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Table 6. Coal Production and Number of Mines by State, Mine Type, and Mine Production Range, 2000
(Thousand Short Tons)
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Coal-Producing State, Region and Type of Mining Number of Mines Production
Mine Production Range (thousand short tons)
1,000 and over 500 to 1,000 200 to 500 100 to 200 10 to 100 Less than 10 1,000 and over 500 to 1,000 200 to 500 100 to 200 10 to 100 Less than 10
Alabama 6 - 6 8 18 4 15,683 - 1,673 1,083 872 14
    Underground 6 - - 1 2 - 15,683 - - 115 97 -
    Surface - - 6 7 16 4 - - 1,673 968 775 14
Alaska 1 - - - - - 1,641 - - - - -
    Surface 1 - - - - - 1,641 - - - - -
Arizona 2 - - - - - 13,111 - - - - -
    Surface 2 - - - - - 13,111 - - - - -
Arkansas - - - - - 3 - - - - - 12
    Surface - - - - - 3 - - - - - 12
Colorado 8 - 2 2 - - 28,084 - 670 383 - -
    Underground 5 - 1 2 - - 19,294 - 305 383 - -
    Surface 3 - 1 - - - 8,791 - 365 - - -
Illinois 13 3 - - 2 - 30,982 2,294 - - 169 -
    Underground 11 1 - - - - 28,650 992 - - - -
    Surface 2 2 - - 2 - 2,332 1,302 - - 169 -
Indiana 12 7 4 2 5 - 21,249 5,053 1,243 246 175 -
    Underground 2 - 1 1 1 - 3,150 - 390 110 38 -
    Surface 10 7 3 1 4 - 18,098 5,053 853 135 138 -
Kansas - - 1 - - - - - 201 - - -
    Surface - - 1 - - - - - 201 - - -
Kentucky Total 35 50 71 63 137 52 56,890 34,639 23,167 9,322 6,376 294
    Underground 19 29 50 41 83 24 33,931 20,173 15,767 6,114 4,053 138
    Surface 16 21 21 22 54 28 22,959 14,466 7,400 3,207 2,323 156
  Eastern 27 44 68 57 135 51 37,529 30,231 22,109 8,409 6,337 287
    Underground 12 27 49 39 83 24 15,734 18,683 15,406 5,773 4,053 138
    Surface 15 17 19 18 52 27 21,794 11,548 6,704 2,636 2,284 149
  Western 8 6 3 6 2 1 19,361 4,408 1,057 913 39 8
    Underground 7 2 1 2 - - 18,196 1,491 361 342 - -
    Surface 1 4 2 4 2 1 1,165 2,918 696 571 39 8
Louisiana 1 1 - - - - 2,925 773 - - - -
    Surface 1 1 - - - - 2,925 773 - - - -
Maryland 1 1 3 - 7 4 2,667 529 1,073 - 250 27
    Underground 1 1 - - - - 2,667 529 - - - -
    Surface - - 3 - 7 4 - - 1,073 - 250 27
Mississippi - 1 - - - - - 902 - - - -
    Surface - 1 - - - - - 902 - - - -
Missouri - - 1 1 - - - - 249 188 - -
    Surface - - 1 1 - - - - 249 188 - -
Montana 5 - 1 - - - 37,980 - 372 - - -
    Surface 5 - 1 - - - 37,980 - 372 - - -
New Mexico 6 - - - - 1 27,320 - - - - 4
    Underground - - - - - 1 - - - - - 4
    Surface 6 - - - - - 27,320 - - - - -
North Dakota 4 - - - - - 31,270 - - - - -
    Surface 4 - - - - - 31,270 - - - - -
Ohio 5 6 14 10 14 11 11,716 4,324 4,080 1,597 511 41
    Underground 4 1 2 1 - 1 10,666 519 590 158 - *
    Surface 1 5 12 9 14 10 1,050 3,804 3,490 1,440 511 41
Oklahoma - 1 2 2 2 1 - 522 614 335 112 5
    Underground - - 1 - - - - - 241 - - -
    Surface - 1 1 2 2 1 - 522 372 335 112 5
Pennsylvania Total 8 9 35 32 121 102 49,240 5,683 10,361 4,587 4,416 332
    Underground 8 5 13 11 12 33 49,240 2,865 3,787 1,572 405 91
    Surface - 4 22 21 109 69 - 2,818 6,574 3,015 4,011 240
  Anthracite - 1 7 3 43 58 - 694 1,826 461 1,433 158
    Underground - - - 1 5 28 - - - 155 86 68
    Surface - 1 7 2 38 30 - 694 1,826 306 1,347 90
  Bituminous 8 8 28 29 78 44 49,240 4,989 8,535 4,126 2,983 174
    Underground 8 5 13 10 7 5 49,240 2,865 3,787 1,417 319 23
    Surface - 3 15 19 71 39 - 2,124 4,748 2,709 2,664 150
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1/ For a definition of coal-producing regions, see Appendix C.
* Data round to zero.
       Source: U.S.  Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."
       Notes: Coal production excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations except for Pennsylvania anthracite.  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.