Also kicking in the for the lift in production was the reactivation of the Loveridge Mine in March 2004, the addition of a second longwall mining system at the McElroy Mine in August 2004, the startup of the Miller Creek Mine in October 2004.

Northern Appalachia mines produced 4.9Mt, Central Appalachia mines produced 1.1Mt and other areas recorded output of 100,000.