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Table 25. Recoverable Coal Reserves at Producing Mines by State, 1991, 1996-2000
(Million Short Tons)

Coal-Producing State and Region 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1991 Percent Change 1999-2000 Average Annual Percent Change
1996-2000 1991-2000
Alabama 368 436 374 374 452 470 -15.6 -5.0 -2.7
Alaska w w w w w w w w w
Arizona w w w w w w w w w
Arkansas - - - - w w - - -
California - - - - - w - - -
Colorado 584 617 540 568 642 618 -5.2 -2.3 -.6
Illinois 716 780 744 745 891 1,257 -8.2 -5.3 -6.0
Indiana 318 291 313 393 386 420 9.2 -4.8 -3.0
Iowa - - - - - w - - -
Kansas w w w w w w w w w
Kentucky Total 948 1,119 1,180 1,331 1,255 1,632 -15.3 -6.8 -5.8
  Eastern 669 714 759 965 818 1,084 -6.3 -4.9 -5.2
  Western 279 405 421 366 437 548 -31.2 -10.6 -7.2
Louisiana w w w w w w w w w
Maryland 75 79 64 68 71 86 -5.6 1.4 -1.5
Mississippi w w - - - - w - -
Missouri w w 3 1 3 w w w w
Montana 1,104 1,147 1,191 1,168 1,309 1,393 -3.7 -4.2 -2.5
New Mexico 1,323 1,385 1,385 1,415 1,436 1,608 -4.4 -2.0 -2.1
North Dakota 1,237 1,188 1,170 1,211 1,301 1,386 4.1 -1.3 -1.3
Ohio 336 383 356 318 415 591 -12.1 -5.1 -6.1
Oklahoma 34 35 18 24 19 40 -2.3 16.1 -1.8
Pennsylvania Total 506 657 775 905 796 986 -22.9 -10.7 -7.1
  Anthracite 32 76 88 120 90 76 -57.1 -22.4 -9.0
  Bituminous 474 582 687 785 706 910 -18.5 -9.5 -7.0
Tennessee 37 14 27 57 59 56 167.7 -10.9 -4.4
Texas 794 756 791 922 878 1,225 5.1 -2.5 -4.7
Utah 429 424 433 433 284 509 1.2 10.8 -1.9
Virginia 246 220 190 208 188 412 11.9 6.9 -5.5
Washington w w w w w w w w w
West Virginia Total 1,562 1,465 1,911 1,737 1,731 2,122 6.7 -2.5 -3.3
  Northern 577 552 857 714 741 1,035 4.5 -6.1 -6.3
  Southern 985 912 1,054 1,023 990 1,087 8.0 -.1 -1.1
Wyoming 6,864 7,094 7,220 6,465 6,591 6,336 -3.2 1.0 .9
Appalachian Total1 3,801 3,968 4,456 4,632 4,530 5,807 -4.2 -4.3 -4.6
Interior Total1 2,490 2,620 2,428 2,591 2,757 3,715 -5.0 -2.5 -4.3
Western Total1 12,048 12,331 12,438 11,941 12,141 12,477 -2.3 -.2 -.4
East of Miss. River 5,329 5,661 5,934 6,136 6,244 8,031 -5.9 -3.9 -4.4
West of Miss. River 13,010 13,259 13,389 13,029 13,184 13,968 -1.9 -.3 -.8
U.S. Total 18,339 18,920 19,322 19,164 19,428 21,999 -3.1 -1.4 -2.0


1/ For a definition of coal-producing regions, see Appendix C.
w/ Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
       Notes: Recoverable reserves represent the quantity of coal that can be recovered (i.e., mined) from existing coal reserves at reporting mines.  Excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations except for Pennsylvania anthracite.  Excludes mines producing less than 10,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data.  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
       Sources: Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report"; State Mining Agency Coal Production Reports; and/or U.S.  Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."