Coal Geology

Coal production 12.3% lower in October than in 2008
Energy Information Administration (EIA) has updated the coal production report on October 24th. The rate of coal production did not drop for the month and approximately 20.5 million short tons of coal was mined last week. However, the production of coal was 12.3% less than comparable week of October in 2008. Coal mining to the west of the Mississippi River remained higher than the amount of coal mined to the east.

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