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Table 9. Major U.S. Coal Mines, 2008 |
| Rank |
Mine
Names/Company |
Mine
Type |
State |
Production
(short tons) |
| 1 |
North Antelope Rochelle Mine/Powder River Coal LLC |
Surface |
Wyoming |
97,578,499 |
| 2 |
Black Thunder/Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC |
Surface |
Wyoming |
88,584,704 |
| 3 |
Jacobs Ranch Mine/Jacobs Ranch Coal Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
42,145,705 |
| 4 |
Cordero Mine/Cordero Mining Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
40,033,283 |
| 5 |
Antelope Coal Mine/Antelope Coal Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
35,777,489 |
| 6 |
Caballo Mine/Caballo Coal Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
31,205,381 |
| 7 |
Belle Ayr Mine/Foundation Coal West Incorporated |
Surface |
Wyoming |
28,707,982 |
| 8 |
Buckskin Mine/Triton Coal Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
26,076,355 |
| 9 |
Eagle Butte Mine/Foundation Coal West Incorporated |
Surface |
Wyoming |
20,442,963 |
| 10 |
Rawhide Mine/Caballo Coal Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
18,418,546 |
| 11 |
Spring Creek Coal Company/Spring Creek Coal Company |
Surface |
Montana |
17,947,506 |
| 12 |
Freedom Mine/The Coteau Properties Company |
Surface |
North Dakota |
14,565,631 |
| 13 |
Rosebud Mine&Crusher/Conveyor/Western Energy Company |
Surface |
Montana |
13,052,713 |
| 14 |
Coal Creek Mine/Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC |
Surface |
Wyoming |
11,453,546 |
| 15 |
Enlow Fork Mine/Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company |
Underground |
Pennsylvania |
11,089,475 |
| 16 |
Bailey Mine/Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company |
Underground |
Pennsylvania |
9,996,038 |
| 17 |
McElroy Mine/McElroy Coal Company |
Underground |
West Virginia |
9,636,827 |
| 18 |
Navajo Mine/BHP Navajo Coal Company |
Surface |
New Mexico |
8,905,813 |
| 19 |
Kayenta Mine/Peabody Western Coal Company |
Surface |
Arizona |
8,024,973 |
| 20 |
Foidel Creek Mine/Twentymile Coal Company |
Underground |
Colorado |
8,004,176 |
| 21 |
Falkirk Mine/Falkirk Mining Company |
Surface |
North Dakota |
7,532,993 |
| 22 |
Cumberland Mine/Cumberland Coal Resources LP |
Underground |
Pennsylvania |
7,321,030 |
| 23 |
San Juan Mine 1/San Juan Coal Company |
Underground |
New Mexico |
7,046,199 |
| 24 |
Sufco/Canyon Fuel Company LLC |
Underground |
Utah |
6,946,075 |
| 25 |
Decker Mine/Decker Coal Company |
Surface |
Montana |
6,871,671 |
| 26 |
Century Mine/American Energy Corporation |
Underground |
Ohio |
6,843,898 |
| 27 |
Jewett Mine/Texas Westmoreland Coal Co. |
Surface |
Texas |
6,453,799 |
| 28 |
Absaloka Mine/Westmoreland Resources Inc. |
Surface |
Montana |
6,390,699 |
| 29 |
Emerald Mine No 1/Emerald Coal Resources LP |
Underground |
Pennsylvania |
6,343,350 |
| 30 |
Wyodak Mine/Wyodak Resources Development Co. |
Surface |
Wyoming |
6,015,890 |
| 31 |
West Elk Mine/Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. |
Underground |
Colorado |
5,858,789 |
| 32 |
Powhatan No. 6 Mine/The Ohio Valley Coal Company |
Underground |
Ohio |
5,797,596 |
| 33 |
Robinson Run No 95/Consolidation Coal Company |
Underground |
West Virginia |
5,627,306 |
| 34 |
Blacksville No 2/Consolidation Coal Company |
Underground |
Pennsylvania |
5,584,153 |
| 35 |
Mach #1 Mine/Mach Mining LLC |
Underground |
Illinois |
5,503,665 |
| 36 |
Galatia Mine/The American Coal Company |
Underground |
Illinois |
5,263,019 |
| 37 |
Dry Fork Mine/Western Fuels-Wyoming Inc |
Surface |
Wyoming |
5,261,242 |
| 38 |
Loveridge No 22/Consolidation Coal Company |
Underground |
West Virginia |
5,192,742 |
| 39 |
Twilight MTR Surface Mine/Progress Coal |
Surface |
West Virginia |
5,167,254 |
| 40 |
Cardinal/Warrior Coal LLC |
Underground |
Kentucky |
5,108,496 |
| 41 |
Beckville Strip/Luminant Mining Co. LLC |
Surface |
Texas |
5,093,709 |
| 42 |
Kemmerer Mine/Chevron Mining Inc |
Surface |
Wyoming |
4,988,841 |
| 43 |
Colowyo Mine/Colowyo Coal Company L P |
Surface |
Colorado |
4,914,363 |
| 44 |
Elk Creek Mine/Oxbow Mining, LLC |
Underground |
Colorado |
4,902,633 |
| 45 |
Dotiki Mine/Webster County Coal LLC |
Underground |
Kentucky |
4,662,442 |
| 46 |
Oak Hill Strip/Luminant Mining Company LLC |
Surface |
Texas |
4,655,079 |
| 47 |
Center Mine/BNI Coal Ltd |
Surface |
North Dakota |
4,505,263 |
| 48 |
Mountaineer II Mine/Mingo Logan Coal Company |
Underground |
West Virginia |
4,187,338 |
| 49 |
Dugout Canyon Mine/Canyon Fuel Company LLC |
Underground |
Utah |
4,145,406 |
| 50 |
South Hallsville No 1 Mine/Sabine Mining Company |
Surface |
Texas |
4,054,916 |
| 51 |
Elk Creek Mine/Hopkins County Coal LLC |
Underground |
Kentucky |
4,033,847 |
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Subtotal |
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713,921,308 |
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All Other Mines |
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457,887,361 |
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U.S. Total |
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1,171,808,669 |
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