Table 02. Anthracite
PRODUCTION (in short tons) in the United States,
by Primary Activity,
1978-2006
Year
|
Underground
Mines
|
Surface
Mines
|
Grand
Total
|
|
|
Strip
|
Auger
|
Culm
Bank
|
Dredge
|
Total
|
|
1978
|
424,554
|
1,990,267
|
-
|
1,533,923
|
5,967
|
3,530,157
|
3,954,711
|
1979
|
395,705
|
2,119,135
|
-
|
1,541,130
|
5,222
|
3,665,487
|
4,061,192
|
1980
|
524,795
|
2,983,403
|
-
|
1,498,784
|
5,505
|
4,487,692
|
5,012,487
|
1981
|
490,683
|
2,805,314
|
-
|
1,633,696
|
3,892
|
4,442,902
|
4,933,585
|
1982
|
514,699
|
3,146,475
|
-
|
1,165,738
|
95,415
|
4,407,628
|
4,922,327
|
1983
|
421,549
|
2,437,805
|
-
|
971,143
|
4,787
|
3,413,735
|
3,835,284
|
1984
|
529,100
|
2,525,496
|
-
|
854,874
|
6,921
|
3,387,291
|
3,916,391
|
1985
|
626,438
|
2,106,263
|
-
|
1,025,546
|
6,930
|
3,138,739
|
3,765,177
|
1986
|
568,916
|
2,289,916
|
-
|
965,504
|
9,348
|
3,264,768
|
3,833,684
|
1987
|
567,887
|
1,831,286
|
-
|
879,312
|
4,789
|
2,715,387
|
3,283,274
|
1988
|
503,443
|
1,756,117
|
-
|
811,443
|
1,420
|
2,568,980
|
3,072,423
|
1989
|
486,599
|
1,835,253
|
-
|
738,088
|
2,150
|
2,575,491
|
3,062,090
|
1990
|
415,518
|
1,861,023
|
-
|
892,847
|
1,017
|
2,754,887
|
3,170,405
|
1991
|
322,621
|
1,825,940
|
-
|
1,253,019
|
2,542
|
3,081,501
|
3,404,122
|
1992
|
369,958
|
1,813,376
|
-
|
1,462,002
|
3,466
|
3,278,844
|
3,648,802
|
1993
|
400,082
|
1,652,042
|
-
|
2,160,093
|
1,890
|
3,814,835
|
4,214,917
|
1994
|
322,308
|
1,808,419
|
-
|
2,137,378
|
4,674
|
3,950,471
|
4,272,779
|
1995
|
414,662
|
1,870,743
|
-
|
2,043,148
|
1,525
|
3,915,416
|
4,330,078
|
1996
|
387,153
|
1,838,184
|
-
|
2,390,597
|
895
|
4,229,676
|
4,616,829
|
1997
|
424,167
|
1,911,345
|
-
|
2,623,460
|
298
|
4,535,103
|
4,959,270
|
1998
|
410,467
|
2,161,263
|
-
|
2,659,467
|
-
|
4,820,730
|
5,231,197
|
1999
|
376,722
|
1,891,094
|
-
|
2,485,356
|
-
|
4,376,450
|
4,753,172
|
2000
|
301,246
|
1,512,721
|
-
|
2,498,342
|
-
|
4,011,063
|
4,312,309
|
2001
|
341,096
|
1,195,721
|
-
|
403,200
|
-
|
1,598,921
|
1,940,017
|
2002
|
305,255
|
998,213
|
-
|
63,650
|
-
|
1,061,863
|
1,367,118
|
2003
|
282,085
|
960,806
|
-
|
49,378
|
-
|
1,010,184
|
1,292,269
|
2004
|
270,640
|
1,407,860
|
-
|
27,067
|
-
|
1,434,927
|
1,705,567
|
2005
|
264,292
|
1,371,554
|
-
|
59,137
|
-
|
1,430,691
|
1,694,983
|
2006
|
265,733
|
1,236,190
|
-
|
9,182
|
-
|
1,245,372
|
1,511,105
|
Beginning in 1983 only
operator data are available at this level of detail.
|