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Table 21. Productive Capacity and Capacity Utilization of Coal Mines by State and Mine Production Range, 2000
(Thousand Short Tons, Percent)
Coal-Producing State and Region Productive Capacity Capacity Utilization (percent)
Mine Production Range (thousand short tons)
1,000 and over 500 to 1,000 200 to 500 100 to 200 10 to 100 1,000 and over 500 to 1,000 200 to 500 100 to 200 10 to 100
Alabama 17,085 - 1,992 1,741 1,466 91.79 - 84.00 62.21 59.49
Alaska w - - - - w - - - -
Arizona w - - - - w - - - -
Colorado 39,366 - 1,300 880 - 71.34 - 51.52 43.57 -
Illinois 36,121 2,346 - w w 85.77 97.77 - w w
Indiana 22,482 6,270 w 253 w 94.52 80.58 w 97.01 w
Kansas - - w - - - - w - -
Kentucky Total 64,133 39,769 30,356 13,522 16,621 88.71 87.10 76.32 68.93 38.36
  Eastern 42,390 w 28,137 w 16,581 88.53 w 78.58 w 38.22
  Western 21,743 w 2,219 w 39 89.05 w 47.65 w 99.13
Louisiana w w - - - w w - - -
Maryland w 529 w w 301 w 100.00 w w 83.01
Mississippi - w - - - - w - - -
Missouri - - w w - - - 49.75 w w
Montana w - w - - w - w - -
New Mexico w - - w - w - - w -
North Dakota 32,961 - - - - 94.87 - - - -
Ohio 13,068 4,900 5,599 2,065 1,069 89.66 88.24 72.87 77.35 47.77
Oklahoma - w w 383 504 - w w 87.53 22.31
Pennsylvania Total 52,952 9,384 14,545 7,342 6,711 92.99 60.57 71.23 62.48 65.81
  Anthracite - w 2,636 w 1,975 - w 69.26 w 72.57
  Bituminous 52,952 w 11,909 w 4,736 92.99 w 71.67 w 62.99
Tennessee - - 2,457 423 1,385 - - 84.06 62.13 23.38
Texas w - w 325 - w - w 55.31 -
Utah 28,475 w w - - 84.31 w w - -
Virginia w 8,154 12,147 w 5,104 w 94.76 89.06 w 55.25
Washington w - - - - w - - - -
West Virginia Total 116,405 34,559 32,328 12,507 9,819 86.89 77.39 60.41 51.78 43.14
  Northern 28,717 6,569 6,270 1,133 1,918 93.01 90.12 44.22 75.65 66.71
  Southern 87,688 27,990 26,058 11,374 7,901 84.88 74.41 64.30 49.40 37.42
Wyoming 386,636 w w - w 87.28 w w - w
Appalachian Total1 253,607 92,417 98,346 40,270 42,436 89.09 81.41 72.92 64.22 46.58
Interior Total1 134,125 18,193 6,458 w w 92.13 76.68 56.27 w w
Western Total1 595,310 8,346 9,518 w w 84.85 28.56 28.44 w w
East of Miss. River 333,952 108,910 102,539 42,493 46,332 89.10 80.71 72.18 63.58 43.49
West of Miss. River 649,090 10,046 11,783 1,775 540 85.83 36.61 34.29 61.15 27.51
U.S. Total 983,041 118,956 114,322 44,268 46,872 86.94 76.98 68.27 63.48 43.30


1/ For a definition of coal-producing regions, see Appendix C.
w/ Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
       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.  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.  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."