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Table 9. Major U.S. Coal Mines, 2007 |
| Rank |
Mine
Names/Company |
Mine
Type |
State |
Production
(short tons) |
| 1 |
North Antelope Rochelle Mine/Powder River Coal, LLC |
Surface |
Wyoming |
91,523,280 |
| 2 |
Black Thunder/Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC |
Surface |
Wyoming |
86,196,275 |
| 3 |
Cordero Mine/Cordero Mining Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
40,467,627 |
| 4 |
Jacobs Ranch Mine/Jacobs Ranch Coal Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
38,101,560 |
| 5 |
Antelope Coal Mine/Antelope Coal Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
34,474,682 |
| 6 |
Caballo Mine/Caballo Coal Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
31,172,396 |
| 7 |
Belle Ayr Mine/Foundation Coal West Incorporated |
Surface |
Wyoming |
26,608,765 |
| 8 |
Buckskin Mine/Triton Coal Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
25,268,145 |
| 9 |
Eagle Butte Mine/Foundation Coal West Incorporated |
Surface |
Wyoming |
24,985,991 |
| 10 |
Rawhide Mine/Caballo Coal Company |
Surface |
Wyoming |
17,144,361 |
| 11 |
Spring Creek Coal Company/Spring Creek Coal Company |
Surface |
Montana |
15,712,091 |
| 12 |
Freedom Mine/Coteau Properties Company |
Surface |
North Dakota |
14,955,989 |
| 13 |
Rosebud Mine & Crusher/Conveyor/Western Energy Company |
Surface |
Montana |
12,583,084 |
| 14 |
Enlow Fork Mine/Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company |
Underground |
Pennsylvania |
11,222,052 |
| 15 |
Coal Creek Mine/Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC |
Surface |
Wyoming |
10,216,194 |
| 16 |
Bailey Mine/Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company |
Underground |
Pennsylvania |
9,827,946 |
| 17 |
McElroy Mine/McElroy Coal Company |
Underground |
West Virginia |
9,667,258 |
| 18 |
Navajo Mine/BHP Navajo Coal Company |
Surface |
New Mexico |
8,529,955 |
| 19 |
Foidel Creek Mine/Twentymile Coal Company |
Underground |
Colorado |
8,290,117 |
| 20 |
Kayenta Mine/Peabody Western Coal Company |
Surface |
Arizona |
7,982,584 |
| 21 |
Falkirk Mine/Falkirk Mining Company |
Surface |
North Dakota |
7,788,852 |
| 22 |
Absaloka Mine/Westmoreland Resources Inc. |
Surface |
Montana |
7,704,556 |
| 23 |
Cumberland Mine/Cumberland Coal Resources, LP |
Underground |
Pennsylvania |
7,264,244 |
| 24 |
Century Mine/American Energy Corporation |
Underground |
Ohio |
7,141,934 |
| 25 |
Galatia Mine/The American Coal Company |
Underground |
Illinois |
7,009,160 |
| 26 |
Decker Mine/Decker Coal Company |
Surface |
Montana |
6,984,546 |
| 27 |
San Juan Mine 1/San Juan Coal Company |
Underground |
New Mexico |
6,898,040 |
| 28 |
West Elk Mine/Mountain Coal Company, L.L.C. |
Underground |
Colorado |
6,874,101 |
| 29 |
Jewett Mine/Texas Westmoreland Coal Co. |
Surface |
Texas |
6,779,166 |
| 30 |
Sufco/Canyon Fuel Company LLC |
Underground |
Utah |
6,711,925 |
| 31 |
Loveridge No 22/Consolidation Coal Company |
Underground |
West Virginia |
6,642,339 |
| 32 |
Robinson Run No 95/Consolidation Coal Company |
Underground |
West Virginia |
6,502,004 |
| 33 |
Beckville Strip/Luminant Mining |
Surface |
Texas |
6,172,298 |
| 34 |
Emerald Mine No 1/Emerald Coal Resources LP |
Underground |
Pennsylvania |
5,674,111 |
| 35 |
Colowyo Mine/Colowyo Coal Company L P |
Surface |
Colorado |
5,596,568 |
| 36 |
Bowie No 2 Mine/Bowie Resources LLC |
Underground |
Colorado |
5,480,569 |
| 37 |
Lee Ranch Coal Company/Lee Ranch Coal Co. Div. Peabody |
Surface |
New Mexico |
5,358,749 |
| 38 |
Dry Fork Mine/Western Fuels-Wyoming Inc |
Surface |
Wyoming |
5,303,516 |
| 39 |
Kemmerer Mine/Chevron Mining Inc |
Surface |
Wyoming |
5,190,147 |
| 40 |
Twilight MTR Surface Mine/Progress Coal |
Surface |
West Virginia |
5,164,718 |
| 41 |
Blacksville No 2/Consolidation Coal Company |
Underground |
Pennsylvania |
5,150,114 |
| 42 |
Wyodak/Wyodak Resources Development Co. |
Surface |
Wyoming |
5,049,231 |
| 43 |
Elk Creek Mine/Oxbow Mining, LLC |
Underground |
Colorado |
4,823,662 |
| 44 |
Cardinal/Warrior Coal LLC |
Underground |
Kentucky |
4,650,696 |
| 45 |
Dotiki Mine/Webster County Coal |
Underground |
Kentucky |
4,597,010 |
| 46 |
Powhatan No. 6 Mine/The Ohio Valley Coal Company |
Underground |
Ohio |
4,594,616 |
| 47 |
West Ridge Mine/West Ridge Resources Inc |
Underground |
Utah |
4,254,863 |
| 48 |
South Hallsville No 1 Mine/Sabine Mining Company |
Surface |
Texas |
4,153,485 |
| 49 |
Hobet 21 Surface Mine/Hobet Mining LLC |
Surface |
West Virginia |
4,145,752 |
| 50 |
Three Oaks/Luminant Mining |
Surface |
Texas |
4,120,619 |
| 51 |
Oak Hill Strip/Luminant Mining |
Surface |
Texas |
4,108,562 |
| 52 |
Federal No 2/Eastern Associated Coal LLC |
Underground |
West Virginia |
4,020,116 |
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Subtotal |
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706,840,621 |
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All Other Mines |
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439,794,724 |
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U.S. Total |
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1,146,635,345 |
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