Recoverable Coal Reserves and Average Recovery Percentage at Producing U.S. Mines by Mine Production Range and Mine Type, 2000 (Million Short Tons) (tbl30p01.TXT)

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Table 30. Recoverable Coal Reserves and Average Recovery Percentage at Producing U.S. Mines by Mine Production Range and Mine Type, 2000
(Million Short Tons)
Mine Production Range thousand short tons)	Underground		Surface		Total

Mine Production Range thousand short tons)	Recoverable Coal Reserves	Average Recovery Percentage	Recoverable Coal Reserves	Average Recovery Percentage	Recoverable Coal Reserves	Average Recovery Percentage
Over 1,000	3,389	57.12	12,658	91.70	16,047	84.40
500 to 1,000	411	52.45	446	86.24	856	70.04
200 to 500	613	54.51	241	82.48	854	62.39
100 to 200	155	54.24	53	80.78	208	60.99
50 to 100	102	54.54	40	76.57	141	60.71
10 to 50	184	56.55	49	74.29	233	60.32
U.S. Total	4,853	56.23	13,486	91.20	18,339	81.95

Notes: Recoverable reserves represent the quantity of coal that can be recovered (i.e., mined) from existing coal reserves at reporting mines. Average recovery percentage represents the percentage of coal that can be recovered from coal reserves at reporting mines, weighted for all mines in the reported geographic area. 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."