West Virginia Office of Miners' Health Safety and Training

Method of Coal Production

Tonnage

Auger:

447,199

Conventional:

437,748

Continuous:

61,442619

Longwall

38,272,692

Total Underground:

100,600,258

Total Surface:

63,296,632

Total Tonnage:

163,896,890

Initial Distribution of Mined Coal

Tonnage

Rail:

93,090,150

River:

14,053,979

Truck:

32,287,844

Used Locally:

12,503,110

Total Tons Distributed:

153,597,899