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Table 3. Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Mine Type, 2000
(Thousand Short Tons)
Coal-Producing State and Region Underground Surface Total
Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production Number of Mines Production
Alabama 9 15,895 33 3,430 42 19,324
Alaska - - 1 1,641 1 1,641
Arizona - - 2 13,111 2 13,111
Arkansas - - 3 12 3 12
Colorado 8 19,982 4 9,155 12 29,137
Illinois 12 29,642 6 3,802 18 33,444
Indiana 5 3,688 25 24,277 30 27,965
Kansas - - 1 201 1 201
Kentucky Total 246 80,177 162 50,511 408 130,688
  Eastern 234 59,787 148 45,114 382 104,901
  Western 12 20,390 14 5,397 26 25,787
Louisiana - - 2 3,699 2 3,699
Maryland 2 3,196 14 1,350 16 4,546
Mississippi - - 1 902 1 902
Missouri - - 2 436 2 436
Montana - - 6 38,352 6 38,352
New Mexico 1 4 6 27,320 7 27,323
North Dakota - - 4 31,270 4 31,270
Ohio 9 11,933 51 10,336 60 22,269
Oklahoma 1 241 7 1,346 8 1,588
Pennsylvania Total 82 57,959 225 16,659 307 74,619
  Anthracite 34 309 78 4,263 112 4,572
  Bituminous 48 57,650 147 12,396 195 70,046
Tennessee 11 1,456 9 1,213 20 2,669
Texas - - 14 49,498 14 49,498
Utah 13 26,656 - - 13 26,656
Virginia 107 23,181 49 9,654 156 32,834
Washington - - 2 4,270 2 4,270
West Virginia Total 200 98,439 97 59,818 297 158,257
  Northern 39 32,281 29 5,319 68 37,601
  Southern 161 66,158 68 54,498 229 120,656
Wyoming 1 1,210 20 337,691 21 338,900
Appalachian Total1 654 271,845 626 147,574 1,280 419,419
Interior Total1 30 53,962 75 89,570 105 143,531
Western Total1 23 47,852 45 462,809 68 510,661
East of Miss. River 683 325,565 672 181,952 1,355 507,517
West of Miss. River 24 48,093 74 518,001 98 566,094
U.S. Total 707 373,659 746 699,953 1,453 1,073,612


1/ For a definition of coal-producing regions, see Appendix C.
       Source: U.S.  Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."
       Notes: Coal production excludes silt, culm, refuse bank, slurry dam, and dredge operations except for Pennsylvania anthracite.  Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.