Coal Facts and Figures4 Coal Reserve Summary Original Mineable Reserves = 5,340,598,171 tons Reported Production, 1883-1995 = 1,502,155,292 tons Estimated Loss = 1,001,436,861 tons Estimated Recoverable Reserves = 1,702,203,611 tons Coal Production, 1995 Total Production = 6,132,532 tons Production from Underground Mines = 5,138,972 tons (Number of Underground Mines = 103) Conventional = 392,173 tons Continuous = 4,746,799 tons Longwall = 0 tons Other = 0 tons Production from Surface Mines = 993,560 tons (Number of Surface Mines = 29) 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 = 8,890,041 thousand cubic feet (Mcf) Well Count = 825 Average Production = 10,775.8 Mcf Oil Production, 1995 Total Reported Production = 485 barrels (bbl) Well Count = 1 Average Production = 485.0 bbl
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