PRELIMARY figures for output from America's 50 longwall mines show a slight decline compared with 2002.
US Longwall production 2003, preliminary
(Production data from MSHA database, includes gateroad development.Tonnage reported for saleable coal).
Source: NIOSH
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Mine Company
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Seam height (inches)
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Average no. workers
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U/G hours
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Tonnage (tons)
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Alabama
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North River No. 1 The P&M Coal Mining Co.
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52
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275
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612 748
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3 517 496
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Oak Grove Oak Grove Resources
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62
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269
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637 935
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1730 395
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Blue Creek No. 4 Jim Walter Resources
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50
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312
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693 507
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2 797 817
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Blue Creek No. 5 Jim Walter Resources
|
63
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275
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605 890
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1 386 487
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Blue Creek No. 7 Jim Walter Resources
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77
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308
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703 927
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1 861 152
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Shoal Creek Drummond Co.
|
102
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551
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1 261 678
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3 840 165
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Colorado
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Deserado Blue Mountain Energy
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108
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112
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219 597
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1 942 772
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West Elk Mountain Coal
|
114
|
257
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567 002
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6 490 688
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Foidel Creek Twentymile Coal Co.
|
108
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279
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551 015
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8 028 720
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Sanborn Creek Oxbow Mining
|
108
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119
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53 600
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494 482
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Bowie No 2 Bowie Resources
|
107
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168
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405 997
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4 943 355
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Elk Creek Oxbow Mining
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108
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203
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386 219
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4 596 324
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Illinois
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Rend Lake Consolidation Coal Co.
|
75
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24
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19 297
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0
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Monterey No. 1 Monterey Coal Co.
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71
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243
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499 475
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3 008 333
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Galatia American Coal Co.
|
74
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610
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1 478 253
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6 011 356
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For the remaining part of the US table
