 1,252 119 2,176 4,900 3,143 9,373 1,758 2,564 2,730 11,546 39,561 7,668 48,422 96,953

NA=Not Available.

- =No data reported.

1 Through 1999, includes Luxembourg.

2 Through 1990, data for Germany are for the former West Germany only. Beginning in 1991, data for Germany are for the unified Germany, i.e., the former East Germany and West Germany.

3 See source publications for data for countries included in 'Other'.

Note: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.

Sources: 1960-1988 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, U.S. Exports by Schedule B Commodities, EM 522. 1989-2000 U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Coal Industry Annual, annual reports. 2001 forward EIA, Quarterly Coal Report October-December,

quarterly reports; and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 'Monthly Report EM 545.'

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