List of coal mines in the United States explained

The following table lists the coal mines in the United States that produced at least 4,000,000 short tons of coal.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), there were 853 coal mines in the U.S. in 2015, producing a total of 896,941,000 short tons of coal.[1]

NameOwnerTypeStateShort Tons (2017) [2] Image
North Antelope Rochelle MinePeabody Energy Corporation[3] SurfaceWyoming101,595,323
Black Thunder MineArch Coal[4] SurfaceWyoming99,450,689
Antelope Coal MineCloud Peak Energy[5] SurfaceWyoming28,503,504
Eagle Butte MineFoundation CoalSurfaceWyoming17,264,483
Cordero Rojo MineCloud Peak Energy SurfaceWyoming16,393,569
Belle Ayr MineFoundation Coal[6] SurfaceWyoming15,826,344
Freedom MineNorth American Coal Corporation[7] SurfaceNorth Dakota14,716,777
Buckskin MineKiewit Corporation[8] SurfaceWyoming14,517,853
Mc 1 MineM-Class MiningUndergroundIllinois12,812,197
Cloud Peak Energy SurfaceMontana12,725,656
Bailey MineCONSOL EnergyUndergroundPennsylvania12,123,618
Marshall County MineMarshall County Coal CompanyUndergroundWest Virginia11,653,535
Caballo MinePeabody Energy CorporationSurfaceWyoming11,125,949
Kosse StripLuminant MiningSurfaceTexas10,997,088
Rawhide MinePeabody Energy CorporationSurfaceWyoming10,346,144
Enlow Fork MineCONSOL Energy[9] UndergroundPennsylvania9,180,468
Coal Creek MineArch CoalSurfaceWyoming8,963,048
River View MineRiver View CoalUndergroundKentucky8,961,616
Rosebud MineWestmoreland Coal Company[10] SurfaceMontana8,630,002
Bear Run MinePeabody Bear Run MiningSurfaceIndiana7,271,178
Falkirk MineNorth American Coal CorporationSurfaceNorth Dakota7,219,086
Three Oaks MineLuminant MiningSurfaceTexas7,186,478
Harrison County MineCONSOL EnergyUnderground[11] West Virginia7,131,341
Tunnel Ridge MineTunnel RidgeUndergroundWest Virginia6,988,112
Cumberland MineFoundation CoalUndergroundPennsylvania6,769,916
Mach 1 MineMach MiningUndergroundIllinois6,335,835
Marion County MineCONSOL EnergyUndergroundWest Virginia6,114,799
Ohio County MineOhio County CoalUndergroundWest Virginia6,046,582
Dry Fork MineWestern Fuels Association[12] SurfaceWyoming6,045,618
Gibson SouthGibson County CoalUndergroundIndiana5,955,676
SufcoArch CoalUndergroundUtah5,883,975
Bull Mountains Mine No 1Signal Peak EnergyUndergroundMontana5,883,820
Century MineMurray Energy Corporation[13] UndergroundOhio5,676,639
Buchanan Mine 1Buchanan MineralsUndergroundVirginia5,352,731
San Juan Mine 1San Juan CoalUndergroundNew Mexico5,327,442
No 7 MineWarrior Met Coal MiningUndergroundAlabama4,864,828
El SegundoEl Segundo CoalSurfaceNew Mexico4,855,010
West Elk MineArch CoalUndergroundColorado4,821,281
Harvey MineCONSOL EnergyUndergroundPennsylvania4,805,028
Skyline Mine 3Canyon Fuel CompanyUndergroundPennsylvania4,374,500
Center MineBni CoalSurfaceNorth Dakota4,288,404
Kemmerer MineChevron Corporation[14] SurfaceWyoming4,224,426
Wyodak MineBlack Hills Corporation[15] SurfaceWyoming4,182,800
Decker MineDecker Coal CompanySurfaceMontana4,158,338

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Mine Type, 2014-2015" ]. EIA Report. August 23, 2017.
  2. Book: United States Department of Energy . Annual Coal Report 2017 . 15 . November 2018 .
  3. Web site: Peabody Coal Operations. Peabody Energy website. Peabody Energy Corporation. 2009-04-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090216005359/http://peabodyenergy.com/Operations/coaloperations.asp. 2009-02-16.
  4. Web site: Arch Coal: Our Mines. Arch Coal website. Arch Coal. 2009-04-20.
  5. Web site: Cloud Peak Energy website. 2019. Cloud Peak Energy. 2019-07-02.
  6. Web site: Foundation Coal Operations Overview. Foundation Coal website. Foundation Coal. 2009-04-20.
  7. Web site: North American Coal Operations. North American Coal website. North American Coal Corporation. 2009-04-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070427080945/http://www.nacoal.com/operations/index.html. 2007-04-27.
  8. Web site: Kiewit Projects - Mining. Kiewit website. Kiewit Corporation. 2009-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20090528113247/http://www.kiewit.com/projects/mining.aspx. 2009-05-28. dead.
  9. Web site: CONSOL Energy: Map of Mines. CONSOL Energy website. CONSOL Energy. 2009-04-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090409021049/http://www.consolenergy.com/Powering/MapofMines.aspx. 2009-04-09.
  10. Web site: Westmoreland Coal Company: Coal. Westmoreland Coal website. Westmoreland Coal Company. 2009-04-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090225084706/http://westmoreland.com/coal.asp?topic=westmoreland_mining. 2009-02-25.
  11. National Geographic . May 2012 . 221 . 5 . 37 .
  12. Web site: Western Fuels Association: Our Mine Operations . Western Fuels website . Western Fuels Association . 2009-04-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090901054502/http://www.westernfuels.org/operations/mining.cfm . 2009-09-01 .
  13. Web site: Murray Energy Corporation: Coal Operations. Murray Energy website. Murray Energy Corporation. 2009-04-21.
  14. Web site: Chevron: Our Businesses - Mining . Chevron website . Chevron Corporation . 2009-04-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090417091043/http://chevron.com/about/ourbusiness/otherbusinesses/mining/ . 2009-04-17 .
  15. Web site: Wyodak Resources Development Home Page. Wyodak website. Black Hills Corporation. 2009-04-21.

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