EIA - Coal Production by State, Mine Type, and Union Status

Home > Coal> Coal Production by State, Mine Type, and Union Status

Coal Production by State, Mine Type, and Union Status

Table 7. xls pdf Annual Coal Report
Table 7. Coal Production by State, Mine Type, and Union Status, 2008 (Thousand Short Tons)
Coal-Producing State and Region[1]	Union		Nonunion		Total
Coal-Producing State and Region[1]	Underground	Surface	Underground	Surface	Underground	Surface
Alabama	12,053	169	228	8,158	12,281	8,327
Alaska	-	1,477	-	-	-	1,477
Arizona	-	8,025	-	-	-	8,025
Arkansas	-	-	67	-	67	-
Colorado	2,067	2,723	22,303	4,935	24,370	7,659
Illinois	5,029	-	22,026	5,863	27,055	5,863
Indiana	-	-	12,223	23,668	12,223	23,668
Kansas	-	-	-	229	-	229
Kentucky Total	4,618	1,311	64,774	49,353	69,392	50,663
Eastern	748	1,311	43,318	44,626	44,065	45,936
Western	3,870	-	21,456	4,727	25,326	4,727
Louisiana	-	-	-	3,843	-	3,843
Maryland	-	-	753	2,083	753	2,083
Mississippi	-	-	-	2,842	-	2,842
Missouri	-	-	-	247	-	247
Montana	-	26,670	168	17,948	168	44,617
New Mexico	7,046	11,970	-	6,629	7,046	18,599
North Dakota	-	7,528	-	22,099	-	29,627
Ohio	5,798	-	11,250	9,163	17,048	9,163
Oklahoma	-	-	441	1,022	441	1,022
Pennsylvania Total	21,086	682	32,207	11,086	53,293	11,768
Anthracite	-	386	216	973	216	1,358
Bituminous	21,086	296	31,991	10,114	53,077	10,410
Tennessee	-	-	789	1,539	789	1,539
Texas	-	23,307	-	15,709	-	39,017
Utah	5,874	-	18,491	-	24,365	-
Virginia	1,189	-	14,594	8,879	15,782	8,879
West Virginia Total	31,512	8,339	56,795	61,005	88,307	69,344
Northern	24,688	-	9,413	6,995	34,101	6,995
Southern	6,824	8,339	47,381	54,011	54,205	62,350
Wyoming	3,501	7,155	-	456,988	3,501	464,143
Appalachian Total	72,386	10,500	159,932	146,538	232,318	157,039
Northern	51,572	682	53,623	29,327	105,195	30,009
Central	8,760	9,650	106,081	109,054	114,842	118,703
Southern	12,053	169	228	8,158	12,281	8,327
Interior Total	8,899	23,307	56,213	58,150	65,112	81,458
Illinois Basin	8,899	-	55,705	34,258	64,604	34,258
Western Total	18,488	65,548	40,962	508,598	59,450	574,147
Powder River Basin	-	26,315	-	469,649	-	495,964
Uinta Region	7,941	2,320	40,402	4,914	48,343	7,235
East of Miss. River	81,284	10,500	215,638	183,638	296,922	194,138
West of Miss. River	18,488	88,856	41,470	529,649	59,958	618,505
Unknown[2]	-	-	-	-	199	678
U.S. Total	99,773	99,356	257,108	713,287	357,079	813,322
[1] For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary. [2] Includes mines with production of less than 10,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data. - = No data are reported. Note: · Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Excludes refuse recovery operations. 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."