Coal Production

U.S. Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Coal Type, 2011
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U.S. Coal Production by State, Region and Mining Method 2010
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U.S. Coal Production Trends 1980 - 2011 (members only)
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U.S. Coal Production by State, 1996 - 2011
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U.S. Coal Production by State, 1996 - 2011 (Excel file) (members only)
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U.S. Coal Production by State and by Rank
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U.S. Coal Mining Productivity Trends, 1950 - 2011 (members only)
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Underground Coal Production By Mining Method, 1990 - 2010 (members only)
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Historic Bituminous Coal Production 1900-1971
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Did you know?

  • The U.S. produces about 1 billion tons of coal annually.
  • The U.S. has nearly 261 billion tons of recoverable coal reserves, according to the EIA - that's a 235-year supply at current rates of use.
  • Nearly half of U.S. electricity is generated from coal.
  • Each person in the U.S. uses 3.4 tons of coal annually.