In 2022, the average annual sales price of underground mined coal was 96.47 U.S. dollars per short ton. At that same time, sales price of surface mined coal was 29.20 U.S. dollars per short ton. This was an increase compared to the previous year.
Average coal sales price in the U.S. from 2013 to 2022, by mine type (in U.S. dollars per short ton)
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EIA. (October 3, 2023). Average coal sales price in the U.S. from 2013 to 2022, by mine type (in U.S. dollars per short ton) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/380674/sale-prices-of-coal-in-the-us-by-mine-type/
EIA. "Average coal sales price in the U.S. from 2013 to 2022, by mine type (in U.S. dollars per short ton)." Chart. October 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380674/sale-prices-of-coal-in-the-us-by-mine-type/
EIA. (2023). Average coal sales price in the U.S. from 2013 to 2022, by mine type (in U.S. dollars per short ton). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/380674/sale-prices-of-coal-in-the-us-by-mine-type/
EIA. "Average Coal Sales Price in The U.S. from 2013 to 2022, by Mine Type (in U.S. Dollars per Short Ton)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/380674/sale-prices-of-coal-in-the-us-by-mine-type/
EIA, Average coal sales price in the U.S. from 2013 to 2022, by mine type (in U.S. dollars per short ton) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/380674/sale-prices-of-coal-in-the-us-by-mine-type/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Average coal sales price in the U.S. from 2013 to 2022, by mine type (in U.S. dollars per short ton) [Graph], EIA, October 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/380674/sale-prices-of-coal-in-the-us-by-mine-type/