Table 33. U.S. Demonstrated Reserve Base of Coal by Potential Mining Method and Ranked by State DATA, January 1, 2000 (Million Short Tons)
Rank
State
Underground
Surface
DATA
1
Montana
70,958
48,562
119,520
2
Illinois
88,247
16,590
104,837
3
Wyoming
42,503
24,140
66,643
4
West Virginia
30,293
4,222
34,515
5
Kentucky
17,957
13,320
31,277
6
Pennsylvania
23,885
4,349
28,234
Anthracite
3,847
3,363
7,210
Bituminous
20,037
986
21,024
7
Ohio
17,703
5,829
23,532
8
Colorado
11,829
4,774
16,604
9
Texas
-
12,733
12,733
10
New Mexico
6,203
6,155
12,359
11
Indiana
8,839
937
9,776
12
North Dakota
-
9,282
9,282
13
Alaska
5,423
698
6,120
14
Missouri
1,479
4,513
5,993
15
Utah
5,424
268
5,692
16
Alabama
1,189
3,236
4,425
17
Iowa
1,732
457
2,189
18
Virginia
1,379
640
2,019
19
Oklahoma
1,236
333
1,568
20
Washington
1,332
41
1,373
21
Kansas
-
974
974
22
Tennessee
524
278
801
23
Maryland
617
78
695
24
Louisiana
-
451
451
25
Arkansas
272
144
417
26
South Dakota
-
366
366
27
Michigan
123
5
128
28
Arizona
102
-
102
29
Oregon
15
3
18
30
North Carolina
11
-
11
31
Idaho
4
-
4
32
Georgia
2
2
4
U.S. Total
339,282
163,378
502,660
- = Data not available.
Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.
Sources: Energy Information Administration, Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric and Alternate Fuels.
