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     Data For: 2003
     Next Release Date: September 2005

Table 3. Underground Coal Production by State and Mining Method, 2003
(Thousand Short Tons)
Coal-Producing
State and Region[1]		 Continuous[2] Conventional[3] Longwall[4] Other[5] Total
Alabama
241
-
15,134
1
15,375
Arkansas                      
-
-
-
1
1
Colorado                      
394
287
26,496
-
27,177
Illinois                          
16,958
-
9,020
7
25,985
Indiana                          
8,635
-
-
-
8,635
Kentucky Total          
60,527
5,844
2,686
180
69,238
  Eastern
43,480
5,844
2,686
68
52,078
  Western
17,047
-
-
113
17,160
Maryland
48
-
3,252
-
3,300
Montana
32
-
-
-
32
New
-
-
5,890
-
5,890
Ohio
1,971
1,342
9,514
-
12,828
Oklahoma
393
-
-
-
393
Pennsylvania Total   
9,682
45
42,437
49
52,212
  Anthracite
197
45
-
41
282
  Bituminous
9,486
-
42,437
8
51,930
Tennessee
640
-
-
17
657
Utah
1,864
-
21,180
-
23,044
Virginia
14,450
187
6,566
22
21,225
West Virginia Total  
44,928
472
41,348
45
86,793
  Northern
8,921
28
21,076
4
30,029
  Southern
36,007
444
20,272
41
56,764
Appalachian Total
115,441
7,890
120,936
201
244,468
   Northern
20,622
1,416
76,279
52
98,369
   Central
94,577
6,475
29,524
148
130,724
   Southern
241
-
15,134
1
15,375
Interior Total
43,032
-
9,020
121
52,173
   Illinois Basin
42,640
-
9,020
120
51,779
Western Total
2,290
287
53,567
-
56,144
   Powder River Basin
-
-
-
-
-
   Uinta Region
1,864
287
47,676
-
49,828
East of Miss. River
158,081
7,890
129,956
320
296,247
West of Miss. River
2,683
287
53,567
1
56,538
U.S. Total
160,763
8,178
183,523
321
352,785
   [1] For a definition of coal producing regions, see the Glossary.
   [2] Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by continuous mining methods.
   [3] Mines that produce greater than 50 percent of their coal by conventional mining methods.
   [4] Mines that have any production from the longwall mining method.  A typical longwall mining operation uses 80 percent longwall mining and 20 percent continuous mining.
   [5] Mines that produce coal using shortwall, scoop loading, hand loading, or other mining methods or a 50/50 percent continuous conventional split in mining method, or mines that produce less than 10,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data.
   Note:· Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.
   Source:  ·  Energy Information Administration Form EIA-7A, "Coal Production Report," and U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Form 7000-2, "Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report."