There were roughly 23 million short tons of coal produced underground from coal beds with thicknesses of 79 to under 85 inches in the United States in 2022. At that same time, there were some 299 million short tons of coal produced on surface mines from coal beads with thicknesses over 120 inches during the same period.
Coal production in the United States in 2022, by coalbed thickness
(in 1,000 short tons)
* Includes mines with production of less than 25,000 short tons, which are not required to provide data, and refuse recovery.
Missing values are as a result of no data having been reported.
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EIA. (October 3, 2023). Coal production in the United States in 2022, by coalbed thickness (in 1,000 short tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/380658/coal-production-in-the-us-by-coal-thickness/
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