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Table 91. Average Price by State and Disposition, 2000
(Nominal Dollars per Short Ton)

Coal-Producing State and Region Open Market1 Captive2 Total
Alabama w w 33.37
Alaska w - w
Arizona w - w
Colorado w w 17.27
Illinois 22.78 - 22.78
Indiana 19.79 - 19.79
Kansas w - w
Kentucky Total 23.79 24.42 23.80
  Eastern w w 24.58
  Western w w 20.69
Louisiana w - w
Maryland w w 23.01
Mississippi w - w
Missouri w - w
Montana w w 8.87
New Mexico 20.87 - 20.87
North Dakota w w 8.35
Ohio 20.44 81.87 38.30
Oklahoma 25.21 - 25.21
Pennsylvania Total 23.73 31.78 23.84
  Anthracite 40.32 46.47 40.90
  Bituminous 22.78 20.96 22.77
Tennessee 27.04 - 27.04
Texas w w 13.00
Utah w w 17.56
Virginia 26.18 21.83 25.95
Washington - w w
West Virginia Total 25.17 29.68 25.37
  Northern 21.92 47.03 22.64
  Southern 26.21 26.46 26.22
Wyoming 5.29 9.34 5.50
Appalachian Total3 25.02 46.01 25.99
Interior Total3 w w 18.37
Western Total3 w w 8.73
East of Miss. River 24.34 45.98 25.16
West of Miss. River 8.65 13.06 9.22
U.S. Total 16.48 19.93 16.78


1/ Open Market includes all coal sold on the open market to other coal companies or consumers.
2/ Captive includes all coal used by the producing company or sold to affiliated or parent companies.
3/ 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 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."