Coal

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Summary Additional Formats

Coal Overview:

Coke Overview
PDF XLS
Prices Additional Formats
Weekly Coal Spot Prices (Coal News and Markets)
Coal Futures Near-Month Contract Final Settlement Price (Weekly NYMEX)  
Average Sales Price:

  • PDF XLSby State and Mine Type
  • PDF XLSby State and Disposition
  • PDF XLSby State and Underground Mining Method
  • PDF XLSby State, County, and Number of Mines
  • PDF XLSby State and Coal Rank
  • PDF XLSby Mine Production Range and Mine Type
Coal Prices, Back to 1949
PDF XLS
International Prices
Release Date: June 2010
International Coal Prices, Import Costs, and Import and Export Prices
 
Reserves  
Recoverable Reserves :

  • PDF XLSat Producing Mines by State
  • PDF XLSat Producing Mines, Estimated Recoverable Reserves, and Demonstrated Reserve Base by Mining Method
  • PDF XLSat Producing Underground Coal Mines by State and Mining Method
  • PDF XLSat Producing U.S. Mines by Mine Production Range and Mine Type
Coal Demonstrated Reserve Base
PDF XLS
International Reserves
Release Date: October 31, 2009
Total Recoverable Coal (Million Short Tons)
 
Consumption Additional Formats
U.S. Coal Consumption:
  • PDF XLS by End-Use Sector ›
  • PDF XLS by End Use Sector, by Census Division and State ›
  • PDF XLS at Manufacturing Plants by NAICS Code ›
U.S. Coal Consumption by Sector:
Coal-Fired Power Plants
Existing generating units in the U.S. by State, company and plant
International Consumption
Release Date: October 31, 2009
Total Coal Consumption (Thousand Short Tons)
 
Production Additional Formats
Weekly Coal Production
Estimates of U.S. coal production by State based on railroad car loadings data.
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U.S. Coal Production
PDF XLS
Coal Production and Number of Mines:

  • PDF XLS By State and Mine Type ›  
  • PDF XLS By State, County, and Mine Type ›  
  • PDF XLS By State and Coal Rank ›  
Coal Mining Productivity & Employees by State and Mine Type
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Coal Mining Productivity, Annual
PDF XLS
U.S. Coal Production, Annual
PDF XLS
Historical Coal Production by Mine Type
Mining operation name, mailing address, telephone number, State and county of operation, annual coal production, union Status, and average number of employees and amount of labor hours, back to 1991.
Stocks Additional Formats
U.S. Coal Stocks:

  • PDF XLS by Consuming Sector and by Producers ›  
  • PDF XLS at Coke Plants by Census Division ›  
  • PDF XLS at Other Industrial Plants by Census Division and State ›  
  • PDF XLS at Manufacturing Plants by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code ›  
Coke and Breeze Stocks at Coke Plants by Census Division
PDF XLS
Stocks at Commercial and Institutional Users by Census Division and State
PDF XLS
U.S. Coal Stocks by Sector:
Imports, Exports & Distribution Additional Formats
U.S. Coal Imports
PDF XLS
Historical Coal Imports
Release Date: May 1, 2012 | Data from: Quarterly Coal Reports 2002 through 2011
Next Release: May 2013
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U.S. Coal Exports
PDF XLS
Historical Coal Exports
Release Date: May 1, 2012 | Data from: Quarterly Coal Reports 2002 through 2011
Next Release: May 2013
XLS
Quarterly Coal Distribution
Release Date: June 26, 2012
Domestic Distribution of U. S. Coal by Origin State, Consumer, Destination and Method of Transportation
 
Annual Coal Distribution
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Domestic Coal Distribution by Origin State, Destination State, Consumer Category, and Method of Transportation
 
U.S. Coal Exports by Country of Destination, Annual
PDF XLS
Coal Transportation Rates  

Rail Coal Transportation Rates to the Electric Power Sector
Release Date: June 22, 2011
Estimated U.S. Coal Rail Transportation Rates - State to State

    • Individual Years


XLS
    • All Years (2001 - 2008)

Estimated U.S. Coal Rail Transportation Rates - Coal Basin to State
    • Individual Years
XLS
    • All Years (2001 - 2008)
International  
Production
Release Date: October 31, 2009
Total Primary Coal Production (Thousand Short Tons)
 
Consumption
Release Date: October 31, 2009
Total Coal Consumption (Thousand Short Tons)
 
Imports
Release Date: October 31, 2009
Total Coal Imports (Thousand Short Tons)
 
Exports
Release Date: October 31, 2009
Total Coal Exports (Thousand Short Tons)
 
Reserves
Release Date: October 31, 2009
Total Recoverable Coal (Million Short Tons)
 
Gross Heat Content
Release Date: October 31, 2009
Gross Heat Content of Coal Production (Thousand Btu Per Short Ton)
 
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Release Date: October 31, 2009
Carbon Dioxide Emissions from the Consumption of Coal (Million Metric Tons)
 
Prices
Release Date: June 2010
International Coal Prices, Import Costs, and Import and Export Prices
 
Coal Reserves Data Files (CRDB) for 1997
Release Date: 1997
The Coal Reserves Database (CRDB) files for 1997 contain data on the quantities and quality of resources and recoverable coal in the United States that meet specific criteria of reliability and minability. This public CRDB includes files representing two classes of coal quantities remaining as of the first day of 1997: the demonstrated reserve base (DRB) and the estimated recoverable reserves of U.S. coal.
 
 

Regular Weekly Releases*

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Weekly NYMEX Coal Futures›

Thursday

Weekly Coal Production ›

*No releases: Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday. Releases change on weeks with Federal holidays.