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Table 10. Major U.S. Coal Producers, 2006 |
| Rank |
Controlling
Company Name |
Production
(thousand short tons) |
Percent
of
Total Production |
| 1 |
Peabody Coal Co. |
207,978 |
17.9 |
| 2 |
Rio Tinto Energy America, Inc. |
134,390 |
11.6 |
| 3 |
Arch Coal, Inc. |
129,458 |
11.1 |
| 4 |
Foundation Coal Corp. |
69,280 |
6.0 |
| 5 |
CONSOL Energy, Inc. |
63,243 |
5.4 |
| 6 |
A.T. Massey Coal Co., Inc. |
38,318 |
3.3 |
| 7 |
North American Coal Corp. |
31,168 |
2.7 |
| 8 |
Westmoreland Coal Co. |
29,408 |
2.5 |
| 9 |
Alliance Coal, LLC |
23,233 |
2.0 |
| 10 |
Peter Kiewit Sons, Inc. |
22,732 |
2.0 |
| 11 |
TXU Corp. |
22,656 |
1.9 |
| 12 |
Robert Murray |
20,426 |
1.8 |
| 13 |
International Coal Group, Inc. |
19,486 |
1.7 |
| 14 |
BHP Minerals Group |
18,508 |
1.6 |
| 15 |
Alpha Natural Resources, LLC |
18,356 |
1.6 |
| 16 |
Magnum Coal Co. |
11,260 |
1.0 |
| 17 |
James River Coal Co. |
11,237 |
1.0 |
| 18 |
Energy Coal Resources, Inc. |
10,002 |
0.9 |
| 19 |
Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co. |
9,543 |
0.8 |
| 20 |
PacifiCorp |
9,162 |
0.8 |
| 21 |
Peter Kiewit/Kennecott |
7,044 |
0.6 |
| 22 |
Alcoa, Inc. |
6,725 |
0.6 |
| 23 |
Andalex Resources, Inc. |
6,482 |
0.6 |
| 24 |
Western Fuels Association, Inc. |
5,861 |
0.5 |
| 25 |
TECO Energy, Inc. |
5,736 |
0.5 |
| 26 |
Wexford Capital LLC |
5,358 |
0.5 |
| 27 |
Oxbow Carbon & Minerals, Inc. |
5,128 |
0.4 |
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Subtotal |
942,178 |
81.0 |
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All Other Coal Producers |
220,572 |
19.0 |
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U.S. Total |
1,162,750 |
100.0 |
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