The following table lists the coal mines in the United States that produced at least 4,000,000 short tons of coal.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), there were 853 coal mines in the U.S. in 2015, producing a total of 896,941,000 short tons of coal.
NameOwnerTypeStateShort tons (2017)Image North Antelope Rochelle Mine Peabody Energy Corporation Surface Wyoming 101,595,323 Black Thunder Mine Arch Coal Surface Wyoming 99,450,689 Antelope Coal Mine Cloud Peak Energy Surface Wyoming 28,503,504 Eagle Butte Mine Foundation Coal Surface Wyoming 17,264,483 Cordero Rojo Mine Cloud Peak Energy Surface Wyoming 16,393,569 Belle Ayr Mine Foundation Coal Surface Wyoming 15,826,344 Freedom Mine North American Coal Corporation Surface North Dakota 14,716,777 Buckskin Mine Kiewit Corporation Surface Wyoming 14,517,853 Mc 1 Mine M-Class Mining Underground Illinois 12,812,197 Spring Creek Coal Company Cloud Peak Energy Surface Montana 12,725,656 Bailey Mine CONSOL Energy Underground Pennsylvania 12,123,618 Marshall County Mine Marshall County Coal Company Underground West Virginia 11,653,535 Caballo Mine Peabody Energy Corporation Surface Wyoming 11,125,949 Kosse Strip Luminant Mining Surface Texas 10,997,088 Rawhide Mine Peabody Energy Corporation Surface Wyoming 10,346,144 Enlow Fork Mine CONSOL Energy Underground Pennsylvania 9,180,468 Coal Creek Mine Arch Coal Surface Wyoming 8,963,048 River View Mine River View Coal Underground Kentucky 8,961,616 Rosebud Mine Westmoreland Coal Company Surface Montana 8,630,002 Bear Run Mine Peabody Bear Run Mining Surface Indiana 7,271,178 Falkirk Mine North American Coal Corporation Surface North Dakota 7,219,086 Three Oaks Mine Luminant Mining Surface Texas 7,186,478 Harrison County Mine CONSOL Energy Underground West Virginia 7,131,341 Tunnel Ridge Mine Tunnel Ridge Underground West Virginia 6,988,112 Cumberland Mine Foundation Coal Underground Pennsylvania 6,769,916 Mach 1 Mine Mach Mining Underground Illinois 6,335,835 Marion County Mine CONSOL Energy Underground West Virginia 6,114,799 Ohio County Mine Ohio County Coal Underground West Virginia 6,046,582 Dry Fork Mine Western Fuels Association Surface Wyoming 6,045,618 Gibson South Gibson County Coal Underground Indiana 5,955,676 Sufco Arch Coal Underground Utah 5,883,975 Bull Mountains Mine No 1 Signal Peak Energy Underground Montana 5,883,820 Century Mine Murray Energy Corporation Underground Ohio 5,676,639 Buchanan Mine 1 Buchanan Minerals Underground Virginia 5,352,731 San Juan Mine 1 San Juan Coal Underground New Mexico 5,327,442 No 7 Mine Warrior Met Coal Mining Underground Alabama 4,864,828 El Segundo El Segundo Coal Surface New Mexico 4,855,010 West Elk Mine Arch Coal Underground Colorado 4,821,281 Harvey Mine CONSOL Energy Underground Pennsylvania 4,805,028 Skyline Mine 3 Canyon Fuel Company Underground Pennsylvania 4,374,500 Center Mine Bni Coal Surface North Dakota 4,288,404 Kemmerer Mine Chevron Corporation Surface Wyoming 4,224,426 Wyodak Mine Black Hills Corporation Surface Wyoming 4,182,800 Decker Mine Decker Coal Company Surface Montana 4,158,338
See also Coal mining in the United States List of coal-fired power stations in the United States List of coal mines in Australia List of coal mines in Canada
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