There were roughly 23 million short tons of coal produced underground from coal beds with thicknesses of 79 to under 85 inches in the United States in 2022. At that same time, there were some 299 million short tons of coal produced on surface mines from coal beads with thicknesses over 120 inches during the same period.
Coal production in the United States in 2022, by coalbed thickness (in 1,000 short tons)
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EIA. (October 3, 2023). Coal production in the United States in 2022, by coalbed thickness (in 1,000 short tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/380658/coal-production-in-the-us-by-coal-thickness/
EIA. "Coal production in the United States in 2022, by coalbed thickness (in 1,000 short tons)." Chart. October 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380658/coal-production-in-the-us-by-coal-thickness/
EIA. (2023). Coal production in the United States in 2022, by coalbed thickness (in 1,000 short tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380658/coal-production-in-the-us-by-coal-thickness/
EIA. "Coal Production in The United States in 2022, by Coalbed Thickness (in 1,000 Short Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/380658/coal-production-in-the-us-by-coal-thickness/
EIA, Coal production in the United States in 2022, by coalbed thickness (in 1,000 short tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/380658/coal-production-in-the-us-by-coal-thickness/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Coal production in the United States in 2022, by coalbed thickness (in 1,000 short tons) [Graph], EIA, October 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/380658/coal-production-in-the-us-by-coal-thickness/