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Table 6. Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Coal Rank, 2008
(Thousand Short Tons)
Coal-Producing State
and Region[1]		 Bituminous Subbituminous Lignite Anthracite Total
Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production
Alabama  59 20,611 - - - - - - 59 20,611
Alaska  - - 1 1,477 - - - - 1 1,477
Arizona  1 8,025 - - - - - - 1 8,025
Arkansas  2 69 - - - - - - 2 69
Colorado  9 24,773 3 7,256 - - - - 12 32,028
Illinois  19 32,918 - - - - - - 19 32,918
Indiana  30 35,893 - - - - - - 30 35,893
Kansas  2 229 - - - - - - 2 229
Kentucky Total  469 120,323 - - - - - - 469 120,323
  Eastern  446 90,258 - - - - - - 446 90,258
  Western  23 30,064 - - - - - - 23 30,064
Louisiana  - - - - 2 3,843 - - 2 3,843
Maryland  21 2,860 - - - - - - 21 2,860
Mississippi  - - - - 1 2,842 - - 1 2,842
Missouri  2 247 - - - - - - 2 247
Montana  - - 5 44,431 1 355 - - 6 44,786
New Mexico[2]  1 7,046 4 18,599 - - - - 5 25,645
North Dakota  - - - - 4 29,627 - - 4 29,627
Ohio  48 26,251 - - - - - - 48 26,251
Oklahoma  7 1,463 - - - - - - 7 1,463
Pennsylvania Total  200 63,713 - - - - 66 1,701 266 65,414
  Anthracite  - - - - - - 66 1,701 66 1,701
  Bituminous  200 63,713 - - - - - - 200 63,713
Tennessee  23 2,333 - - - - - - 23 2,333
Texas  - - - - 11 39,017 - - 11 39,017
Utah  9 24,365 - - - - - - 9 24,365
Virginia  114 24,712 - - - - - - 114 24,712
West Virginia Total  301 157,778 - - - - - - 301 157,778
  Northern  43 41,123 - - - - - - 43 41,123
  Southern  258 116,655 - - - - - - 258 116,655
Wyoming  1 261 19 467,383 - - - - 20 467,644
Appalachian Total  1,212 388,517 - - - - 66 1,701 1,278 390,218
   Northern  312 133,947 - - - - 66 1,701 378 135,647
   Central  841 233,959 - - - - - - 841 233,959
   Southern  59 20,611 - - - - - - 59 20,611
Interior Total  85 100,884 - - 14 45,702 - - 99 146,586
   Illinois Basin  72 98,875 - - - - - - 72 98,875
Western Total  22 64,470 31 539,145 5 29,982 - - 58 633,597
   Powder River Basin  - - 17 495,964 - - - - 17 495,964
   Uinta Region  15 48,343 2 7,235 - - - - 17 55,578
East of Miss. River  1,284 487,393 - - 1 2,842 66 1,701 1,351 491,935
West of Miss. River  35 66,479 31 539,145 18 72,842 - - 84 678,467
U.S. Subtotal  1,319 553,872 31 539,145 19 75,684 66 1,701 1,435 1,170,401
Refuse Recovery  22 1,396 - - - - 1 12 23 1,408
U.S. Total  1,341 555,267 31 539,145 19 75,684 67 1,712 1,458 1,171,809
[1] For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary.
[2] One Mine in New Mexico periodically produces both bituminous and subbituminous coal. When this occurs, it is double counted as a subbituminous and bituminous mine, but is not double counted in the total.
- = No data are reported.
Note: · Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
Source: · 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."
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see also:
Historical Coal Data back to 1949
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International Coal Data