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Table 9. Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Coal Rank, 2000
(Thousand Short Tons)

Coal-Producing State and Region Bituminous Subbituminous Lignite Anthracite Total
Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production
Alabama 42 19,324 - - - - - - 42 19,324
Alaska - - 1 1,641 - - - - 1 1,641
Arizona 2 13,111 - - - - - - 2 13,111
Arkansas 3 12 - - - - - - 3 12
Colorado 10 21,907 2 7,230 - - - - 12 29,137
Illinois 18 33,444 - - - - - - 18 33,444
Indiana 30 27,965 - - - - - - 30 27,965
Kansas 1 201 - - - - - - 1 201
Kentucky Total 408 130,688 - - - - - - 408 130,688
  Eastern 382 104,901 - - - - - - 382 104,901
  Western 26 25,787 - - - - - - 26 25,787
Louisiana - - - - 2 3,699 - - 2 3,699
Maryland 16 4,546 - - - - - - 16 4,546
Mississippi - - - - 1 902 - - 1 902
Missouri 2 436 - - - - - - 2 436
Montana - - 5 37,980 1 372 - - 6 38,352
New Mexico1 3 6,156 5 21,167 - - - - 7 27,323
North Dakota - - - - 4 31,270 - - 4 31,270
Ohio 60 22,269 - - - - - - 60 22,269
Oklahoma 8 1,588 - - - - - - 8 1,588
Pennsylvania Total 195 70,046 - - - - 112 4,572 307 74,619
  Anthracite - - - - - - 112 4,572 112 4,572
  Bituminous 195 70,046 - - - - - - 195 70,046
Tennessee 20 2,669 - - - - - - 20 2,669
Texas 1 180 - - 13 49,319 - - 14 49,498
Utah 13 26,656 - - - - - - 13 26,656
Virginia 156 32,834 - - - - - - 156 32,834
Washington - - 2 4,270 - - - - 2 4,270
West Virginia Total 297 158,257 - - - - - - 297 158,257
  Northern 68 37,601 - - - - - - 68 37,601
  Southern 229 120,656 - - - - - - 229 120,656
Wyoming 3 1,985 18 336,915 - - - - 21 338,900
Appalachian Total2 1,168 414,847 - - - - 112 4,572 1,280 419,419
Interior Total2 89 89,612 - - 16 53,919 - - 105 143,531
Western Total2 31 69,816 33 409,203 5 31,641 - - 68 510,661
East of Miss. River 1,242 502,043 - - 1 902 112 4,572 1,355 507,517
West of Miss. River 46 72,233 33 409,203 20 84,659 - - 98 566,094
U.S. Total 1,288 574,276 33 409,203 21 85,561 112 4,572 1,453 1,073,612


1/ One mine in New Mexico produces both bituminous and subbituminous coal and is double counted as a bituminous and subbituminous mine, but is not double counted in the total.
2/ For a definition of coal-producing regions, see Appendix C.
       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.
       Sources: Energy Information Administration, 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."