Although the Coal News and Markets report has been suspended
temporarily, the graphs of Average Weekly Coal Commodity Spot Prices
and Monthly Production are being resumed, without analysis.
A notice of any further changes will be posted on EIA's Coal web page.
Coal News and Markets
Week of February 29, 2004
Coal Prices and Earnings (updated March 1)
| For
the trading week ended February 27, the following average spot coal
prices were added:: |
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| Central Appalachia (12,500 Btu, 1.2 SO2, CSX) | $49.65 per short ton, unchanged |
| North Appalachia (13,00Btu <3.0 SO2) | $42.00 per short ton, up from $38.75 |
| Illinois Basin (11,800 Btu, 5.0 SO2) | $26.50 per short ton, unchanged |
| Powder River Basin (8,800 Btu, 0.8 SO2) | $6.50 per short ton, unchanged |
| Uinta Basin (11,700 Btu, 0.8 SO2) | $25.00 per short ton, unchanged |
Coal Production (updated February 9)
The
latest production data added were for January 2004: 91,043 thousand
short tons (preliminary).
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