Coal Facts and Figures4 Coal Reserve Summary Original Mineable Reserves = 5,061,292,844 tons Reported Production, 1883-1995 = 537,453,079 tons Estimated Loss = 358,302,053 tons Estimated Recoverable Reserves = 2,499,322,627 tons Coal Production, 1995 Total Production = 7,524,012 tons Production from Underground Mines = 7,202,902 tons (Number of Underground Mines = 36) Conventional = 34,262 tons Continuous = 3,476,641 tons Longwall = 3,691,999 tons Other = 0 tons Production from Surface Mines = 321,110 tons (Number of Surface Mines = 8) 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 = 12,433,645 thousand cubic feet (Mcf) Well Count = 948 Average Production = 13,115.7 Mcf Oil Production, 1995 Total Reported Production = 0 barrels (bbl) Well Count = 0 Average Production = 0 bbl
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