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ANTHRACITE HIGHLIGHTS SUMMARY: 2000 V. 1999
YEAR Change % Change
2000 1999
Underground Mines
Production (tons)

220,462

311,512

-91,050

-29%

Employees

139

181

-42

-23%

Producing mines

23

22

1

5%

New permits issued

2

2

0

0%

Surface Mines
Production (tons)

2,332,828

1,964,577

368,251

19%

Employees

429

632

-203

-32%

Producing mines

46

47

-1

-2%

New permits issued

1

7

-6

-86%

Refuse Reprocessing
Production (tons)

1,351,806

3,359,162

-2,007,356

-60%

Cogen production (tons)

0

0

0

0
Employees

139

416

-277

-67%

Producing mines

28

36

-8

-22%

New permits issued

2

5

-3

-60%

Permitted Sites
Surface

134

141

-7

-5%

Underground

68

79

-11

-14%

Refuse

132

128

4

3%

Refuse Disposal

7

4

3

75%

Preparation plants

29

14

15

107%

Total permitted sites

370

366

4

1%

Total Inspections

3,867

4,436

-569

-13%

Total Violations cited

217

235

-18

-8%

Total Production

3,905,096

5,635,251

-1,730,155

-31%

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BITUMINOUS HIGHLIGHTS SUMMARY: 2000 V. 1999

YEAR Change % Change
2000 1999
Underground Mines
Production (tons)

58,600,253

58,966,141

-365,888

-1%

Employees

4,988

4,775

213

4%

Producing mines

48

51

-3

-6%

New permits issued

3

5

-2

-40%

Surface Mines
Production (tons)

13,769,611

14,271,783

-502,172

-4%

Auger production (tons)

260,969

263,940

-2,971

-1%

Employees

2,125

2,158

-33

-2%

Producing mines

345

363

-18

-5%

New permits issued

85

92

-7

-8%

Refuse Reprocessing
Production (tons)

1,585,466

1,130,579

454,887

40%

Cogen production

906,344

462,153

444,191

96%

Employees

82

65

17

26%

Producing mines

18

16

2

13%

New permits issued

0

1

-1

-100%

Permitted Sites
Surface

1,482

1,638

-156

-10%

Underground

137

150

-13

-9%

Refuse Reprocessing

39

41

-2

-5%

Refuse Disposal

72

74

-2

-3%

Preparation plants

78

85

-7

-8%

Total permitted sites

1,808

1,988

-180

-9%

Total Inspections

20,560

21,312

-752

-4%

Total Violations cited

794

754

40

5%

Total Production

75,122,643

75,094,596

28,047

0%

Underground production figure includes 5,100,000 tons produced by Consolidated Coal Co.'s Blacksville #2 Mine and 694,998 tons from its Humphrey #7 Mine permitted in West Virginia, which operate under Pennsylvania's Greene County.

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INDUSTRIAL MINERALS HIGHLIGHTS SUMMARY: 2000 V. 1999

YEAR Change % Change
2000 1999
Underground Mines
Production (tons)

6,004,551

5,009,305

995,246

20%

Employees

183

459

-276

-60%

Producing mines

9

5

4

80%

New permits issued

1

1

0

0%

Surface Mines
Production (tons)

131,849,128

133,933,111

-2,083,983

-2%

Employees

6,270

6,273

-3

0%

Producing mines

1,102

1,061

41

4%

New permits issued

165

165

0

0%

Permitted Sites
Large surface

803

835

-32

-4%

Small surface

1,151

1,174

-23

-2%

Underground

7

5

2

40%

Total permitted sites

2,958

2,014

944

47%

Inspections

4,999

4,724

275

6%

Violations cited

230

170

60

35%

Total Production

137,853,679

138,942,416

-1,088,737

-1%