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Table 86. Average Price of U.S. Coal by Mine Production Range and Mine Type, 2000
(Nominal Dollars per Short Ton)
Mine Production Range (thousand short tons) Underground Surface Total
Over 1,000 $24.75 $10.60 $14.84
500 to 1,000 24.88 23.40 24.22
200 to 500 24.55 24.43 24.50
100 to 200 24.30 25.17 24.67
50 to 100 25.22 24.01 24.67
10 to 50 25.20 23.53 24.22
U.S. Total 24.73 12.46 16.78


       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 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.
       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."