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Trace Elements in West Virginia Coals

Coal Production Information

Bar chart of annual coal production of Dunkard Group coals by coal bed, 1983 to 2000 (larger version)
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Bar chart of annual coal production of Monongahela Group coals by coal bed, 1983 to 2000 (larger version)
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Bar chart of annual coal production of Conemaugh Group coals by coal bed, 1983 to 2000 (larger version)
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Bar chart of annual coal production of Allegheny Group coals by coal bed, 1983 to 2000 (larger version)
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Bar chart of annual coal production of upper Kanawha Formation coals by coal bed, 1983 to 2000 (larger version)
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Bar chart of annual coal production of middle Kanawha Formation coals by coal bed, 1983 to 2000 (larger version)
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Bar chart of annual coal production of lower Kanawha Formation coals by coal bed, 1983 to 2000 (larger version)
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Bar chart of annual coal production of New River Formation coals by coal bed, 1983 to 2000 (larger version)
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Bar chart of annual coal production of Pocahontas Formation coals by coal bed, 1983 to 2000 (larger version)
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West Virginia coal production by coal bed, year 2000 Year 2000 Coal Production Data
Coal Bed  Underground tons Surface tons Total
tons		 % of Total
Washington "Riders" 0 0 0 0.00
Washington 0 344558 344558 0.21
Waynesburg "Riders" 0 0 0 0.00
DUNKARD Total 0 344558 344558 0.21
Waynesburg 0 663830 663830 0.41
Uniontown 0 0 0 0.00
Sewickley 543878 33989 577867 0.35
Redstone 907176 199393 1106569 0.68
Pittsburgh 28255641 203228 28458869 17.44
MONONGAHELA Total 29706695 1100440 30807135 18.88
Morantown 0 0 0 0.00
Little Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0.00
Little Clarksburg 0 0 0 0.00
Elk Lick 0 196640 196640 0.12
Harlem 0 0 0 0.00
Upper Bakerstown 0 0 0 0.00
Bakerstown 364970 131015 495985 0.30
Brush Creek 0 0 0 0.00
Mahoning 0 0 0 0.00
CONEMAUGH Total 364970 327655 692625 0.42
Upper Freeport 2116976 184108 2301084 1.41
Lower Freeport 0 6739 6739 0.00
Upper Kittanning 317432 1204813 1522245 0.93
Middle Kittanning 1300295 6349291 7649586 4.69
Lower Kittanning 2178299 10944718 13123017 8.04
Clarion 2964 7975868 7978832 4.89
Stockton A/Upper Mercer 0 136901 136901 0.08
ALLEGHENY Total 5915966 26802438 32718404 20.05
Stockton 4023585 6687149 10710734 6.56
Coalburg 9991888 16835527 26827415 16.44
Buffalo Creek 525593 648797 1174390 0.72
Winifrede 9201394 456729 9658123 5.92
Chilton A 0 0 0 0.00
Chilton Rider 0 0 0 0.00
UPPER MEMBER
KANAWHA Total		 23742460 24628202 48370662 29.64
Chilton 146630 607746 754376 0.46
Little Chilton 16449 0 16449 0.01
Fire Clay 0 0 0 0.00
Hernshaw 1274392 0 1274392 0.78
Williamson 694702 815766 1510468 0.93
Cedar Grove 1048935 1109083 2158018 1.32
Lower Cedar Grove 6324038 0 6324038 3.87
Almas (and splits) 2656720 28490 2685210 1.65
Peerless 103008 0 103008 0.06
No. 2 Gas 2311032 0 2311032 1.42
Powellton (and splits) 8295112 0 8295112 5.08
Eagle "Rider" & "A" 0 0 0 0.00
Eagle (and splits) 10079029 145331 10224360 6.26
Little Eagle 0 0.00
MIDDLE MEMBER
KANAWHA Total		 32950047 2706416 35656463 21.85
Matewan 0 0 0 0.00
Middle War Eagle 0 0 0 0.00
Bens Creek 0 0 0 0.00
Lower War Eagle 0 0 0 0.00
Glenalum Tunnel 797857 0 797857 0.49
Gilbert 132515 0 132515 0.08
Douglas 113599 0 113599 0.07
Lower Douglas/Bradshaw 0 0 0 0.00
LOWER MEMBER KANAWHA Total 1043971 0 1043971 0.64
KANAWHA Total 57736478 27334618 85071096 52.12
Iaeger 268650 0 268650 0.16
Lower Iaeger 0 0 0 0.00
Castle 0 0 0 0.00
Sewell "Riders" 0 0 0 0.00
Sewell 1000143 1601751 2601894 1.59
Welch 0 0 0 0.00
Little Raleigh 0 0 0 0.00
Beckley 930920 383 931303 0.57
Lower Beckley 0 0 0 0.00
Fire Creek 1700797 83060 1783857 1.09
Little Fire Creek 32772 0 32772 0.02
Pocahontas No. 9 0 0 0 0.00
Pocahontas No. 8 0 0 0 0.00
NEW RIVER Total 3,933,282 1685194 5618476 3.44
Pocahontas No. 7 0 0 0 0.00
Pocahontas No. 6 1069862 0 1069862 0.66
Pocahontas No. 5 180116 0 180116 0.11
Pocahontas No. 4 0 636162 636162 0.39
Pocahontas No. 3 Rider 105709 0 105709 0.06
Pocahontas No. 3 5441265 264079 5705344 3.50
Pocahontas No. 2 0 0 0 0.00
Pocahontas No. 1 0 0 0 0.00
Squire Jim 0 0 0 0.00
POCAHONTAS Total 6796952 900241 7697193 4.72
Unknown 171390 95250 266640 0.16
TOTAL 104,625,733 58590394 163,216,127 100.00

Coal Production Data by County and Year from 1990 to recent are available here

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Page content last revised: March 1, 2002