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Table 3. Underground Coal Production by State and Mining Method, 2007
(Thousand Short Tons) |
Coal-Producing
State and Region [1] |
Continuous [2] |
Conventional and Other [3] |
Longwall [4] |
Total |
Alabama |
197 |
s |
11,264 |
11,462 |
Arkansas |
80 |
- |
- |
80 |
Colorado |
710 |
7 |
26,892 |
27,610 |
Illinois |
17,664 |
- |
9,143 |
26,807 |
Indiana |
10,604 |
- |
- |
10,604 |
Kentucky Total |
67,691 |
810 |
716 |
69,217 |
Eastern |
43,177 |
810 |
716 |
44,703 |
Western |
24,513 |
- |
- |
24,513 |
Maryland |
611 |
- |
- |
611 |
Montana |
47 |
- |
- |
47 |
New Mexico |
- |
- |
6,898 |
6,898 |
Ohio |
2,791 |
1,265 |
11,737 |
15,793 |
Oklahoma |
514 |
- |
- |
514 |
Pennsylvania Total |
10,740 |
60 |
42,745 |
53,544 |
Anthracite |
171 |
52 |
- |
224 |
Bituminous |
10,568 |
7 |
42,745 |
53,320 |
Tennessee |
892 |
- |
- |
892 |
Utah |
635 |
- |
23,671 |
24,307 |
Virginia |
12,897 |
16 |
2,817 |
15,731 |
West Virginia Total |
47,427 |
24 |
37,401 |
84,853 |
Northern |
6,371 |
9 |
29,696 |
36,076 |
Southern |
41,057 |
15 |
7,705 |
48,777 |
Wyoming |
- |
- |
2,822 |
2,822 |
Appalachian Total |
118,732 |
2,176 |
106,679 |
227,588 |
Northern |
20,512 |
1,334 |
84,177 |
106,023 |
Central |
98,023 |
842 |
11,238 |
110,103 |
Southern |
197 |
s |
11,264 |
11,462 |
Interior Total |
53,376 |
- |
9,143 |
62,519 |
Illinois Basin |
52,781 |
- |
9,143 |
61,924 |
Western Total |
1,392 |
7 |
60,284 |
61,683 |
Powder River Basin |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Uinta Region |
882 |
- |
50,564 |
51,446 |
East of Miss. River |
171,514 |
2,176 |
115,822 |
289,512 |
West of Miss. River |
1,987 |
7 |
60,284 |
62,278 |
U.S. Total |
173,500 |
2,184 |
176,106 |
351,790 |
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