Coal Facts and Figures4 Coal Reserve Summary Original Mineable Reserves = 8,142,970,465 tons Reported Production, 1883-1995 = 682,233,784 tons Estimated Loss = 454,822,523 tons Estimated Recoverable Reserves = 4,203,548,495 tons Coal Production, 1995 Total Production = 25,069,369 tons Production from Underground Mines = 18,169,695 tons (Number of Underground Mines = 67) Conventional = 237,176 tons Continuous = 13,582,750 tons Longwall = 4,349,769 tons Other = 0 tons Production from Surface Mines = 6,899,674 tons (Number of Surface Mines = 17) Gas and Oil Facts and Figures5 NOTE THAT THE FOLLOWING DATA ARE PRELIMINARY VALUES-- NOT ALL 1995 DATA HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND NOT ALL 1995 DATA HAVE BEEN QUALITY CHECKED. Gas Production, 1995 Total Reported Production = 4,967,985 thousand cubic feet (Mcf) Well Count = 747 Average Production = 6,650.6 Mcf Oil Production, 1995 Total Reported Production = 139 barrels (bbl) Well Count = 3 Average Production = 46.3 bbl
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