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Coal regions of the United States Coal production by basin 2014–2018 Coal production trends in the top 5 US coal states, 1985–2015, data from US Energy Information Administration. The three regions producing the largest amount of coal are Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana, the Appalachian Basin and the Illinois Basin. In the United ...
The following table lists the coal mines in the United States that produced at least 4,000,000 short tons of coal. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), there were 853 coal mines in the U.S. in 2015, producing a total of 896,941,000 short tons of coal. [1]
Coal towns in the United States by state (14 C) A. Mining communities in Alabama (1 C) Mining communities in Alaska (52 P) ... Mining communities in New York (state ...
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About 6,500 citizens of the state work in coal mining, 4,600 in oil and gas drilling, 4,000 in oil- and gas-pipeline construction, and 14,000 in mining-support activities.
There are tens of thousands of abandoned mines in the United States. Many abandoned mines pose environmental challenges, such as acid mine drainage. In Colorado alone, there are 18,382 abandoned mines. [34] The United States has had many different environmental disasters caused by these mines, such as the 2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill.
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The state’s uninsured rate is at 8.8%, well below the national average of 13.8%. The average household income is $70,979, over $10,000 more than the national average.