West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training
Methods of Coal Production and Shipment 1997
Date of last update: 08/06/03
Method of Production
Total Tonnage
Method of Shipment
Total Tonnage
Auger
437
Rail
98,778,927
Conventional
788,237
River
25,353569
Continuous
82,175,440
Truck
48,958,606
Longwall
41,506,711
Used Locally
286,357
Total Underground
124,470,825
Total
173,433,741
Surface Mined
56,206,722
Total Tonnage
180,677,457