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Table 9. Major U.S. Coal Mines, 2006 |
| Rank |
Mine
Names/Company |
Mine
Type |
State |
Production
(short tons) |
| 1 |
Black Thunder/Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC |
Surface |
Wyoming |
92,653,250 |
| 2 |
North Antelope Rochelle Mine/Powder River Coal, LLC |
Surface |
Wyoming |
88,527,969 |
| 3 |
Jacobs Ranch Mine/Jacobs Ranch Coal Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
40,000,376 |
| 4 |
Cordero Mine/Cordero Mining Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
39,747,620 |
| 5 |
Antelope Coal Mine/Antelope Coal Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
33,879,292 |
| 6 |
Caballo Mine/Caballo Coal Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
32,775,697 |
| 7 |
Eagle Butte Mine/Foundation Coal West Incorporated |
Surface |
Wyoming |
25,355,158 |
| 8 |
Belle Ayr Mine/Foundation Coal West Incorporated |
Surface |
Wyoming |
24,593,035 |
| 9 |
Buckskin Mine/Triton Coal Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
22,768,303 |
| 10 |
Rawhide Mine/Caballo Coal Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
17,032,317 |
| 11 |
Freedom Mine/Coteau Properties Company |
Surface |
North Dakota |
15,243,391 |
| 12 |
Spring Creek Coal Company/Spring Creek Coal Company |
Surface |
Montana |
14,541,054 |
| 13 |
Rosebud Mine&Crusher/Conveyor/Western Energy Company |
Surface |
Montana |
12,731,701 |
| 14 |
Enlow Fork Mine/Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company |
Underground |
Pennsylvania |
10,703,230 |
| 15 |
McElroy Mine/McElroy Coal Company |
Underground |
West Virginia |
10,477,398 |
| 16 |
Bailey Mine/Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company |
Underground |
Pennsylvania |
10,174,574 |
| 17 |
Foidel Creek Mine/Twentymile Coal Company |
Underground |
Colorado |
8,635,561 |
| 18 |
Navajo Mine/BHP Navajo Coal Company |
Surface |
New Mexico |
8,438,711 |
| 19 |
Kayenta Mine/Peabody Western Coal Company |
Surface |
Arizona |
8,216,255 |
| 20 |
Falkirk Mine/Falkirk Mining Company |
Surface |
North Dakota |
8,155,004 |
| 21 |
Sufco/Canyon Fuel Company LLC |
Underground |
Utah |
7,907,935 |
| 22 |
Cumberland Mine/Cumberland Coal Resources, LP |
Underground |
Pennsylvania |
7,515,984 |
| 23 |
Galatia Mine/The American Coal Company |
Underground |
Illinois |
7,214,080 |
| 24 |
Decker Mine/Decker Coal Company |
Surface |
Montana |
7,044,226 |
| 25 |
San Juan South/San Juan Coal Company |
Underground |
New Mexico |
6,993,143 |
| 26 |
Absaloka Mine/Washington Group International |
Surface |
Montana |
6,806,854 |
| 27 |
Jewett Mine/Texas Westmoreland Coal Co. |
Surface |
Texas |
6,781,523 |
| 28 |
Three Oaks/Alcoa Incorporated |
Surface |
Texas |
6,724,731 |
| 29 |
Century Mine/American Energy Corporation |
Underground |
Ohio |
6,450,932 |
| 30 |
Loveridge No 22/Consolidation Coal Company |
Underground |
West Virginia |
6,383,219 |
| 31 |
Colowyo Mine/Colowyo Coal Company L P |
Surface |
Colorado |
6,222,002 |
| 32 |
Beckville Strip/TXU Mining Company LP |
Surface |
Texas |
6,103,037 |
| 33 |
West Elk Mine/Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. |
Underground |
Colorado |
6,011,620 |
| 34 |
Emerald Mine No. 1/Emerald Coal Resources, LP |
Underground |
Pennsylvania |
5,922,161 |
| 35 |
Dry Fork Mine/Dry Fork Coal Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
5,860,998 |
| 36 |
Robinson Run No 95/Consolidation Coal Company |
Underground |
West Virginia |
5,740,172 |
| 37 |
Lee Ranch Coal Company/Lee Ranch Coal Co. Div. Peabody |
Surface |
New Mexico |
5,502,565 |
| 38 |
Jim Bridger Mine/Bridger Coal Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
5,414,423 |
| 39 |
Elk Creek Mine/Oxbow Mining, LLC |
Underground |
Colorado |
5,128,389 |
| 40 |
Blacksville No 2/Consolidation Coal Company |
Underground |
Pennsylvania |
5,039,423 |
| 41 |
Buchanan Mine #1/Consolidation Coal Company |
Underground |
Virginia |
5,008,813 |
| 42 |
McKinley/The Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co |
Surface |
New Mexico |
4,978,104 |
| 43 |
Oak Hill Strip/TXU Mining Company LP |
Surface |
Texas |
4,843,839 |
| 44 |
Dotiki Mine/Webster County Coal LLC |
Underground |
Kentucky |
4,733,296 |
| 45 |
Wyodak/Wyodak Resources Development Co |
Surface |
Wyoming |
4,698,473 |
| 46 |
Federal No 2/Eastern Associated Coal Corp |
Underground |
West Virginia |
4,621,992 |
| 47 |
Kemmerer Mine/The Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co |
Surface |
Wyoming |
4,565,158 |
| 48 |
Twilight MTR Surface Mine/Progress Coal |
Surface |
West Virginia |
4,493,422 |
| 49 |
Cardinal/Warrior Coal LLC |
Underground |
Kentucky |
4,487,614 |
| 50 |
Big Brown Strip/TXU Mining Company LP |
Surface |
Texas |
4,462,066 |
| 51 |
Bowie No 2 Mine/Bowie Resources LLC |
Underground |
Colorado |
4,420,073 |
| 52 |
Dugout Canyon Mine/Canyon Fuel Company LLC |
Underground |
Utah |
4,387,000 |
| 53 |
Powhatan No. 6 Mine/The Ohio Valley Coal Company |
Underground |
Ohio |
4,370,226 |
| 54 |
Center Mine/BNI Coal Ltd |
Surface |
North Dakota |
4,302,567 |
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Subtotal |
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715,789,956 |
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All Other Mines |
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446,959,703 |
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U.S. Total |
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1,162,749,659 |
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