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Data for: 2006
Report Released (Data for 2006): January 15, 2008
Next Release Date (Data for 2007): October 2008

 

Coal InfoCard 2005
Side One
U.S. Coal Production by Rank, 2005 (Thousand Short Tons, Percent)
Average U.S. Coal Receipts Consumption and Stocks by End-Use Sector, 2005 (Thousand Short Tons)
U.S. Coal Production by Coal-Producing Region, 2006
Million Short Tons, Percent of Total Production
U.S. Total: 1,162.8 Million Short Tons
U.S. Coal Production by Coal-Producing Region, 2005 (Million Short Tons, Percent)

 




Side Two

U.S. Electric Power Industry Net Generation by Fuel Type, 2005 (Thousand Megawatthours, Percent)
U.S. Average Delivered Price of Coal, 1999-2005 Dollars per Short Ton
Key U.S. Coal Statistics, 2006
Largest Producing Coal Mine
Black Thunder Mine (Wyoming)
 92,653
thousand short tons
Leading Producing Coal Company
Peabody Coal Co.
 207,978
thousand short tons
Largest Coal-Producing State
Wyoming
 446,742
thousand short tons
Average Number of Miners 82,959
miners
U.S. Exports 49,647
thousand short tons
U.S. Imports 36,246
thousand short tons
Year-End Coal Stocks 186,946
thousand short tons
Total Production 1,162,750
thousand short tons
     Brown Coal 84,248
thousand short tons
     Hard Coal  1,078,502
thousand short tons
Regional Production
Central Appalachian 236,127
thousand short tons
     Refuse Production 381
thousand short tons
Northern Appalachian 136,203
thousand short tons
     Refuse Production 149
thousand short tons
Southern Appalachian  18,830
thousand short tons
     Refuse Production 192
thousand short tons
Illinois Basin  95,089
thousand short tons
     Refuse Production 30
thousand short tons
Powder River Basin 472,202
thousand short tons
Uinta Region 61,446
thousand short tons
Coal InfoCard Sources: U.S. Production: Mine Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report;" Imports:  Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, "Monthly Report IM 145;” Producer and Distributor Stocks: Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-6A, "Coal Distribution Report;" and "Short Term Energy Outlook" estimates; Exports:  Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce, "Monthly Report EM 545;” Consumption and Consumer Stocks:  EIA, Form EIA-906, "Power Plant Report;" Form EIA-920, "Combined Heat and Power Plant Report;" Form EIA-3, "Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Manufacturing Plants;" Form EIA-5, "Quarterly Coal Consumption and Quality Report - Coke Plants;" Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report;" and Form EIA-6A, "Coal Distribution Report"; World Production and Consumption: "International Energy Annual" (DOE/EIA-0219).

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