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Table 18. Production, Productive Capacity, and Capacity Utilization of Coal Mines by State and Mine Type, 2000
(Thousand Short Tons)
Coal-Producing State and Region Underground Surface Total
Production Productive Capacity Capacity Utilizati- on (percent) Production Productive Capacity Capacity Utilizati- on (percent) Production Productive Capacity Capacity Utilizati- on (percent)
Alabama 15,895 17,765 89.47 3,416 4,518 75.60 19,311 22,283 86.66
Alaska - - - 1,641 w w 1,641 w w
Arizona - - - 13,111 w w 13,111 w w
Colorado 19,982 31,814 62.81 9,155 9,732 94.07 29,137 41,546 70.13
Illinois 29,642 34,371 86.24 3,802 4,656 81.66 33,444 39,027 85.70
Indiana 3,688 w w 24,277 w w 27,965 34,275 81.59
Kansas - - - 201 w w 201 w w
Kentucky Total 80,039 102,177 78.33 50,354 62,224 80.92 130,393 164,401 79.31
  Eastern 59,649 77,385 77.08 44,965 56,167 80.06 104,614 133,552 78.33
  Western 20,390 24,792 82.24 5,389 6,057 88.98 25,779 30,848 83.57
Louisiana - - - 3,699 w w 3,699 w w
Maryland 3,196 w w 1,323 w w 4,519 4,637 97.45
Mississippi - - - 902 w w 902 w w
Missouri - - - 436 w w 436 w w
Montana - - - 38,352 54,682 70.14 38,352 54,682 70.14
New Mexico - - - 27,320 33,118 82.49 27,320 33,118 82.49
North Dakota - - - 31,270 32,961 94.87 31,270 32,961 94.87
Ohio 11,933 12,911 92.42 10,295 13,790 74.66 22,228 26,701 83.25
Oklahoma 241 w w 1,341 w w 1,583 2,447 64.69
Pennsylvania Total 57,868 67,384 85.88 16,419 23,550 69.72 74,287 90,934 81.69
  Anthracite 241 300 80.44 4,173 6,171 67.63 4,415 6,471 68.23
  Bituminous 57,627 67,084 85.90 12,246 17,379 70.46 69,872 84,463 82.73
Tennessee 1,453 2,203 65.96 1,199 2,062 58.14 2,652 4,265 62.18
Texas - - - 49,498 51,779 95.59 49,498 51,779 95.59
Utah 26,649 35,091 75.94 - - - 26,649 35,091 75.94
Virginia 23,149 26,963 85.86 9,627 12,123 79.42 32,777 39,085 83.86
Washington - - - 4,270 w w 4,270 w w
West Virginia Total 98,389 131,963 74.56 59,742 73,655 81.11 158,130 205,618 76.90
  Northern 32,269 38,742 83.29 5,270 5,864 89.87 37,539 44,607 84.16
  Southern 66,120 93,221 70.93 54,471 67,791 80.35 120,591 161,011 74.90
Wyoming 1,210 w w 337,691 w w 338,900 396,172 85.54
Appalachian Total1 271,532 339,770 79.92 146,987 187,306 78.47 418,519 527,076 79.40
Interior Total1 53,962 65,849 81.95 89,545 100,445 89.15 143,507 166,294 86.30
Western Total1 47,841 68,178 70.17 462,809 545,912 84.78 510,650 614,090 83.16
East of Miss. River 325,252 405,259 80.26 181,357 228,967 79.21 506,609 634,226 79.88
West of Miss. River 48,082 68,538 70.15 517,984 604,696 85.66 566,067 673,234 84.08
Unknown2 324 NA NA 612 NA NA 936 NA NA
U.S. Total 373,659 473,797 78.80 699,953 833,663 83.89 1,073,612 1,307,460 82.04


1/ For a definition of coal-producing regions, see Appendix C.
2/ Includes mines with production of less than 10,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data.
w/ Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
NA/ Not available.
       Notes: Productive capacity is the maximum amount of coal that can be produced annually as reported by mining companies on Form EIA-7A.  Capacity utilization is the ratio of total production to annual productive capacity as reported by mining companies on Form EIA-7A.  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."