Major U.S. Coal Mines1
Source: Energy
Information Administration, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2005 |
| Rank |
Mine
Name/Company |
Mine
Type |
State |
Production(short
tons} |
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
|
Black
Thunder/Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
North Antelope Rochelle Comple/Powder River Coal
Company
Cordero Mine/Cordero Mining Co
Jacobs Ranch Mine/Jacobs Ranch Coal Company
Caballo Mine/Caballo Coal Company
Antelope Coal Mine/Antelope Coal Company
Eagle Butte Mine/Rag Coal West, Inc
Buckskin Mine/Triton Coal Company
Belie Ayr Mine/Foundation Coal West Incorporation
Freedom Mine/Coteau Properties Company
|
Surface
Surface
Surface
Surface
Surface
Surface
Surface
Surface
Surface
Surface |
Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming
North Dakota
|
87,586,375
82,688,918
37,836,811
37,277,820
30,532,313
29,953,375
24,133,324
19,568,058
19,326,943
15,007,352
|
|
All Other Mines |
|
|
667,164,925 |
|
U.S.
TOTAL |
|
|
1,131,496,099 |
| Note: The company is the firm operating
the mine. (1) Preliminary |
|
Major U.S.
Coal Producers1
Source: Energy Information Administration U.S. Dept. of
Energy, 2005
|
| Rank |
Company
Name |
Production
(thousand short tons) |
Percent
of
total production |
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20 |
Peabody Coal Co.
Rio Tinto Energy America, Inc.
Arch Coal, lnc
CONSOL Energy, Inc.
Foundation Coal Corp.
AT. Massey Coal Co., Inc.
North American Coal Corp.
Westmoreland Coal Co.
TXU Corp
Alliance Coal. LLC
Robert Murray
Peter Kiewit Sons. Inc.
International Coal Group Inc. (ICG)
BHP Minerals Group
Alpha Natural Resources., LLC
Magnum Coal Co.
Pittsburg & Midway
Coal Mining Co
PacifiCorp
James River Coal Co.
Peter Kiewtt/Kennecott |
201,410
123,876
117,402
65,626
64,071
42,272
30,909
29,911
23,158
21,897
19,878
19,568
18,505
17,701
14,172
10,842
10,120
9,302
7,729
6,916 |
17.8
10.9
10.4
5.8
5.7
3.7
2.7
2.6
2.0
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.3
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.6 |
|
All Other Coal Producers |
276,236 |
24.4 |
|
U.S.
TOTAL |
1,131,498 |
100.0 |
| Note: The company is the firm
controlling the coal, particularly the
sale of the coal. (1) Preliminary |
|
