List of coal mines in the United States information
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]
Name
Owner
Type
State
Short Tons (2017) [2]
Image
North Antelope Rochelle Mine
Peabody Energy Corporation[3]
Surface
Wyoming
0000000000101,595,323
Black Thunder Mine
Arch Coal[4]
Surface
Wyoming
0000000000099,450,689
Antelope Coal Mine
Cloud Peak Energy[5]
Surface
Wyoming
0000000000028,503,504
Eagle Butte Mine
Foundation Coal[6]
Surface
Wyoming
0000000000017,264,483
Cordero Rojo Mine
Cloud Peak Energy [5]
Surface
Wyoming
0000000000016,393,569
Belle Ayr Mine
Foundation Coal[6]
Surface
Wyoming
0000000000015,826,344
Freedom Mine
North American Coal Corporation[7]
Surface
North Dakota
0000000000014,716,777
Buckskin Mine
Kiewit Corporation[8]
Surface
Wyoming
0000000000014,517,853
Mc 1 Mine
M-Class Mining
Underground
Illinois
0000000000012,812,197
Spring Creek Coal Company
Cloud Peak Energy [5]
Surface
Montana
0000000000012,725,656
Bailey Mine
CONSOL Energy[9]
Underground
Pennsylvania
0000000000012,123,618
Marshall County Mine
Marshall County Coal Company
Underground
West Virginia
0000000000011,653,535
Caballo Mine
Peabody Energy Corporation[3]
Surface
Wyoming
0000000000011,125,949
Kosse Strip
Luminant Mining
Surface
Texas
0000000000010,997,088
Rawhide Mine
Peabody Energy Corporation[3]
Surface
Wyoming
0000000000010,346,144
Enlow Fork Mine
CONSOL Energy[9]
Underground
Pennsylvania
0000000000009,180,468
Coal Creek Mine
Arch Coal[4]
Surface
Wyoming
0000000000008,963,048
River View Mine
River View Coal
Underground
Kentucky
0000000000008,961,616
Rosebud Mine
Westmoreland Coal Company[10]
Surface
Montana
0000000000008,630,002
Bear Run Mine
Peabody Bear Run Mining
Surface
Indiana
0000000000007,271,178
Falkirk Mine
North American Coal Corporation[7]
Surface
North Dakota
0000000000007,219,086
Three Oaks Mine
Luminant Mining
Surface
Texas
0000000000007,186,478
Harrison County Mine
CONSOL Energy[9]
Underground[11]
West Virginia
0000000000007,131,341
Tunnel Ridge Mine
Tunnel Ridge
Underground
West Virginia
0000000000006,988,112
Cumberland Mine
Foundation Coal[6]
Underground
Pennsylvania
0000000000006,769,916
Mach 1 Mine
Mach Mining
Underground
Illinois
0000000000006,335,835
Marion County Mine
CONSOL Energy[9]
Underground
West Virginia
0000000000006,114,799
Ohio County Mine
Ohio County Coal
Underground
West Virginia
0000000000006,046,582
Dry Fork Mine
Western Fuels Association[12]
Surface
Wyoming
0000000000006,045,618
Gibson South
Gibson County Coal
Underground
Indiana
0000000000005,955,676
Sufco
Arch Coal[4]
Underground
Utah
0000000000005,883,975
Bull Mountains Mine No 1
Signal Peak Energy
Underground
Montana
0000000000005,883,820
Century Mine
Murray Energy Corporation[13]
Underground
Ohio
0000000000005,676,639
Buchanan Mine 1
Buchanan Minerals
Underground
Virginia
0000000000005,352,731
San Juan Mine 1
San Juan Coal
Underground
New Mexico
0000000000005,327,442
No 7 Mine
Warrior Met Coal Mining
Underground
Alabama
0000000000004,864,828
El Segundo
El Segundo Coal
Surface
New Mexico
0000000000004,855,010
West Elk Mine
Arch Coal[4]
Underground
Colorado
0000000000004,821,281
Harvey Mine
CONSOL Energy
Underground
Pennsylvania
0000000000004,805,028
Skyline Mine 3
Canyon Fuel Company
Underground
Pennsylvania
0000000000004,374,500
Center Mine
Bni Coal
Surface
North Dakota
0000000000004,288,404
Kemmerer Mine
Chevron Corporation[14]
Surface
Wyoming
0000000000004,224,426
Wyodak Mine
Black Hills Corporation[15]
Surface
Wyoming
0000000000004,182,800
Decker Mine
Decker Coal Company
Surface
Montana
0000000000004,158,338
^""Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Mine Type, 2014-2015"]" (PDF). EIA Report. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
^United States Department of Energy (November 2018). Annual Coal Report 2017(PDF). p. 15.
^ abc"Peabody Coal Operations". Peabody Energy website. Peabody Energy Corporation. Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
^ abc"Foundation Coal Operations Overview". Foundation Coal website. Foundation Coal. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
^ ab"North American Coal Operations". North American Coal website. North American Coal Corporation. Archived from the original on 2007-04-27. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
^"Kiewit Projects - Mining". Kiewit website. Kiewit Corporation. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
^ abcd"CONSOL Energy: Map of Mines". CONSOL Energy website. CONSOL Energy. Archived from the original on 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
^"Westmoreland Coal Company: Coal". Westmoreland Coal website. Westmoreland Coal Company. Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
^National Geographic. 221 (5): 37. May 2012. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link]
^"Western Fuels Association: Our Mine Operations". Western Fuels website. Western Fuels Association. Archived from the original on 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
^"Murray Energy Corporation: Coal Operations". Murray Energy website. Murray Energy Corporation. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
^"Chevron: Our Businesses - Mining". Chevron website. Chevron Corporation. Archived from the original on 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
^"Wyodak Resources Development Home Page". Wyodak website. Black Hills Corporation. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
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