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Table 23. Productive Capacity and Capacity Utilization of Coal Mines by State and Recoverable Reserves Range, 2000
(Thousand Short Tons)
Coal-Producing State and Region Recoverable Reserves Range (million short tons)
50 and over 10 to 50 0 to 10 Total
Productive Capacity Capacity Utilization (percent) Productive Capacity Capacity Utilization (percent) Productive Capacity Capacity Utilization (percent) Productive Capacity Capacity Utilization (percent)
Alabama 9,000 100.00 8,565 79.15 4,718 74.84 22,283 86.66
Alaska w w - - - - w w
Arizona w w - - - - w w
Colorado 26,766 77.63 8,200 47.49 6,580 67.86 41,546 70.13
Illinois 18,300 90.15 11,621 80.25 9,106 83.69 39,027 85.70
Indiana 1,644 99.98 20,310 81.18 12,321 79.81 34,275 81.59
Kansas - - - - w w w w
Kentucky Total 6,700 79.53 27,314 77.49 130,386 79.69 164,401 79.31
  Eastern - - 18,922 69.83 114,630 79.74 133,552 78.33
  Western 6,700 79.53 8,392 94.75 15,757 79.33 30,848 83.57
Louisiana w w w w - - w w
Maryland w w w w w w 4,637 97.45
Mississippi w w - - - - w w
Missouri - - - - w w w w
Montana w w w w - - 54,682 70.14
New Mexico 15,500 87.55 w w w w 33,118 82.49
North Dakota 32,961 94.87 - - - - 32,961 94.87
Ohio 6,550 86.56 9,368 92.56 10,784 73.15 26,701 83.25
Oklahoma - - w w w w w w
Pennsylvania Total 28,700 97.39 20,602 84.29 41,632 69.59 90,934 81.69
  Anthracite - - w w w w 6,471 68.23
  Bituminous 28,700 97.39 w w w w 84,463 82.73
Tennessee - - 250 7.72 4,015 65.57 4,265 62.18
Texas 30,263 94.21 w w w w 51,779 95.59
Utah w w w w 11,991 93.69 35,091 75.94
Virginia 4,700 95.03 4,168 78.65 30,217 82.84 39,085 83.86
Washington w w - - - - w w
West Virginia Total 26,489 72.94 69,450 82.65 109,679 74.23 205,618 76.90
  Northern w w w w 11,651 86.49 44,607 84.16
  Southern w w w w 98,029 72.77 161,011 74.90
Wyoming 385,363 87.25 - - 10,809 24.54 396,172 85.54
Appalachian Total1 78,106 88.44 131,855 81.34 317,116 76.37 527,076 79.40
Interior Total1 62,833 88.82 62,974 88.67 40,488 78.69 166,294 86.30
Western Total1 546,044 85.63 34,406 64.17 33,640 62.36 614,090 83.16
East of Miss. River 107,750 86.73 172,177 81.90 354,299 76.81 634,226 79.88
West of Miss. River 579,233 86.15 57,057 77.38 36,944 61.94 673,234 84.08
U.S. Total 686,983 86.24 229,234 80.78 391,243 75.41 1,307,460 82.04


1/ For a definition of coal-producing regions, see Appendix C.
w/ Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
       Notes: Recoverable reserves represent the quantity of coal that can be recovered (i.e., mined) from existing coal reserves at reporting mines.  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 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."