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Table 83. Average Price of Coal by State and Underground Mining Method, 2000
(Nominal Dollars per Short Ton)

Coal-Producing State and Region Continuous1 Conventional2 Longwall3 Other4 Total
Alabama $34.55 - $33.96 - $33.97
Colorado 20.34 - 14.52 w w
Illinois 22.89 - 22.35 - $22.65
Indiana w - - - w
Kentucky Total $24.48 $21.58 23.63 $39.72 $24.31
  Eastern 25.39 21.58 26.50 39.72 25.32
  Western 20.40 - 22.97 - 21.42
Maryland w - w - w
Ohio $20.42 - $62.70 - $50.92
Oklahoma w - - - w
Pennsylvania Total $21.56 35.00 23.03 43.56 $22.85
  Anthracite 32.80 35.00 - 43.56 34.27
  Bituminous 21.31 - 23.03 - 22.80
Tennessee w - - - w
Utah $14.18 - 17.95 - $17.56
Virginia 25.48 - 27.50 26.26 26.10
West Virginia Total 26.43 24.63 24.94 24.66 25.79
  Northern 22.75 - 22.46 - 22.55
  Southern 27.19 24.63 28.12 24.66 27.39
Wyoming - - w - w
Appalachian Total5 25.48 22.66 28.07 25.72 26.65
Interior Total5 21.83 - 22.60 - 22.13
Western Total5 15.44 - 16.55 34.30 17.02
East of Miss. River 24.78 22.66 27.27 25.72 25.89
West of Miss. River 16.37 - 16.55 34.30 17.08
U.S. Total 24.61 22.66 24.79 29.85 24.73


1/ Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of coal by continuous mining method.
2/ Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of coal by conventional mining method, or mines that produce less than 10,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data.
3/ Mines that have any production from longwall mining method.  A typical longwall mining operation uses 80 percent longwall mining and 20 percent continuous mining.
4/ Mines that produce coal using shortwall, scoop loading, hand loading, or other mining methods or a 50/50 percent continuous/conventional split in mining method.
5/ For a definition of coal-producing regions, see Appendix C.
w/ Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
       Notes: Average mine price is calculated by dividing the total free on board (f.o.b.) rail/barge value of the coal sold by the total coal sold.  Excludes mines producing less than 10,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data.
       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."