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Table 10. Major U.S. Coal Producers, 2007 |
Rank |
Controlling
Company Name |
Production
(thousand short tons) |
Percent
of
Total Production |
1 |
Peabody Energy Corp |
192,318 |
16.8 |
2 |
Rio Tinto Energy America |
134,353 |
11.7 |
3 |
Arch Coal Inc |
126,881 |
11.1 |
4 |
Foundation Coal Corp |
71,828 |
6.3 |
5 |
CONSOL Energy Inc |
65,178 |
5.7 |
6 |
Massey Energy Co |
37,169 |
3.2 |
7 |
NACCO Industries Inc |
34,069 |
3.0 |
8 |
Westmoreland Coal Co |
30,392 |
2.7 |
9 |
Murray Energy Corp |
27,571 |
2.4 |
10 |
Peter Kiewit Sons Inc |
27,171 |
2.4 |
11 |
Energy Future Holdings Corp |
25,992 |
2.3 |
12 |
Alliance Resource Operating Partners LP |
24,237 |
2.1 |
13 |
Alpha Natural Resources LLC |
21,592 |
1.9 |
14 |
Patriot Coal Corp |
19,262 |
1.7 |
15 |
Intl Coal Group Inc (ICG) |
17,856 |
1.6 |
16 |
Magnum Coal Co |
16,112 |
1.4 |
17 |
BHP Billiton Ltd |
15,428 |
1.3 |
18 |
Chevron Corp |
11,991 |
1.0 |
19 |
PacifiCorp |
11,776 |
1.0 |
20 |
Level 3 Communications |
10,675 |
0.9 |
21 |
James River Coal Co |
10,294 |
0.9 |
22 |
Trinity Coal Corp |
8,710 |
0.8 |
23 |
Energy Coal Resources Inc |
8,407 |
0.7 |
24 |
Walter Industries Inc |
6,606 |
0.6 |
25 |
Wexford Capital LLC |
6,504 |
0.6 |
26 |
Booth Energy Group |
6,493 |
0.6 |
27 |
TECO Energy Inc |
6,151 |
0.5 |
28 |
Western Fuels Association Inc |
5,304 |
0.5 |
29 |
Rosebud Mining Co |
5,104 |
0.4 |
30 |
Black Hills Corp |
5,049 |
0.4 |
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Subtotal |
990,473 |
86.4 |
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All Other Coal Producers |
156,162 |
13.6 |
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U.S. Total |
1,146,635 |
100.0 |
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