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Table 26. Average Recovery Percentage at Producing Coal Mines by State, 1991, 1996-2000
Coal-Producing State and Region 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1991
Alabama 55.70 54.47 54.15 54.81 55.56 60.51
Alaska w w w w w w
Arizona w w w w w w
Arkansas - - - - w w
California - - - - - w
Colorado 74.28 72.61 81.40 80.43 79.12 69.09
Illinois 54.62 53.92 53.48 53.49 54.20 51.57
Indiana 74.98 75.35 76.46 76.35 78.85 72.48
Iowa - - - - - w
Kansas w w w w w w
Kentucky Total 55.82 56.66 59.85 60.91 58.99 62.87
  Eastern 57.03 58.29 62.37 63.14 62.59 65.98
  Western 52.90 53.78 55.29 55.02 52.27 56.71
Louisiana w w w w w w
Maryland 61.24 60.13 60.39 57.36 61.45 72.32
Mississippi w w - - - -
Missouri w w 87.46 60.73 59.87 w
Montana 91.17 91.18 90.98 90.27 89.05 89.89
New Mexico 93.64 93.57 93.43 93.42 93.35 92.21
North Dakota 89.70 89.74 88.38 89.84 89.72 90.99
Ohio 74.79 72.15 70.78 63.89 71.61 67.58
Oklahoma 74.63 74.87 66.01 69.34 65.94 70.48
Pennsylvania Total 68.35 66.12 64.29 65.17 65.59 63.77
  Anthracite 57.30 49.66 54.61 47.72 59.90 62.85
  Bituminous 69.10 68.26 65.53 67.85 66.32 63.85
Tennessee 68.34 67.65 71.35 68.23 63.33 73.50
Texas 91.31 91.29 89.55 90.47 88.32 84.02
Utah 50.72 51.11 52.14 49.47 45.61 52.71
Virginia 55.26 61.33 58.44 58.58 54.81 63.61
Washington w w w w w w
West Virginia Total 61.26 62.74 65.33 63.58 63.49 61.38
  Northern 60.95 62.26 66.34 58.54 58.91 51.92
  Southern 61.44 63.03 64.50 67.10 66.92 70.40
Wyoming 92.91 92.98 93.80 92.26 92.16 91.67
Appalachian Total1 61.80 62.38 63.81 62.85 63.25 63.64
Interior Total1 74.21 72.12 70.64 72.36 70.15 67.57
Western Total1 89.90 89.95 90.79 89.63 89.74 88.53
East of Miss. River 62.29 62.32 62.58 62.11 62.16 61.74
West of Miss. River 90.00 89.97 90.66 89.64 89.60 88.01
U.S. Total 81.95 81.70 82.03 80.83 80.78 78.42


1/ For a definition of coal-producing regions, see Appendix C.
w/ Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
       Notes: Average recovery percentage represents the percentage of coal that can be recovered from coal reserves at reporting mines, weighted for all mines in the geographic area.  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.
       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."