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Annual Coal Report 2019 Annual Coal Report 2019 October 2020 Independent Statistics & Analysis U.S. Department of Energy www.eia.gov Washington, DC 20585 This report was prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the statistical and analytical agency within the U.S. Department of Energy. By law, EIA’s data, analyses, and forecasts are independent of approval by any other officer or employee of the United States Government. The views in this report therefore should not be construed as representing those of the U.S. Department of Energy or other federal agencies. Contacts This publication was prepared by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). You can request general information about the data in this report by emailing [email protected]. Direct all other questions on coal statistics to the Office of Stakeholder Outreach and Communications at (202) 586-8800 or email [email protected]. U.S. Energy Information Administration | Annual Coal Report 2019 iii Preface The Annual Coal Report (ACR) provides information about U.S. coal production, number of mines, productive capacity, recoverable reserves, employment, productivity, consumption, stocks, and prices to a wide audience, including Congress, federal and state agencies, the coal industry, and the general public. EIA publishes this report to fulfill data collection and dissemination responsibilities under the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-275), as amended. Coal production, number of mines, employment, and productivity are based on the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration’s Form 7000-2, Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report. Productive capacity, recoverable reserves, and prices are based on EIA’s Form EIA-7A, Annual Survey of Coal Production and Preparation. Consumption and stocks are based on EIA survey forms. This report is EIA’s 44th annual report on the coal industry, and it continues the series formerly included in the Minerals Yearbook, which the U.S. Bureau of Mines previously published. All data for 2019 and previous years are final. The Office of Energy Production, Conversion, & Delivery acknowledges the cooperation of the respondents in supplying the information published in the Annual Coal Report, and we appreciate the valuable assistance of state coal mining agencies and the U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration. U.S. Energy Information Administration | Annual Coal Report 2019 iv Table of Contents Contacts .................................................................................................................................................................... iii Preface ....................................................................................................................................................................... iv Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................................. viii Coal Production .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 Productive Capacity .................................................................................................................................................. 18 Recoverable Reserves ............................................................................................................................................... 23 Employment ............................................................................................................................................................. 29 Productivity .............................................................................................................................................................. 36 Domestic Markets .................................................................................................................................................... 46 Average Mine Sales Price ......................................................................................................................................... 52 Average Consumer Prices ......................................................................................................................................... 63 Imports and Exports ................................................................................................................................................. 66 U.S. Energy Information Administration | Annual Coal Report 2019 v Table of Tables ES-1. Coal production, 1949–2019…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………......x ES-2. Coal mining productivity, 1949–2019.............................................................................................................. xii ES-3. Coke overview, 1949–2019 ............................................................................................................................ xiv ES-4. Nominal coal prices, 1949–2019 .................................................................................................................... xvi ES-5. Average price of U.S. exports and imports, 2011–2019 ............................................................................... xviii 1. Coal production and number of mines by state and mine type, 2019 and 2018 .............................................. 2 2. Coal production and number of mines by state, county, and mine type, 2019 ................................................ 5 3. Underground coal production by state and mining method, 2019 ................................................................... 9 3.1 Surface coal production by state and mining method, 2019 .......................................................................... 10 4. Coal production by coalbed thickness and mine type, 2019 ........................................................................... 11 5. Coal production and coalbed thickness by major coalbeds and mine type, 2019 .......................................... 12 6. Coal production and number of mines by state and coal rank, 2019 .............................................................. 13 7. Coal production by state, mine type, and union status, 2019 ......................................................................... 14 8. Coal disposition by state, 2019 ........................................................................................................................ 15 9. Major U.S. coal mines, 2019 ............................................................................................................................ 16 10. Major U.S. coal producers, 2019 ..................................................................................................................... 17 11. Productive capacity of coal mines by state, 2019 and 2018 ........................................................................... 19 12. Capacity utilization of coal mines by state, 2019 and 2018 ............................................................................ 20 13. Productive capacity and capacity utilization of underground coal mines by state and mining method, 2019 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 21 13.1 Productive capacity and capacity utilization of surface coal mines by state and mining method, 2019 ........ 22 14. Recoverable coal reserves at producing mines by state, 2019 and 2018 ....................................................... 24 15. Recoverable coal reserves at producing mines, estimated recoverable reserves, and demonstrated reserve base by mining method, 2019 .................................................................................................................................. 25 16. Recoverable coal reserves at producing underground coal mines by state and mining method, 2019 ......... 26 16.1 Recoverable coal reserves at producing surface coal mines by state and mining method, 2019 .................. 27 17. Recoverable coal reserves at producing U.S. mines by mine production range and mine type, 2019 ........... 28 18. Average number of employees by state and mine type, 2019 and 2018 ........................................................ 30 18.1. Average number of employees and number of mines by state and coal type, 2019 ..................................... 31 19. Average number of employees at underground and surface mines by state and mine production range, 2019 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 32 U.S. Energy Information Administration | Annual Coal Report 2019 vi 20. Average number of employees at underground and surface mines by state and union status, 2019 ........... 35 21. Coal productivity by state and mine type, 2019 and 2018 .............................................................................. 37 22. Underground coal mining productivity by state and mining method, 2019 ................................................... 40 22.1 Surface coal mining productivity by state and mining method, 2019............................................................. 41 23. Coal mining productivity by state, mine type, and mine production range, 2019 .......................................... 42 24. Coal mining productivity by state, mine type, and
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