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TABLE: US Longwall production 2002

PRELIMINARY output for US longwall mines for the year 2002.

Staff Reporter

Production data includes gateroad development.

(Tonnage reported for clean coal).

Source: NIOSH

Mine Company

Seamheight (inches)

Average no. workers

U/G hours

Tonnage(tons)

Alabama

North River No. 1

The P&M Coal Mining Co.

52

245

523 908

3 280 064

Oak Grove

US Steel Mining

62

290

654 220

1 942 153

Blue Creek No. 4

Jim Walter Resources

50

306

641 073

2 816 828

Blue Creek No. 5

Jim Walter Resources

63

306

637 123

664 475

Blue Creek No. 7

Jim Walter Resources

77

314

673 757

1 981 830

Shoal Creek

Drummond Co.

102

569

1 262 257

3 961 280

Colorado

Deserado

Bowie Resources

90

118

238 552

2 088 876

West Elk

Mountain Coal

114

264

554 243

6 556 211

Foidel Creek

Twentymile Coal Co.

108

280

574 199

7 573 438

Sanborn Creek

Oxbow Mining

108

141

278 461

2 482 165

Bowie No 2

Bowie Resources

107

186

369 796

5 396 329

Illinois

Rend Lake

Consolidation Coal Co.

75

164

376 471

1 670 050

Monterey No. 1

Monterey Coal Co.

71

236

507 385

3 268 640

Galatia

American Coal Co.

74

472

1 139 837

6 303 728

Kentucky

Shamrock No. 18

Shamrock Coal Co.

80

99

240 240

993 054

Camp No. 11

Peabody

70

210

481 319

2 360 875

Baker

Lodestar Energy

73

302

689 240

2 869 239

Mine No. 1

Rockhouse Energy Co.

53

162

368 305

1 830 934

Maryland

Mettiki

Mettiki Coal

84

176

381 058

2 948 427

New Mexico

San Juan

San Juan Coal Co.

120

208

470 283

1 753 399

Ohio

Century Mine

American Energy Corp.

84

289

633 304

3 459 147

Powhatan No. 6

Ohio Valley Coal Co.

72

319

639 091

3 871 374

Pennsylvania

Mine No. 84

Consol

102

422

881 210

3 994 966

Maple Creek

Maple Creek Mining

80

317

868 413

2 668 069

Dilworth

Consolidation Coal Co.

78

224

471 844

3 628 371

Cumberland

RAG

78

419

953 455

6 636 700

Emerald

RAG

90

417

943 533

6 564 616

Bailey

Consol

82

453

1 066 672

9 660 905

Enlow Fork

Consol

84

479

1 097 520

9 569 787

Utah

Sufco

Canyon Fuel

120

171

337 558

7 600 348

Deer Creek

Energy West

108

272

528 970

3 984 282

Skyline

Canyon Fuel

108

255

554 755

3 476 729

Crandal Canyon

Genwal Resources

90

77

173 067

3 274 477

Dugout Canyon

Canyon Fuel

96

109

227 788

2 079 928

West Ridge

West Ridge Resources

96

91

198 445

2 829 902

Virginia

VP8

Consol

69

169

388 749

2 174 790

Buchanan

Consol

60

349

784 672

4 062 806

West Virginia

Harris No. 1

Eastern Associated Coal

76

305

702 006

3 210 140

Windsor

Consol

64

107

212 978

1 269 590

Robinson Run No 95

Consol

76

409

870 033

4 995 507

Shoemaker

Consol

72

286

585 893

2 451 075

McElroy

Consol

66

383

762 380

4 797 128

Federal No 2

Eastern Associated Coal

Na

422

873 823

4 994 916

Gary No. 50

US Steel Mining Co.

66

503

1 070 053

3 527 252

Blacksville No 2

Consol

72

385

766 944

4 816 887

American Eagle

Speed Mining

72

122

289 684

3 295 936

Justice #1

Independence Coal

72

142

413 738

2 577 605

Upper Big Branch

Performance Coal Co.

58

211

506 051

3 354 926

Mountaineer

Mingo Logan Coal Co.

55

243

403 085

2 686 388

Aracoma Alma

Aracoma Coal Co.

60

143

349 308

1 503 273

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