West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training
Methods of Coal Production and Shipment 1996
Date of last update: 08/06/03
Method of Production
Total Tonnage
Method of Shipment
Total Tonnage
Auger
164,024
Rail
95,268,867
Conventional
1,165,565
River
26,267,894
Continuous
77,926,024
Truck
50,869,156
Longwall
39,826,516
Used Locally
356,852
Total Underground
119,082,129
Total
172,762,769
Surface Mined
54,926,088
Total Tonnage
174,008,217