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Coal Basic Statistics (data
for 2006 except where noted) |
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| U.S. Production | 1,162.8 million short tons |
| U.S. Consumption |
1,112.3million short tons
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| U.S. Year-End Coal Stocks |
186.9 million short tons
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| Average Open Market Sales Price |
$25.16 per ton
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| Average Delivered Price |
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| Electric utilities |
$34.26 per short ton
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| Coke Plants |
$92.87 per short ton
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| Other Industrial Plants |
$51.67 per short ton
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| Largest Producing State |
Wyoming - 446.7 million short tons |
| Imports (2007) |
36.3 million short tons
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| Exports (2007) |
59.2 million short tons
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| Electric Power Industry Consumption |
1,027 million short tons
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| Coal % of Electricity Generation |
49.0
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| Coal % of Electric Power Industry Capacity |
31.7
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| Largest Producing Coal Mine |
Black Thunder/Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
92.7 million short tons |
| Leading Producing Company |
Peabody Coal Sales Co
208.0 million short tons |
| Average Number of Employees/Miners | 82,959 |
| World Coal Production (2007 Estimate) |
7,036.3 million short tons
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| World Coal Consumption(2007 Estimate) |
7,192.8 million short tons
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