List of coal mines in the United States

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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 Mine Peabody Energy Corporation [3] Surface Wyoming 101,595,323 Coal Seam at Coal Mine.png
Black Thunder Mine Arch Coal [4] SurfaceWyoming99,450,689
Antelope Coal Mine Cloud Peak Energy [5] SurfaceWyoming28,503,504
Eagle Butte Mine Foundation Coal [6] SurfaceWyoming17,264,483 Eagle Butte mine from the visitor overlook platform.jpg
Cordero Rojo Mine Cloud Peak Energy [5] SurfaceWyoming16,393,569
Belle Ayr Mine Foundation Coal [6] SurfaceWyoming15,826,344
Freedom Mine North American Coal Corporation [7] Surface North Dakota 14,716,777
Buckskin Mine Kiewit Corporation [8] SurfaceWyoming14,517,853
Mc 1 Mine M-Class Mining Underground Illinois 12,812,197
Spring Creek Coal Company Cloud Peak Energy [5] Surface Montana 12,725,656
Bailey Mine CONSOL Energy [9] Underground Pennsylvania 12,123,618
Marshall County Mine Marshall County Coal CompanyUnderground West Virginia 11,653,535
Caballo Mine Peabody Energy Corporation [3] SurfaceWyoming11,125,949
Kosse Strip Luminant MiningSurface Texas 10,997,088
Rawhide Mine Peabody Energy Corporation [3] SurfaceWyoming10,346,144
Enlow Fork Mine CONSOL Energy [9] Underground Pennsylvania 9,180,468
Coal Creek Mine Arch Coal [4] SurfaceWyoming8,963,048
River View Mine River View CoalUnderground Kentucky 8,961,616
Rosebud Mine Westmoreland Coal Company [10] SurfaceMontana8,630,002
Bear Run Mine Peabody Bear Run MiningSurface Indiana 7,271,178
Falkirk Mine North American Coal Corporation [7] Surface North Dakota 7,219,086
Three Oaks Mine Luminant MiningSurfaceTexas7,186,478
Harrison County Mine CONSOL Energy [9] Underground [11] West Virginia7,131,341
Tunnel Ridge Mine Tunnel RidgeUndergroundWest Virginia6,988,112
Cumberland Mine Foundation Coal [6] UndergroundPennsylvania6,769,916
Mach 1 Mine Mach MiningUndergroundIllinois6,335,835
Marion County Mine CONSOL Energy [9] UndergroundWest Virginia6,114,799
Ohio County MineOhio County CoalUndergroundWest Virginia6,046,582
Dry Fork Mine Western Fuels Association [12] SurfaceWyoming6,045,618
Gibson South Gibson County CoalUndergroundIndiana5,955,676
Sufco Arch Coal [4] Underground Utah 5,883,975
Bull Mountains Mine No 1 Signal Peak EnergyUndergroundMontana5,883,820
Century Mine Murray Energy Corporation [13] Underground Ohio 5,676,639
Buchanan Mine 1 Buchanan MineralsUnderground Virginia 5,352,731
San Juan Mine 1 San Juan CoalUnderground New Mexico 5,327,442
No 7 Mine Warrior Met Coal MiningUnderground Alabama 4,864,828
El SegundoEl Segundo CoalSurfaceNew Mexico4,855,010
West Elk Mine Arch Coal [4] Underground Colorado 4,821,281
Harvey Mine CONSOL EnergyUndergroundPennsylvania4,805,028
Skyline Mine 3 Canyon Fuel CompanyUndergroundPennsylvania4,374,500
Center Mine Bni CoalSurfaceNorth Dakota4,288,404
Kemmerer Mine Chevron Corporation [14] SurfaceWyoming4,224,426
Wyodak Mine Black Hills Corporation [15] SurfaceWyoming4,182,800 Wyodak Mine seen from Interstate 90 in Campbell County, Wyoming.jpg
Decker Mine Decker Coal Company SurfaceMontana4,158,338

See also

References

  1. ↑ ""Coal Production and Number of Mines by State and Mine Type, 2014-2015"]" (PDF). EIA Report. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ United States Department of Energy (November 2018). Annual Coal Report 2017 (PDF). p. 15.
  3. 1 2 3 "Peabody Coal Operations". Peabody Energy website. Peabody Energy Corporation. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Arch Coal: Our Mines". Arch Coal website. Arch Coal. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 "Cloud Peak Energy website". Cloud Peak Energy. 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 "Foundation Coal Operations Overview". Foundation Coal website. Foundation Coal. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  7. 1 2 "North American Coal Operations". North American Coal website. North American Coal Corporation. Archived from the original on April 27, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Kiewit Projects - Mining". Kiewit website. Kiewit Corporation. Archived from the original on May 28, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "CONSOL Energy: Map of Mines". CONSOL Energy website. CONSOL Energy. Archived from the original on April 9, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Westmoreland Coal Company: Coal". Westmoreland Coal website. Westmoreland Coal Company. Archived from the original on February 25, 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  11. ↑ National Geographic. 221 (5): 37. May 2012.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[ dead link ]
  12. ↑ "Western Fuels Association: Our Mine Operations". Western Fuels website. Western Fuels Association. Archived from the original on September 1, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
  13. ↑ "Murray Energy Corporation: Coal Operations". Murray Energy website. Murray Energy Corporation. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
  14. ↑ "Chevron: Our Businesses - Mining". Chevron website. Chevron Corporation. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
  15. ↑ "Wyodak Resources Development Home Page". Wyodak website. Black Hills Corporation. Retrieved April 21, 2009.
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