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Table 6. Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Coal Rank, 2007
(Thousand Short Tons)
Coal-Producing State
and Region[1]		 Bituminous Subbituminous Lignite Anthracite Total
Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production
Alabama  49 19,327 - - - - - - 49 19,327
Alaska  - - 1 1,324 - - - - 1 1,324
Arizona  1 7,983 - - - - - - 1 7,983
Arkansas  2 83 - - - - - - 2 83
Colorado  9 28,016 3 8,368 - - - - 12 36,384
Illinois  21 32,445 - - - - - - 21 32,445
Indiana  27 35,003 - - - - - - 27 35,003
Kansas  2 420 - - - - - - 2 420
Kentucky Total  417 115,280 - - - - - - 417 115,280
  Eastern  394 87,068 - - - - - - 394 87,068
  Western  23 28,212 - - - - - - 23 28,212
Louisiana  - - - - 2 3,127 - - 2 3,127
Maryland  19 2,301 - - - - - - 19 2,301
Mississippi  - - - - 1 3,545 - - 1 3,545
Missouri  2 236 - - - - - - 2 236
Montana  - - 5 43,031 1 358 - - 6 43,390
New Mexico[2] 1 6,898 3 17,553 - - - - 4 24,451
North Dakota  - - - - 4 29,606 - - 4 29,606
Ohio  57 22,575 - - - - - - 57 22,575
Oklahoma  9 1,648 - - - - - - 9 1,648
Pennsylvania Total  192 63,484 - - - - 72 1,564 264 65,048
  Anthracite  - - - - - - 72 1,564 72 1,564
  Bituminous  192 63,484 - - - - - - 192 63,484
Tennessee  17 2,654 - - - - - - 17 2,654
Texas  - - - - 11 41,948 - - 11 41,948
Utah  10 24,307 - - - - - - 10 24,307
Virginia  118 25,346 - - - - - - 118 25,346
West Virginia Total  282 153,480 - - - - - - 282 153,480
  Northern  43 42,219 - - - - - - 43 42,219
  Southern  239 111,260 - - - - - - 239 111,260
Wyoming  1 120 19 453,448 - - - - 20 453,568
Appalachian Total  1,128 376,236 - - - - 72 1,564 1,200 377,800
   Northern  311 130,580 - - - - 72 1,564 383 132,144
   Central  768 226,329 - - - - - - 768 226,329
   Southern  49 19,327 - - - - - - 49 19,327
Interior Total  86 98,047 - - 14 48,620 - - 100 146,668
   Illinois Basin  71 95,660 - - - - - - 71 95,660
Western Total  23 67,323 30 523,724 5 29,965 - - 58 621,012
   Powder River Basin  - - 17 479,496 - - - - 17 479,496
   Uinta Region  16 51,446 3 8,368 - - - - 19 59,815
East of Miss. River  1,199 471,897 - - 1 3,545 72 1,564 1,272 477,006
West of Miss. River  38 69,710 30 523,724 18 75,040 - - 86 668,474
U.S. Subtotal  1,237 541,607 30 523,724 19 78,585 72 1,564 1,358 1,145,480
Refuse Recovery  15 1,151 - - - - 1 4 16 1,156
U.S. Total  1,252 542,758 30 523,724 19 78,585 73 1,568 1,374 1,146,635
[1] For a definition of coal producing regions, see Glossary.
[2] One Mine in New Mexico periodically produces both bituminous and subbituminous coal. When this occurs, it is double counted as a subbituminous and bituminous mine, but is not double counted in the total.
- = No data are reported.
Note: · Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
Source: · Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."
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