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Coal Facts

2012

BuildingA Future for our people

A Compilation of the West Virginia Coal Association

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents/The State of Coal Page 1Coal Facts At A Glance Pages 2-3Coal Production by County Page 4County Rankings (Production & Employment) Page 5Largest Coal Companies Page 6Million Ton Mines Page 7Production & Transportation Methods Page 8 Production by Seam Pages 9Historical Data Pages 10Severance Tax Receipts by County Pages 11Severance Tax Distributions Pages 12-15Mining Reserves & Facts to Know Page 16County Profiles Pages 18-31

Coal Facts 2012 is compiled by the West Virginia Coal AssociationP.O. Box 3923, Charleston, West Virginia 25339Telephone (304) 342-4153, Fax (304) 342-7651

Web Site www.wvcoal.com

NOTE: The numbers reported in this booklet representing West Virginia’s production have slight discrepancies due to differences in data collected by EIA and the WVOHMST.

Chairman Jim LauritaPresident Bill RaneySenior Vice President Chris HamiltonVice President Jason BosticAssistant to the President Sandi Davison

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Total Production 139,424,080 Underground 91,363,501 Surface 48,060,579

Coal Companies Operating in WV 213Number of Mines 527 Underground 295 Surface 232Record Production Year - 1997 181,914,000

Recoverable Coal Reserves 51,322,372,635

West Virginia Coal Employment 48,956 Underground 16,190

Surface 6,046 Coal Handling Facilities 2,220 Contractors (est.) 24,500

Transportation (tons) Rail 73,663,770 River 13,364,530 Truck 30,296,788

Estimated Average Annual Coal Wage $68,500Estimated Production Value 2010 $10,027,355.240*Estimated Coal Severance Tax $400,000,000

* Based on an average mine mouth price of $55 per ton.

Leading Coal Producing County Total Tonnage - Boone 20,903,227 Underground - Marshall 17,084,842 Surface - Boone 8,831,756Highest Employment by County - Boone 3,894

County With Most Coal Reserves - Boone 3,605,166,337

Leading Coal Producing Corporate Group CONSOL Energy, Inc. 36,423,434

Leading Coal Producing Company Consolidation Coal Co. 23,770,677

Largest Underground Mine McElroy Mine (Consol) 9,253,479

Largest Surface Mine Holden 22 Surface (Arch Coal) 2,905,826

Largest Mine Employment McElroy Mine (Consol) 991Largest Producing Mining Method Underground 91.363.501

Largest Producing Coal Seam Pittsburgh 37,836,801

Sources: Energy Information Agency Data and West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health and Safety (expressed in short tons)

West Virginia Coal Facts at a Glance

All values expressed in tons except for dollar figures and employment.Discrepancies in the data are due to different reporting standards from the sources (eg. number of mines).

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West Virginia Coal Producing Regions

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West Virginia Coal Association Phone (304) 342-4153 FAX (304) 342-7651 Web Site www.wvcoal.com

National Mining Association Phone (202) 463-2600 FAX (202) 463-2666 Web Site www.nma.org

WV Department of

Environmental Protection Phone (304) 926-0440 FAX (304) 926-0446 Web Site www.dep.state.wv.us

WV Office of Miners’

Health, Safety & Training Phone (304) 558-1425 FAX (304) 558-1282 Web Site www.state.wv.us/mhst

Office of Surface Mining - Charleston Phone (304) 347-7162 FAX (304) 347-7170 Web Site www. osmre.gov

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Total Production - 2011 1,095,628,000 Underground 345,606,000 Surface 748,372,000 East 454,796,000 West 639,181,000 Interior 170,327,000 Refuse Recovery (included in total) 1,650,000 Number of Mines - 2011 1,296 Underground 508 Surface 788Employment - 2011 91,611 Underground 54,395 Surface 37,087Recoverable Reserves - 2011 485,769,101,000Leading Coal Producers - 2011 Peabody Energy Corp. 202,237,000 Arch Coal, Inc. 160,297,000 Alpha Natural Resources 116,394,000 Cloud Peak Energy 95,596,000 CONSOL Energy 62,089,000

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U.S. Coal Facts at a Glance

U.S. Coal Production by StateSource - Energy Information Agency Figures expressed in millions of tons

NOTE: The numbers reported in this table representing West Virginia’s production are slightly different from those in other references in this book due to the difference between

data collected by EIA and WVOHMST.

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2011 Rank

Alabama 21.3 18.8 19.2 20.6 18.7 20.2 19.1 15

Alaska 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.4 18.6 2.1 2.1 21

Arizona 12.1 8.2 8 8 7.5 7.7 8.1 16

Colorado 38.5 36.3 36.4 32 28.3 25.2 26.9 11

Illinois 32.1 32.2 32.4 32.9 33.7 33.1 37.8 7

Indiana 34.4 35.7 35 35.9 35.7 35.3 37.4 8

Kansas 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.2 1.9 1.3 .03 23

Kentucky 119.8 120 115 120.3 107.3 104.4 108.8 3

Louisiana 4.2 4.1 3.1 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.8 19

Maryland 5.2 5.1 2.3 2.8 2.3 2.4 2.9 20

Mississippi 3.6 3.8 3.5 2.8 3.4 4 2.7 18

Missouri 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 17

Montana 40.4 41.8 43.4 44.8 39.5 44.7 42.0 6

New Mexico 28.5 25.9 24.5 25.6 25.1 20.9 21.9 13

North Dakota 30 30.4 29.6 29.6 29.9 28.9 28.2 9

Ohio 24.7 22.7 22.6 26.3 27.5 27.2 28.1 10

Oklahoma 1.8 2 1.6 1.5 1 1 1.1 24

Pennsylvania 67.3 66 65 65.4 58 58 59.1 4

Tennessee 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.3 2 17 1.5 22

Texas 45.9 45.5 41.9 39 35.1 41.6 45.9 5

Utah 24.5 26 24 24.4 21.7 19.3 19.6 14

Virginia n/a n/a n/a 24.7 21.2 21.6 22.5 12

West Virginia 159.5 161.2 158.8 157.8 137 135.6 134.7 2

Wyoming 406.4 446.7 453.6 467.6 431.1 442.5 438.7 1

U.S.Total 1,133 1,161 1,145 1,171 1,125 1,085 1095.6

U.S. Coal Facts at a Glance

Key Contacts

County Underground Surface Mines Employment Total Production Barbour 1,087,819 75,957 8 331 1,163,776

Boone 12,071,471 8,831,756 101 3,894 20,903,227

Braxton 346,555 2 61 346,555

Brooke 758 1 758

Clay 298,767 1,681,106 2 279 1,979,873

Fayette 2,090,285 1,738,966 20 621 3,829,251

Grant 118,294 1 19 118,294

Greenbrier 471,491 320,496 15 405 791,987

Harrison 453,310 28,402 7 100 481,712

Kanawha 6,554,222 3,070,455 43 1,447 9,624,677

Lincoln 381,532 2,710,219 2 322 3,091,751

Logan 6,399,814 7,810,757 46 1,549 14,210,571

McDowell 2,469,784 1,820,881 73 1,206 4,290,665

Marion 11,620,284 19,288 14 1,200 11,639,572

Marshall 17,084,842 2 1,568 17,084,842

Mercer 77,923 3 15 77,923

Mineral 73,568 3 14 73,568

Mingo 2,810,980 6,991,492 57 1,239 9,802,472

Monongalia 9,719,800 736,645 12 1,276 10,456,445

Nicholas 834,914 2,718,075 22 586 3,552,989

Ohio 571,099 1 86 571,099

Preston 76,686 2 20 76,686

Raleigh 4,258,536 4,846,029 36 1,525 9,104,565

Randolph 1,108,608 2 119 1,108,608

Taylor 8,794 3,675 2 12,469

Tucker 2,293,869 40,953 2 206 2,334,822

Upshur 648,061 52,287 4 105 700,348

Wayne 3,626,555 589,632 6 593 4,216,187

Webster 1,123,524 1,989,227 3 348 3,112,751

Wyoming 2,833,605 1,832,032 28 1,200 4,665,637

Total 91,363,501 48,060,579 527 20,334 139,424,080

Note: Slight discrepancies on these pages is due to a differences in the measurement methodologies used by the two sources, the EIA and WVOMHST.

West Virginia Coal Production By County - 2011 Source - West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training (WVOHMST)

West Virginia Coal Producing Counties

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County By County Rankings - 2011 Source - West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training

DIRECT EMPLOYMENT Rank County Employment1 Boone 3,894

2 Marshall 1,568

3 Logan 1,549

4 Raleigh 1,525

5 Kanawha 1,447

6 Monongalia 1,276

7 Mingo 1,239

8 McDowell 1,206

10 Marion 1,200

11 Wyoming 1,200

12 Fayette 621

13 Wayne 593

14 Nicholas 586

15 Greenbrier 405

16 Webster 348

17 Barbour 331

18 Lincoln 322

19 Clay 279

20 Tucker 206

21 Randolph 119

22 Upshur 105

23 Harrison 100

24 Ohio 86

25 Braxton 61

26 Preston 20

27 Grant 19

28 Mercer 15

29 Mineral 14

Total 20,334

UNDERGROUND TONNAGE Rank County Underground

1 Marshall 17,084,842

2 Boone 12,071,471

3 Marion 11,620,284

4 Monongalia 9,719,800

5 Kanawha 6,554,222

6 Logan 6,399,814

7 Raleigh 4,258,536

8 Wayne 3,626,555

9 Wyoming 2,833,605

10 Mingo 2,810,980

11 McDowell 2,469,784

12 Tucker 2,293,869

13 Fayette 2,090,285

14 Webster 1,123,524

15 Randolph 1,108,608

16 Barbour 1,087,819

17 Nicholas 834,914

18 Upshur 648,061

19 Ohio 571,099

20 Greenbrier 471,491

21 Harrison 453,310

22 Lincoln 381,532

23 Braxton 346,555

24 Clay 298,767

25 Grant 118,294

26 Preston 76,686

27 Taylor 8,794

Total 91,363,501

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Rank County Surface

1 Boone 8,831,756

2 Logan 7,810,757

3 Mingo 6,991,492

4 Raleigh 4,846,029

5 Kanawha 3,070,455

6 Nicholas 2,718,075

7 Lincoln 2,710,219

8 Webster 1,989,227

9 Wyoming 1,832,032

10 McDowell 1,820,881

11 Fayette 1,738,966

12 Clay 1,681,106

13 Monongalia 736,645

14 Wayne 589,632

15 Greenbrier 320,496

16 Mercer 77,923

17 Barbour 75,957

18 Mineral 73,568

19 Upshur 52,287

20 Tucker 40,953

21 Harrison 28,402

22 Marion 19,288

23 Taylor 3,675

24 Brooke 758

Total 48,060,579

SURFACE TONNAGE

Rank County Total Production

1 Boone 20,903,227

2 Marshall 17,084,842

3 Logan 14,210,571

4 Marion 11,639,572

5 Monongalia 10,456,445

6 Mingo 9,802,472

7 Kanawha 9,624,677

8 Raleigh 9,104,565

9 Wyoming 4,665,637

10 McDowell 4,290,665

11 Wayne 4,216,187

12 Fayette 3,829,251

Rank County Total Production

13 Nicholas 3,552,989

14 Webster 3,112,751

15 Lincoln 3,091,751

16 Tucker 2,334,822

17 Clay 1,979,873

18 Barbour 1,163,776

19 Randolph 1,108,608

20 Greenbrier 791,987

21 Upshur 700,348

22 Ohio 571,099

23 Harrison 481,712

24 Braxton 346,555

Rank County Total Production

25 Grant 118,294

26 Mercer 77,923

27 Preston 76,686

28 Mineral 73,568

29 Taylor 12,469

30 Brooke 758

Total 139,424,080

TOTAL PRODUCTION BY COUNTY

Largest West Virginia Coal Companies - 2011 Source - West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training

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Bluestone 3,358,246 Bluestone Coal Corp. 2,338,886 Dynamic Energy 1,373,249 Arcelor 1,664,921 Extra Energy 1,417,920 XMV, Inc. 1,130,053

Alliance 2,864,695 Mettiki 2,293,869 Tunnel Ridge 571,099

United 2,056,507

Walter Energy, LLC 1,952,536

MEPCO 1,408,641

James River 1,270,892

Argus Energy 1,243,806

Trinity 1,217,532

Rhino 1,095,886

Largest West Virginia Coal Producers and Primary Mines - 2011 Source - West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training

Corporate totals are approximate, and represent only the corporate subsidiaries shown. (Not all subsidiaries are included).

CONSOL Energy, Inc. 36,433,424 Consolidation Coal Co. 23,770,667 McElroy Coal Co. 9,253,479 Fola Coal Co., Inc. 1,681,106

Alpha Natural Resources 31,190,703 Elk Run Coal Co., Inc. 1,710,013 Independence Coal Co. 2,681,859 Alex Energy, Inc. 2,757,373 Spartan Mining Co. 1,847,816 Brooks Run Mining Co., LLC 2,172,682 Rockspring Development, Inc. 2,972,381

Patriot Coal Group 19,122,694 Eastern Associated Coal Corp. 3,744,364 Hobet Mining, Inc. 2,710,219 Apogee Coal Co. 2,700,019 Speed Mining, Inc. 1,842,798

Arch Coal, Inc. 12,071,758 Mingo Logan Coal Co. 2,900,874 Coal Mac 2,905,826 Eastern 2,345,097 Cliffs Natural Resources 3,841,757 Cliff’s Logan County Coal, LLC 1,507,067 Pinnacle Mining Company 1,164,839

Company Emp. Production

1 CONSOLIDATION COAL CO. 2,550 23,770,667

2 MCELROY COAL CO. 991 9,253,479

3 EASTERN ASSOC. COAL CORP. 559 3,744,764

4 ROCKSPRING DEVELOPMENT, INC. 412 2,972,381

5 PHOENIX COAL-MAC MINING, INC. 215 2,905,826

6. MINGO LOGAN COAL COMPANY 306 2,900,874

7 ALEX ENERGY, INC. 339 2,757,373

8 HOBET MINING LLC 275 2,710,219

9 APOGEE COAL COMPANY, LLC 215 2,700,019

10 INDEPENDENCE COAL COMPANY 339 2,681,859

11 BLUESTONE COAL CORP 715 2,338,886

11 METTIKI COAL, LLC (WV) 222 2,293,869

12 BROOKS RUN MINING COMPANY, LLC 204 2,172,682

13 SPEED MINING, LLC 337 1,842,798

14 ELK RUN COAL CO.INC DBA REP.EN 223 1,710,013

15 FOLA COAL COMPANY, LLC 206 1,681,106

16 BRODY MINING, LLC 375 1,600,788

17 MIDLAND TRAIL ENERGY, LLC 92 1,593,517

18 ELK RUN COAL CO., INC. 137 1,409,645

19 DYNAMIC ENERGY, INC. 127 1,373,249

20 DANA MINING COMPANY, LLC 136 1,342,580

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West Virginia Largest Producing Surface Mines - 2011 Source - West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training

West Virginia Largest Producing Underground Mines - 2011 Source - West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training

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RANK COMPANY AFFILIATION MINE EMP PRODUCTION

1 PHOENIX COAL-MAC MINING, INC. ARCH HOLDEN NO. 22 SURF. 215 2,905,826

2 HOBET MINING LLC PATRIOT WEST RIDGE III 275 2,710,219

3 APOGEE COAL COMPANY, LLC PATRIOT GUYAN SURFACE MINE 215 2,700,019

4 INDEPENDENCE COAL COMPANY ALPHA TWILIGHT MTR 339 2,681,859

5 REPUBLIC ENERGY ALPHA REPUBLIC ENERGY SURFACE 223 1,710,013

6 FOLA COAL COMPANY, LLC CONSOL SURFACE MINE # 1 206 1,681,106

7 ALEX ENERGY, INC. ALPHA NO. 1 SURFACE MINE 222 1,573,553

8 ELK RUN COAL CO., INC. ALPHA BLACK CASTLE NO. 4 137 1,409,645

9 DYNAMIC ENERGY, INC. BLUESTONE COAL MTN. NO. 1 SURF 127 1,373,249

10 ALEX ENERGY INC. ALPHA EDWIGHT SURFACE MINE 117 1,183,820

11 CLIFFS LOGAN COUNTY COAL, LLC CLIFFS TONEY'S FORK SURFACE 106 1,169,851

12 BROOKS RUN MINING COMPANY, LLC ALPHA SEVEN PINES 81 1,049,158

13 SIMMONS FORK MINING, INC. ALPHA EWING FORK NO. 1 84 1,001,537

RANK COMPANY AFFILIATION MINE EMP PRODUCTION

1 MCELROY COAL CO. CONSOL McELROY MINE 991 9,253,479

2 CONSOLIDATION COAL CO. CONSOL SHOEMAKER 706 7,831,363

3 CONSOLIDATION COAL CO. CONSOL ROBINSON RUN NO. 95 588 5,958,158

4 CONSOLIDATION COAL CO. CONSOL LOVERIDGE 690 5,638,973

5 CONSOLIDATION COAL CO. CONSOL BLACKSVILLE NO. 2 566 4,342,173

6 EASTERN ASSOC. COAL CORP. PATRIOT FEDERAL NO 2 559 3,744,764

7 ROCKSPRING DEVELOPMENT, INC. ALPHA CAMP CK. MINE NO. 1 412 2,972,381

8 MINGO LOGAN COAL COMPANY ARCH MOUNTAINEER II MINE 306 2,900,874

9 METTIKI COAL, LLC (WV) ALLIANCE METTIKI E MINE 222 2,293,869

10 SPEED MINING, LLC PATRIOT AMERICAN EAGLE MINE 337 1,842,978

11 BRODY MINING, LLC BRODY MINING BRODY MINE NO. 1 375 1,600,788

12 MIDLAND TRAIL ENERGY, LLC PATRIOT BC NO. 1 92 1,593,517

13 DANA MINING COMPANY, LLC MEPCO PRIME NO. 1 136 1,342,580

15 PINNACLE MINING CO., LLC CLIFFS PINNACLE MINE 442 1,164,839

15 BROOKS RUN MINING COMPANY, LLC ALPHA POPLAR RIDGE NO. 1 123 1,123,524

16 CARTER ROAG COAL COMPANY UNITED PLEASANT HILL 123 1,108,608

17 WOLF RUN MINING COMPANY ARCH SENTINEL 279 1,087,819

18 PINE RIDGE COAL COMPANY PATRIOT BIG MOUNTAIN NO. 16 208 1,078,455

19 ARCH COAL BECKLEY, LLC ARCH BECKLEY POCAHONTAS 268 1,070,578

West Virginia Coal Production By Method - 2011

Transportation of West Virginia Coal - 2011

Source - West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training

Source - West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training

Note: Empty cells indicate no value reported for the measure. Incidental production in Taylor County not reported.

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County Continuous Longwall Underground Auger Surface Total

Barbour 970,108 117,711 1,087,819 75,957 1,163,776Boone 11,770,674 300,797 12,071,471 8,831,756 20,903,227Braxton 346,555 346,555 346,555Brooke 758 758Clay 298,767 298,767 1,681,106 1,979,873Fayette 2,090,285 2,090,285 1,738,966 3,829,251Grant 118,294 118,294 118,294Greenbrier 471,491 471,491 320,496 791,987Harrison 453,310 453,310 28,402 481,712Kanawha 5,167,077 1,387,145 6,554,222 3,070,455 9,624,677Lincoln 381,532 381,532 2,710,219 3,091,751Logan 4,271,476 2,128,338 6,399,814 7,810,757 14,210,571McDowell 2,469,784 2,469,784 1,820,881 4,290,665Marion 1,032,654 10,587,630 11,620,284 19,288 11,639,572Marshall 1,557,493 15,527,349 17,084,842 17,084,842Mercer 77,923 77,923Mineral 73,568 73,568Mingo 2,810,980 2,810,980 6,991,492 9,802,472Monongalia 2,431,028 7,288,772 9,719,800 736,645 10,456,445Nicholas 834,914 834,914 2,718,075 3,552,989Ohio 571,099 571,099 571,099Preston 76,686 76,686 76,686Raleigh 4,258,536 4,258,536 4,846,029 9,104,565Randolph 1,108,608 1,108,608 1,108,608Taylor 8,794 8,794 3,675 12,469Tucker 312,814 1,981,055 2,293,869 40,953 2,334,822Upshur 648,061 648,061 52,287 700,348Wayne 3,626,555 3,626,555 589,632 4,216,187Webster 1,123,524 1,123,524 1,989,227 3,112,751Wyoming 1,862,239 971,366 2,833,605 1,832,032 4,665,637Totals 50,103,230 40,172,452 90,275,682 47,984,622 138,260,304

County Rail River Truck Belt Stock-PiledBarbour 1,082,925Boone 5,082,700 1,299,788 2,547,839 983,730Braxton 387,238Clay 328,445 1Fayette 235,475 209,908 526,287Grant 118,294Greenbrier 398,017 15,074 62,988 957Harrison 9,809 427,387Kanawha 1,554,705 531,503 4,003,778Lincoln none reported none reported none reported none reported none reportedLogan 5,884,223 393,546 50,097McDowell 1,048,423 1,038,667 676Marion 7,712,006 23,153 3,815,176Marshall 9,253,479Mingo 978,054 404,869 208,159Monongalia 8,272,369 1,632,863Nicholas 543,646 100,885 130,057 375 1,444Ohio 43,144 232,996Preston 76,686Raleigh 3,595,544 769,051 98,871Randolph 1,105,671Tucker 1,049,150 1,734,246Upshur 52,871 543,459 51,731Wayne 2,763,851 834,170Webster 1,063,750Wyoming 791,682 141,432 872,436

Note: Empty cells indicate no value reported for the measure. There appears to be a slight discrepancy in these numbers and others in this book. We are uncertain why.

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West Virginia Coal Production By Seam - 2011 Source - West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training

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SEAM EMPL. SURFACE UNDERGROUND TOTAL

ALMA 524 414,694 3,721,357 4,136,051ALMA A 102 199,533 199,533BAKERSTOWN 72 194,980 194,980BECKLEY 268 328,754 448,619 777,373BENS CREEK 38 105,003 105,003CEDAR 11CEDAR GROVE 430 1,395,107 715,377 2,110,484CHILTON 305 603,411 943,816 1,547,227CHILTON ACLARION 623 2,845,386 1,087,819 3,933,205COALBURG 2,023 7,610,525 4,600,766 12,211,291DOUGLAS 244 191,032 863,877 1,054,909DOUGLAS A 1EAGLE 1,301 4,924,491 4,924,491EAGLE A 13 49,467 49,467ELK LICK 2FIRE CREEK 156 302,456 99,390 401,846FRANKLIN RIDER 10 62,163 62,163GILBERT 21 98,412 98,412GLENALUM TUNNEL 145 7,257 697,380 704,637HERNSHAW 238 750,328 1,187,887 1,938,215IAEGER 38 8,165 48,723 56,888LITTLE CHILTON 91 417,435 417,435LITTLE EAGLE 15 72,877 72,877LITTLE FIRE CREEK 287 1,015,859 510,981 1,526,840LOWER CAMPBELL CREEK 123 468,689 468,689LOWER CEDAR GROVE 224 811,995 811,995LOWER KITTANNING 957 4,564,782 1,501,852 6,066,634LOWER WAR EAGLE 4 15,282 15,282LOWER WINIFREDE 111 217,053 217,053MAHONING 105 282,690 282,690MIDDLE KITTANNING 398 2,454,064 648,061 3,102,125NO. 2 GAS 771 20,033 2,492,816 2,512,849PEERLESS (CAMPBELL CREEK) 658 3,276,563 3,276,563PITTSBURGH 4,439 43,482 37,793,319 37,836,801POCAHONTAS 2 74 295,205 295,205POCAHONTAS 3 1,251 72,758 3,735,439 3,808,197POCAHONTAS 4 148 190,931 199,979 390,910POCAHONTAS 5 19 324,807 324,807POCAHONTAS 6 202 283,010 265,666 548,676POCAHONTAS 7 76 117,979 117,979POCAHONTAS 9 78 69,149 230,321 299,470POWELLTON 1,133 1,842,738 2,960,629 4,803,367REDSTONE 17 75,957 75,957REFUSE PROCESSING 57 98,030 98,030SEWELL 475 179,039 1,111,865 1,290,904SEWELL A 123 1,108,608 1,108,608SEWICKLEY 207 74,653 1,656,016 1,730,669SQUIRE JIM 1STOCKTON-LEWISTON 1,549 13,385,743 3,945,698 17,331,441UPPER FREEPORT 315 124,664 2,342,367 2,467,031UPPER KITTANNING 507 3,871,004 311,155 4,182,159UPPER KITTANNING RIDER 77 333,873 333,873WASHINGTON 9 19,288 19,288WAYNESBURG 52 639,130 639,130WELCH 78 308,676 308,676WILLIAMSON 199 1,430,868 182,802 1,613,670WINIFREDE 862 2,395,476 4,085,943 6,481,419Not Specified 62 7,693 32,913 40,606TOTALS 22,336 48,060,579 91,363,501 139,424,080

West Virginia Coal Production and Employment - 1900-2011 Source - West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training

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Editor’s Note: it is important to remember that the definition of “mining jobs” used to compile these employment figures has changed greatly since 1900. Until the late-1900s, coal companies maintained their own support staff, including everything from mechanics to construction workers, from machinists to supply clerks. While most of these jobs still exist, many roles have been turned over to mine service companies and are no longer counted as “mining jobs.” The most recent figures show only direct mining jobs. We believe a more accurate comparison of the “mining jobs” reported in the early- to -mid-1900s (which show 100,000 coal mining jobs in West Virginia alone) would be those numbers to the 60,000 direct and indirect jobs identified by the recent joint economic impact study conducted by West Virginia University and Marshall University Colleges of Business. Note 2: These numbers do not include the contractor totals, which in the case of 2011 account for another 29,512 jobs.

1900 22,647,207 29,017

1901 24,088,402 32,386

1902 24,570,826 36,147

1903 29,337,241 39,452

1904 32,406,752 45,492

1905 37,791,580 49,950

1906 43,290,350 53,769

1907 48,091,583 56,256

1908 49,000,000 60,189

1909 49,697,018 62,189

1910 59,274,708 68,135

1911 60,517,167 70,644

1912 66,731,587 69,611

1913 69,182,791 70,321

1914 73,666,981 76,041

1915 71,812,917 81,328

1916 89,165,772 80,058

1917 89,383,449 88,665

1918 90,766,636 92,132

1919 84,980,551 91,566

1920 89,590,271 97,426

1921 90,452,996 116,726

1922 79,394,786 107,709

1923 97,474,177 121,280

1924 156,570,631 115,964

1925 123,061,985 111,708

1926 144,603,574 120,638

1927 146,088,121 119,618

1928 133,866,587 112,715

1929 139,297,148 107,393

1930 122,429,767 107,832

1931 102,698,420 97,953

1932 86,114,506 86,829

1933 94,130,508 95,367

1934 98,441,233 106,590

1935 99,441,233 109,779

1936 118,965,066 111,625

1937 118,965,066 115,052

1938 93,511,099 103,735

1939 108,515,665 104,022

1940 126,619,825 130,457

1941 140,944,744 112,875

1942 156,752,598 112,817

1943 160,429,576 105,585

1944 164,954,218 103,146

1945 151,909,714 97,380

1946 143,977,874 102,393

1947 173,653,816 116,421

1948 168,589,033 125,669

1949 122,913,540 121,121

1950 145,563,295 119,568

1951 163,448,001 111,562

1952 142,181,271 100,862

1953 131,872,563 84,093

1954 113,039,046 64,849

1955 137,073,372 54,321

1956 150,401,233 68,318

1957 150,220,548 66,792

1958 115,245,791 55,065

1959 117,770,002 52,352

1960 120,107,994 48,696

1961 111,370,863 42,557

1962 117,018,419 43,456

1963 128,924,165 44,854

1964 139,361,204 44,205

1965 149,236,013 44,885

1966 148,826,592 43,344

1967 152,461,567 42,742

1968 145,113,560 41,573

1969 139,315,720 41,941

1970 143,132,284 45,261

1971 118,317,785 48,858

1972 122,856,378 48,190

1973 115,239,146 45,041

1974 101,713,580 46,026

1975 109,048,898 55,256

1976 108,793,594 59,802

1977 95,405,977 61,815

1978 84,697,048 62,982

1979 112,380,883 58,565

1980 121,583,762 55,502

1981 112,813,972 55,411

1982 128,778,076 53,941

1983 115,135,454 35,831

1984 131,040,566 39,950

1985 127,867,375 35,913

1986 130,787,233 32,329

1987 137,672,276 28,885

1988 144,917,788 28,100

1989 151,834,721 28,323

1990 171,155,053 28,876

1991 166,715,271 27,479

1992 163,797,710 27,065

1993 133,700,856 22,386

1994 164,200,572 21,414

1995 167,096,211 21,602

1996 174,008,217 18,939

1997 181,914,000 18,165

1998 180,794,012 17,382

1999 169,206,834 14,845

2000 169,370,602 14,281

2001 175,052,857 15,729

2002 163,896,890 15,377

2003 144,899,599 14,871

2004 153,631,633 16,037

2005 159,498,069 17,992

2006 158,835,584 20,533

2007 161,237,538 19,207

2008 165,750,817 20,925

2009 144,017,758 27,892

2010 143,247,932 22,590

2011 139,424,080 20,334

Year Production Emp Year Production Emp Year Production Emp

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2011 Coal Severance Tax Receipts For Producing Counties

In 1987, West Virginia enacted a severance tax on coal. The tax amounts to 5% of the selling price of mined coal. Of this amount, the State retains 93%. The remaining 7% is apportioned among the State’s 55 counties and it’s 228 incorporated municipalities.

Three-fourths of the 7% share is divided among the coal producing counties. This money is distributed according to each county’s production level.

The remaining quarter of the 7% is divided among all counties and

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Note: Municipalities within producing and non-producing counties also receive a share. See following pages for this distribution.

municipalities, according to population.. Each county receives an additional share, based on the

population of the unincorporated areas of the county.The total severance tax collections for 2011amounted to more

than $500 million. A total of $50.1 million was distributed to all counties and

municipalities. Of this amount, $40.1 represented coal production in the 29 coal producing counties.

County Annual 75% Total Annual 25% Total Annual Total

Barbour County $293,964.41 $89,778.54 $383,742.95

Boone County $4,962,049.97 $133,290.54 $5,095,340.51

Braxton County $54,247.72 $78,597.55 $132,845.27

Brooke County $16,122.50 $130,259.91 $146,382.41

Clay County $231,865.40 $50,796.43 $282,661.83

Fayette County $894,669.74 $249,170.84 $1,143,840.58

Grant County $19,024.31 $64,602.17 $83,626.48

Greenbrier County $265,220.12 $192,015.36 $457,235.48

Harrison County $115,962.52 $373,959.16 $489,921.68

Kanawha County $1,432,820.53 $1,044,833.00 $2,477,653.53

Lincoln County $771,339.77 $117,547.17 $888,886.94

Logan County $3,507,905.18 $198,850.62 $3,706,755.80

Marion County $2,608,240.98 $288,288.22 $2,896,529.20

Marshall County $3,898,060.42 $196,215.13 $4,094,275.55

McDowell County $1,131,582.63 $119,674.20 $1,251,256.83

Mercer County $18,871.15 $336,958.22 $355,829.37

Mineral County $19,452.55 $152,681.44 $172,133.99

Mingo County $1,870,472.45 $145,250.79 $2,015,723.24

Monongalia County $1,298,734.07 $499,012.67 $1,797,746.74

Nicholas County $1,230,737.26 $141,971.24 $1,372,708.50

Ohio County $48,290.43 $240,522.25 $288,812.68

Preston County $6,474.19 $181,408.06 $187,882.25

Raleigh County $2,284,923.91 $426,779.46 $2,711,703.37

Randolph County $134,874.55 $159,137.97 $294,012.52

Tucker County $561,898.25 $38,646.57 $600,544.82

Upshur County $142,964.86 $131,260.95 $274,225.81

Wayne County $745,829.10 $229,904.29 $975,733.39

Webster County $516,957.52 $48,540.81 $565,498.33

Wyoming County $1,001,280.68 $128,782.35 $1,130,063.03

Total $30,084,837.17 $10,028,278.54 $40,113,115.71

2011 Coal Severance Tax Receipts by Local Government25 Percent County/Town Distributions

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Political Subdivision Total Ann.25% Dist. County Total 25%

Barbour County Sheriff $60,516 $89,779

Philippi $16,052

Belington $10,396

Junior $2,814

Berkeley County Sheriff $468,803 $563,756

Martinsburg $93,231

Hedgesville $1,721

Boone County Sheriff $109,256 $133,291

Madison $16,647

Danville $3,740

Whitesville $2,782

Sylvester $866

Braxton County Sheriff $64,045 $78,598

Sutton $5,379

Gassaway $4,914

Burnsville $2,760

Flatwoods $1,499

Brooke County Sheriff $66,442 $130,260

Weirton (Brooke) $21,751

Follansbee $16,160

Wellsburg $15,181

Bethany $5,607

Beech Bottom $2,830

Windsor Heights $2,289

Cabell County Sheriff $242,011 $521,272

Barboursville $21,453

Huntington (Cabell) $244,695

Milton $13,113

Calhoun County Sheriff $38,241 $41,277

Grantsville $3,036

Clay County Sheriff $48,139 $50,796

Clay $2,657

Doddridge County Sheriff $39,924 $44,389

West Union $4,465

Fayette County Sheriff $160,485 $249,171

Oak Hill $41,834

Fayetteville $15,651

Mount Hope $7,652

Ansted $7,598

Montgomery (Fayette) $5,244

Smithers $4,400

Gauley Bridge $3,323

Meadow Bridge $2,051

Pax $904

Thurmond $27

Gilmer County Sheriff $37,867 $47,046

Glenville $8,318

Political Subdivision Total Ann.25% Dist. County Total 25%

Sand Fork $861

Grant County Sheriff $49,682 $64,602

Petersburg $13,351

Bayard $1,569

Greenbrier County Sheriff $127,234 $192,015

Lewisburg $20,728

White Sulphur Springs $13,227

Ronceverte $9,552

Rainelle $8,145

Alderson (Greenbrier) $5,320

Rupert $5,098

Quinwood $1,569

Falling Springs $1,142

Hampshire County Sheriff $117,769 $129,692

Romney $10,001

Capon Bridge $1,921

Weirton (Hancock) $85,114 $166,016

Hancock County Sheriff $60,944

Chester $13,990

New Cumberland $5,969

Hardy County Sheriff $60,668 $75,902

Moorefield $13,768

Wardensville $1,467

Harrison County Sheriff $186,246 $373,959

Clarksburg $89,719

Bridgeport $44,102

Shinnston $11,912

Stonewood $9,774

Nutter Fort $8,621

Salem $8,583

Lumberport $4,741

Anmoore $4,167

West Milford $3,410

Lost Creek $2,684

Jackson County Sheriff $119,512 $158,088

Ravenswood $20,977

Ripley $17,600

Jefferson County Sheriff $220,450 $289,527

Charles Town $28,461

Ranson $24,029

Shepherdstown $9,384

Bolivar $5,655

Harpers Ferry $1,548

Kanawha County Sheriff $504,462 $1,044,833

Charleston $278,173

South Charleston $72,790

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2011 Coal Severance Tax Receipts (Cont.)25 Percent County/Town Distributions

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Political Subdivision Total Ann.25% Dist. County Total 25%

St. Albans $59,769

Dunbar $42,792

Nitro (Kanawha) $32,591

Chesapeake $8,410

Marmet $8,134

Belle $6,819

Clendenin $6,640

Cedar Grove $5,396

East Bank $5,190

Glasgow $4,898

Montgomery (Kanawha) $3,621

Pratt $3,258

Handley $1,889

Lewis County Sheriff $64,148 $110,160

Weston $22,243

Westover $21,556

Jane Lew $2,213

Lincoln County Sheriff $107,178 $117,547

Hamlin $6,180

West Hamlin $4,189

Logan County Sheriff $174,275 $198,851

Logan $9,628

Chapmanville $6,797

Man $4,108

West Logan $2,295

Mitchell Heights $1,748

Marion County Sheriff $146,230 $288,288

Fairmont $101,225

Mannington $11,165

Barrackville $7,046

Monongah $5,650

Rivesville $5,055

White Hall $3,507

Grant Town $3,318

Fairview $2,208

Farmington $2,030

Worthington $855

Marshall County Sheriff $95,764 $196,215

Moundsville $50,428

Pleasant Valley $17,042

McMechen $10,423

Glen Dale $8,259

Benwood $7,685

Cameron $5,120

Political Subdivision Total Ann.25% Dist. County Total 25%

Wheeling (Marshall) $1,494

Mason County Sheriff $105,008 $147,876

Point Pleasant $23,542

New Haven $8,443

Mason $5,239

Hartford $3,323

Henderson $1,467

Leon $855

McDowell County Sheriff $84,897 $119,674

Welch $13,021

Gary $5,239

War $4,665

Northfork $2,322

Davy $2,273

Bradshaw $1,824

Iaeger $1,634

Keystone $1,526

Anawalt $1,223

Kimball $1,050

Mercer County Sheriff $236,096 $336,958

Bluefield $56,538

Princeton $34,810

Athens $5,672

Bramwell $1,970

Matoaka $1,228

Oakvale $655

Mineral County Sheriff $108,309 $152,681

Keyser $29,436

Carpendale $5,287

Piedmont $4,741

Ridgeley $3,653

Elk Garden $1,256

Mingo County Sheriff $117,515 $145,251

Williamson $17,270

Delbarton $3,134

Matewan $2,701

Gilbert $2,435

Kermit $2,197

Monongalia County Sheriff

$323,466 $499,013

Morgantown $160,518

Star City $9,877

Granville $4,227

Blacksville $925

Monroe County Sheriff $65,392 $73,072

Peterstown $3,534

2011 Coal Severance Tax Receipts (Cont.)25 Percent County/Town Distributions

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Political Subdivision Total Ann.25% Dist. County Total 25%

Union $3,058

Alderson (Monroe) $1,088

Morgan County Sheriff $88,804 $94,931

Bath $3,377

Paw Paw $2,749

Nicholas County Sheriff $111,540 $141,971

Summersville $19,331

Richwood $11,100

Ohio County Sheriff $56,490 $240,523

Bethlehem $13,524

West Liberty $8,345

Triadelphia $4,389

Clearview $3,058

Valley Grove $2,046

Wheeling (Ohio) $152,671

Pendleton County Sheriff $37,743 $41,645

Franklin $3,902

Pleasants County Sheriff $26,205 $41,158

St. Marys $10,066

Belmont $4,887

Pocahontas County Sheriff

$38,490 $47,187

Marlinton $5,704

Durbin $1,586

Hillsboro $1,407

Preston County Sheriff $142,188 $181,408

Kingwood $15,906

Terra Alta $7,993

Reedsville $3,209

Rowlesburg $3,161

Masontown $2,955

Newburg $1,781

Albright $1,618

Tunnelton $1,591

Brandonville $547

Bruceton Mills $460

Putnam County Sheriff $224,216 $300,286

Hurricane $34,009

Winfield $12,453

Eleanor $8,215

Buffalo $6,689

Nitro (Putnam) $6,256

Poca $5,271

Bancroft $3,177

Raleigh County Sheriff $313,741 $426,779

Political Subdivision Total Ann.25% Dist. County Total 25%

Beckley $95,326

Mabscott $7,620

Sophia $7,274

Lester $1,883

Rhodell $936

Randolph County Sheriff $108,861 $159,138

Elkins $38,392

Mill Creek $3,918

Beverly $3,799

Womelsdorf $1,353

Huttonsville $1,196

Montrose $844

Harman $774

Ritchie County Sheriff $35,215 $56,549

Harrisville $10,153

Pennsboro $6,337

Ellenboro $1,965

Cairo $1,521

Pullman $833

Auburn $525

Roane County Sheriff $67,227 $80,779

Spencer $12,567

Reedy $985

Summers County Sheriff $60,890 $75,372

Hinton $14,482

Taylor County Sheriff $61,799 $91,435

Grafton $27,947

Flemington $1,689

Tucker County Sheriff $21,139 $38,647

Parsons $8,037

Davis $3,572

Thomas $3,171

Hendricks $1,472

Hambleton $1,256

Tyler County Sheriff $32,618 $49,833

Sistersville $7,555

Paden City (Tyler) $4,535

Middlebourne $4,411

Friendly $714

Upshur County Sheriff $100,743 $131,261

Buckhannon $30,518

Wayne County Sheriff $171,953 $229,904

Huntington (Wayne) $21,236

Kenova $17,405

Ceredo $7,847

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2011 Coal Severance Tax Receipts (Cont.)25 Percent County/Town Distributions

Political Subdivision Total Ann.25% Dist. County Total 25%

Wayne $7,647

Fort Gay $3,815

Webster County Sheriff $41,499 $49,541

Addison $4,200

Cowen $2,928

Camden-On-Gauley $915

Wetzel County Sheriff $45,601 $89,746

New Martinsville $29,040

Paden City (Wetzel) $9,714

Pine Grove $2,987

Hundred $1,618

Smithfield $785

Wirt County Sheriff $26,486 $30,940

FISCAL YEAR PRODUCTION NET STATE COLLECTIONS LOCAL COAL TAXES TOTAL STATE & LOCAL COAL SEVERANCE TAX

WASTE COAL WC Severance Grand Total

1980-81 112,813,972 $138,120,065 $16,700,000 $154,820,065 n/a n/a $154,820,065

1981-82 128,778,076 $176,605,964 $13,800,000 $190,405,964 n/a n/a $190,405,964

1982-83 115,135,454 $166,059,668 $15,400,000 $181,459,668 n/a n/a $181,459,668

1983-84 131,040,566 $134,973,974 $12,400,000 $147,373,974 n/a n/a $147,373,974

1984-85 127,867,375 $131,910,118 $14,100,000 $146,010,118 n/a n/a $146,010,118

1985-86 130,787,233 $142,721,735 $13,300,000 $156,021,735 n/a n/a $156,021,735

1986-87 137,672,276 $113,387,847 $10,400,000 $123,787,847 n/a n/a $123,787,847

1987-88 144,917,788 $117,062,905 $11,000,000 $128,062,905 n/a n/a $128,062,905

1988-89 151,834,751 $111,987,938 $12,900,000 $124,887,938 n/a n/a $124,887,938

1989-90 171,155,053 $137,443,754 $14,900,000 $152,343,754 n/a n/a $152,343,754

1990-91 166,715,271 $150,102,548 $14,900,000 $165,002,548 n/a n/a $165,002,548

1991-92 163,797,710 $160,921,867 $14,000,000 $174,921,867 n/a n/a $174,921,867

1992-93 133,700,856 $148,066,128 $15,800,000 $163,866,128 n/a n/a $163,866,128

1993-94 164,200,572 $131,987,250 $15,200,000 $147,187,250 n/a n/a $147,187,250

1994-95 167,096,211 $158,203,928 $15,767,500 $173,971,428 n/a n/a $173,971,428

1995-96 174,008,217 $155,989,442 $15,369,144 $171,358,586 n/a n/a $171,358,586

1996-97 181,914,000 $169,508,614 $16,235,242 $185,743,856 n/a n/a $185,743,856

1997-98 180,794,012 $170,013,140 $17,320,805 $187,333,945 n/a n/a $187,333,945

1998-99 169,206,834 $160,750,673 $16,100,529 $176,851,202 n/a n/a $176,851,202

1999-00 169,370,602 $149,068,160 $14,143,308 $163,211,468 n/a n/a $163,211,468

2000-01 175,052,857 $153,228,052 $14,085,239 $167,313,291 n/a n/a $167,313,291

2001-02 163,896,890 $163,823,091 $15,827,722 $179,650,813 $325,578 n/a $179,976,391

2002-03 144,899,599 $157,430,070 $15,519,430 $172,949,500 $358,194 n/a $173,307,694

2003-04 153,631,633 $168,855,591 $15,147,428 $184,003,019 $249,072 n/a $184,252,091

2004-05 159,498,069 $222,488,599 $20,192,425 $242,681,024 $183,396 n/a $242,864,419

2005-06 158,835,584 $259,147,531 $24,190,831 $283,338,362 $319,132 $36,192,252 $319,849,746

2006-07 161,237,538 $271,951,536 $26,019,184 $297,970,720 $191,191 $86,304,922 $384,466,833

2007-08 165,750,817 $307,628,802 $27,364,126 $334,992,928 $327,599 $84,387,752 $419,708,280

2008-09 144,017,758 $343,381,241 $35,615,344 $378,996,586 $1,869,178 $77,275,757 $458,141,521

2009-10 143,247,932 $367,481,270 $34,459,351 $401,940,621 $374,012 $78,873,792 $481,188,425

2010-11 139,424,080 $412,091,626 $37,742,774 $449,834,400 $754,463 $76,983,527 $527,572,390

Coal Severance Collections 1980-2011

Political Subdivision Total Ann.25% Dist. County Total 25%

Elizabeth $4,454

Wood County Sheriff $221,754 $470,600

Parkersburg $170,433

Vienna $58,173

Williamstown $15,738

North Hills $4,503

Wyoming County Sheriff $109,186 $128,782

Mullens $8,437

Oceana $7,544

Pineville $3,615

Total 25% Coal Severance Tax

$8,926,272 $10,028,279

• West Virginia coal is shipped to 33 states and the District of Columbia.

• West Virginia coal is shipped to 30 countries (see list on next page).

• West Virginia provides approximately 50% of all American coal exports.

• West Virginia is the national leader in underground mining production.

• West Virginia is second only to Wyoming in U.S. coal production.

• The coal industry and the coal burning electric generating industry together represent nearly 60% of the business taxes paid to the State of West Virginia.

• West Virginia coal miners earn an average of more than $68,500 annually, more than twice the amount of the statewide average for all workers.

• West Virginia’s coal industry pays for nearly $3.4 billion in annual direct wages.

• West Virginia’s estimated recoverable coal reserves amount to approximately 45 billion tons.

• Coal is responsible for more than 12 percent of West Virginia’s gross state product.

• 98% of West Virginia electricity is generated by coal.

• Approximately 40 percent of the nation’s electricity is generated by coal.

YOU NEED TO KNOW

Original Source - West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training (2009 data)Estimations by West Virginia Coal Association based on annual production for 2009 subtracted from the earlier totals.

Note: This is only an estimate of the remaining reserve base. It is revised upward from last year due to an error in last year’s Coal Facts.

Barbour 1,578,558,278 Boone 3,626,756,814 Braxton 1,110,736,860 Brooke 54,908,176 Cabell 0 Calhoun 0 Clay 1,823,182,122 Doddridge 671,587,864 Fayette 1,843,498,742 Gilmer 495,526,312 Grant 482,627 Greenbrier 632,665,330 Hancock 246,659,014 Harrison 487,829,480 Kanawha 2,634,708,068 Lewis 1,364,763,631 Lincoln 1,043,741,982 Logan 3,458,942,279 Marion 1,398,656,411 Marshall 1,847,135,686 Mason 149,759,446 McDowell 1,634,151,667 Mercer 99,497,938

Mineral 360,762,502 Mingo 2,999,474,318 Monongalia 956,829,360 Nicholas 3,359,378,600 Ohio 336,260.255 Pocahontas 299,843,805 Preston 1,391,726,020 Putnam 238,231,342 Raleigh 1,608,671,947 Randolph 2,412,845,889 Roane 0 Summers 10,676,345 Taylor 613,961,430 Tucker 172,654,154 Tyler 474,066,616 Upshur 1,668,286,801 Wayne 779,431,738 Webster 3,647,930,010 Wetzel 1,660,868,193 Wirt 11,151,360 Wyoming 2,402,549,479 TOTAL 51,273,424,896

RemainingRecoverable Reserves

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A Guide West Virginia Coal Seams

A graph on page 9 in this data compilation shows the amount of coal mined in West Virginia by coal seam. What is a coal seam?

There are 117 identified coal seams in West Virginia. Of these, 65 are considered mineable. Coal is currently being produced from 51 of these seams.

West Virginia’s coal seams are much like a chocolate layer cake, with the coal as the chocolate icing between the layers. Other forms of rock and earth are found between the seams, which are layers between a few inches to a few feet thick.

Each of these layers of coal was formed at different times in the geologic time scale as shown in the graphic at left. They each rep-resent a period in which the area now known as West Virginia was inundated by a shallow sea, covering the former flora and fauna with a layer of depositional material (sandstone).

The layers of decaying plants and animals converted into car-bon and began the process of becoming coal.

Today, each of these layers has its own geologic profile, vary-ing by quality (ie., BTUs or “heat index) , thickness, etc. They are found at different levels of the geology, from near the tops of the mountains to several hundred feet underground.

Country 2010 2010 Rank 2011 2011 Rank DifferenceIndia 302,787,711 1 602,674,319 1 99%Italy 224,226,844 4 581,295,247 2 159%Brazil 280,365,354 2 546,916,319 3 95%Netherlands 202,901,735 6 525,861,240 4 159%Ukraine 245,145,687 3 499,430,818 5 104%United Kingdom 221,171,442 5 287,517,238 6 30%Canada 98,625,900 11 284,708,613 7 189%Turkey 154,439,055 7 276,079,423 8 79%Korean Republic 9,340,898 26 266,906,667 9 2757%France 151,152,677 8 248,724,083 10 65%Germany 33,677,056 19 136,400,769 11 305%Belgium 127,346,957 9 123,810,338 12 -3%Egypt 89,179,800 12 118,156,770 13 32%Mexico 43,615,540 17 94,734,379 14 117%China 32,152,223 20 93,422,656 15 191%South Africa, Rep of 21,594,080 22 81,616,903 16 278%Croatia 81,819,730 14 77,387,987 17 -5%Morocco -- -- 73,024,531 18 --Latvia 14,136,652 24 69,640,910 19 393%Sweden 55,657,304 15 65,216,618 20 17%Poland 88,298,688 13 60,714,615 21 -31%Spain 112,133,623 10 52,288,897 22 -53%Finland 40,013,779 18 49,030,040 23 23%Chile 12,544,964 25 43,428,903 24 246%Romania 52,128,122 16 40,924,304 25 -21%Portugal 5,132,985 28 32,192,323 26 527%Japan 31,061,504 21 29,156,588 27 -6%Slovenia 20,804,290 23 15,961,789 28 -23%Ireland -- -- 7,153,742 29 --Israel -- -- 375,840 30 --Argentina 9,304,188 27 -- -- --Peru 4,083,534 29 -- -- --Venezuela 79,661 30 -- -- --Thailand 36,546 31 -- -- --Indonesia 31,505 32 -- -- --Malaysia 17,331 33 -- -- --Total 2,765,007,365 5,384,752,869 +95%

West Virginia International Coal Exportsin US dollars

Founded – 1843

Named For – Virginia Judge Philip Pendleton Barbour

County Seat – Philippi

Area/State Rank – 343 square miles – 30th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 15,557 – 36th

Incorporated Communities – Philippi, Belington, Junior

Principal Waterways – Tygart River, Buckhannon River, Middle Fork River

Mines 8Employees 331Estimated Direct Wages $23,170,000Severance Tax Receipts $383,742 Production 1,163,776 Underground 1,087,819 Surface 75,957

Recoverable Reserves – Tons 1,578,558,278

COUNTY PROFILES OF WEST VIRGINIA COAL COUNTRY

Barbour County

Major Seams Bakerstown, Kittanning, Pittsburgh, Redstone, Sewickley

Primary ProducersWolf Run Mining Company 1,087,819Hanover Resources 64,068United Coals, Inc. 11,889

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Editor’s note: There was an error in the 2009 edition of Coal Facts. Due to a typographical error, the employment was incorrectly stated to be 1,833. It should have been 833 and this number injected into the calculation for “Estimated Direct Wages” to arrive at an erroneous figure. The

EDW should have been $52,062,500. We apologize for the error.

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Founded – 1847

Named For – Frontiersman Daniel Boone

County Seat – Madison

Area/State Rank – 503 square miles – 16th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 25,535 – 28th

Incorporated Communities – Madison, Danville, Whitesville, Sylvester

Principal Waterways – Coal River, Little Coal River

Mines 101Employees 3,894Estimated Direct Wages $272,580.000

Severance Tax Receipts $5,095,340

Production 20,903,277 Underground 12,071,471 Surface 8,831,756

Recoverable Reserves – Tons 3,626,756,814

Major Seams Cedar Grove, Chilton, Coalburg, Dorothy, Eagle, Hernshaw, Kittanning, No. 2 Gas, Peerless, Powellton, Stockton-Lewiston, Winefrede

Primary ProducersElk Run Coal Company 4,552,870Independence Coal Company 3,258.997Coal River Mining Co. 2,376,022Newtown Energy 1,654,540Brody Mining, LLC 1,600,788Long Branch Energy 964,781

Boone County

Founded – 1836

Named For – American founding father Carter Braxton

County Seat – Sutton

Area/State Rank – 516 square miles – 14th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 14,702 – 39th

Incorporated Communities – Sutton, Gassaway, Burnsville, Flatwoods

Principal Waterways – Elk River, Little Kanawha River, Holley River, Birch River

Mines 2Employees 61Estimated Direct Wages $4,270,000

Severance Tax Receipts $132,845

Production 346,555 Underground 346,555 Surface 0

Recoverable Reserves – Tons 1,110,736,860

Braxton County

Major Seams Bakerstown, Lower Kittanning, Pittsburgh

Primary ProducersBrooks Run Mining Company 346,555

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Founded – 1797

Named For – Virginia Governor Robert Brooke

County Seat – Wellsburg

Area/State Rank – 92 square miles – 54th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 25,447 – 29th

Incorporated Communities – Follansbee, Wellsburg, Bethany, Beech Bottom, Windsor Heights

Principal Waterway – Ohio River

Mines 1Employees 0Estimated Direct Wages 0Severance Tax Receipts $146,382 Production 758 Underground 0 Surface 758 Recoverable Reserves – Tons 54,908,176

Brooke County

Founded – 1858

Named For – U.S. Senator Henry Clay

County Seat – Clay

Area/State Rank – 344 square miles -- 37th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 10,330 -- 45th

Incorporated Communities – Clay

Principal Waterway – Elk River

Mines 2Employees 279Estimated Direct Wages $19,530,000Severance Tax Receipts $282,661 Production 1,979,873 Underground 298,767 Surface 1,681,106

Recoverable Reserves – Tons 1,823,182,122

Clay County

Major Seam Pittsburgh

Primary ProducersRayle Coal Company 758

Major Seams Coalburn, Lower Kittanning, Upper Kittanning

Primary ProducersFola Coal Company, LLC 1,681,106Little Eagle Coal Company, LLC 298,767

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Founded – 1831

Named For – French General Marquis de Lafayette

County Seat – Fayetteville

Area/State Rank – 668 square miles – 6th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 47,579 – 11th

Incorporated Communities – Oak Hill, Fayetteville, Montgomery, Ansted, Mount Hope, Smithers, Gauley Bridge, Meadow Bridge, Pax, Thurmond

Principal Waterways –Kanawha River, Gauley River, New River

Mines 20Employees 621Estimated Direct Wages $43,470,000Severance Tax Receipts $1,143,840 Production 3,829,251 Underground 2,090,285 Surface 1,738,966

Recoverable Reserves – Tons 1,843,498,742

Fayette County

Major Seams Bradshaw, Coalburg, Eagle Firecreek, Gilbert, Kittanning, No. 2 Gas, Peerless, Powellton, Sewell, Stockton-Lewiston

Primary ProducersKingston Mining Inc. 1,103,343Maple Coal Company 1,213,135Frasure Creek Mining, LLC 960,189

Note: WVMHST data does not include employee or production data for Grant County operations.

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Founded – 1782

Named For – Reference to local foliage

County Seat – Lewisburg

Area/State Rank – 1,024 square miles – 2nd

Population (2000)/State Rank – 34,453 – 17th

Incorporated Communities – Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs, Ronceverte, Rainelle, Alderson, Rupert, Quinwood, Falling Springs

Principal Waterways – Greenbrier River, Meadow River

Mines 15Employees 405Estimated Direct Wages $28,350,000Severance Tax Receipts $457,235 Production 791,987 Underground 471,491 Surface 320,496 Recoverable Reserves – Tons 633,471,428

Greenbrier County

Major Seams Beckley, Eagle, Pocahontas, Sewell

Primary ProducersWest Virginia Mine Power, Inc. 349,589White Buck Coal Co. 282,690Greenbrier Smokeless Coal Co. 159,708

Founded – 1784

Named For – American President Benjamin Harrison

County Seat – Clarksburg

Area/State Rank – 417 square miles – 29th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 68,652 – 7th

Incorporated Communities – Clarksburg, Bridgeport, Shinnston, Salem, Stonewood, Nutter Fort, Lumberport, Anmore, West Milford, Lost Creek

Principal Waterway – West Fork River

Mines 7Employees 100Estimated Direct Wages $7,000,000Severance Tax Receipts $489,921 Production 481,712 Underground 453,310 Surface 28,402

Recoverable Reserves – Tons 487,829,480

Major Seams Pittsburgh, Redstone

Primary ProducersTen Mile Coal Company, Inc 372,255United Coals, Inc. 81,055

Harrison County

Founded – 1788

Named For – Indian term meaning “place of the white rock,” referring to local salt deposits

County Seat – Charleston

Area/State Rank – 911 square miles – 4th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 200,073 – 1st

Incorporated Communities – Charleston, South Charleston, St. Albans, Dunbar, Nitro, Marmet, Chesapeake, Belle, Clendenin, East Bank, Cedar Grove, Glasgow, Pratt, Handley

Principal Waterways – Kanawha River, Elk River, Coal River, Pocatalico River

Mines 43Employees 1,447Estimated Direct Wages $101,290,000Severance Tax Receipts $2,477,653 Production 9,624,677 Underground 6,554,222 Surface 3,070,455

Recoverable Reserves – Tons 2,634,708,068

Kanawha County

Major Seams Cedar Grove, Coalburg, Eagle, Hernshaw, Kittanning, No. 2 Gas, Peerless, Powellton, Stockton-Lewiston, Winefrede

Primary ProducersMidland Trail Energy, LLC 2,243,108Speed Mining, Inc. 1,842,978Remington, LLC 888,886Mammoth Coal 839,935Hanover Resources 655,089Pritchard Mining Co. 555,457Spartan Mining Company 383,538

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Founded – 1867

Named For – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln

County Seat – Hamlin

Area/State Rank – 439 square miles – 25th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 22,108 – 31st

Incorporated Communities – Hamlin, West Hamlin

Principal Waterways – Guyandotte River

Mines 2Employees 322Estimated Direct Wages $22,540,000Severance Tax Receipts $888,886 Production 3,091,751 Underground 381,532 Surface 2,710,219

Recoverable Reserves – Tons 1,043,741,982

Lincoln County

Major Seam Lower Kittanning

Primary ProducersHobet Mining, LLC. 2,710,219Coal River Mining, LLC 381,532

Founded – 1824

Named For – Mingo Indian Chief

County Seat – Logan

Area/State Rank – 456 square miles – 22nd

Population (2000)/State Rank – 37,710 – 15th

Incorporated Communities – Logan, Chapmanville, Man, West Logan, Mitchell Heights

Principal Waterways – Guyandotte River

Mines 46Employees 1,549Estimated Direct Wages $108,430,000Severance Tax Receipts $3,706,755 Production 14,210,571 Underground 6,399,814 Surface 7,810,757

Recoverable Reserves – Tons 3,458,942,279

Logan County

Major Seams Alma, Belmont, Buffalo Creek, Cedar Grove, Chilton, Coalburg, Dorothy, Eagle, Kittanning, Winifrede, Stockton-Lewiston

Primary ProducersMingo-Logan Coal Company 2,900,874Apogee Coal Company, LLC 2,700,019Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC 2,153,455Eagle Creek Mining, LLC 1,264,909Aracoma Coal Co, LLC. 1,040,178

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Founded – 1842

Named For American Revolution Officer Francis Marion

County Seat – Fairmont

Area/State Rank – 311 square miles – 44th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 56,598 – 9th

Incorporated Communities – Fairmont, Mannington, Barracksville, Monongah, Rivesville, Grant Town, White Hall, Fairview, Farmington, Worthington

Principal Waterways – Monongahela River, Tygart River, West Fork River

Mines 14Employees 1,200Estimated Direct Wages $84,000,000Severance Tax Receipts $2,896,529 Production 11,639,572 Underground 11,620,284 Surface 19,288 Recoverable Reserves – Tons 1,398,656,411

Major Seams Kittanning, Pittsburgh, Redstone

Primary ProducersConsol Coal Co. 11,597,131MEPCO 42,441

Marion County

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Founded – 1835

Named For – U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall

County Seat – Moundsville

Area/State Rank – 312 square miles – 43rd

Population (2000)/State Rank – 35,519 – 16th

Incorporated Communities – Moundsville, Pleasant Valley, McMechen, Benwood, Glen Dale, Cameron

Principal Waterway – Ohio River

Mines 2Employees 1,568Estimated Direct Wages $109,760,000Severance Tax Receipts $4,094,275 Production 17,084,842 Underground 17,084,842 Surface 0

Recoverable Reserves – Tons 1,847,135,686

Marshall County

Major Seam Pittsburgh

Primary ProducersMcElroy Coal Company 9,253,479Consolidation Coal Company 7,831,363

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Founded – 1858

Named For – Virginia Governor James McDowell

County Seat – Welch

Area/State Rank – 535 square miles – 13th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 27,329 – 23rd

Incorporated Communities – Welch, Gary, War, Northfork, Keystone, Kimball, Davy, Iaeger, Bradshaw, Anawalt

Principal Waterway – Tug Fork River

Mines 73Employees 1,206Estimated Direct Wages $84,420,000Severance Tax Receipts $1,251,256 Production 4,290,665 Underground 2,469,784 Surface 1,820,881

Recoverable Reserves – Tons 1,634,151,667

McDowell County

Major SeamsBeckley, Ben’s Creek, Bradshaw, Eagle, Fire Creek, Gilbert, Pocahontas, Powellton, Red Ash

Primary ProducersXMV, INC 955,961Bluestone Coal Corp . 811,936Extra Energy, Inc. 708,960Brooks Run Mining Co. LLC 429,133

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Founded – 1866

Named For – local natural resources

County Seat – Keyser

Area/State Rank – 329 square miles – 40th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 27,078 – 24th

Incorporated Communities – Keyser, Piedmont, Carpendale, Ridgely, Elk Garden

Principal Waterways – North Branch Potomac River

Mines 3Employees 14Estimated Direct Wages $980,000Severance Tax Receipts $172,133

Production 73,568 Underground 0 Surface 73,568 Recoverable Reserves – Tons 360,762,502

Mineral County

Major Seams Bakerstown, Elk Lick, Harlem, Kittanning, Mahoning

Primary Producers Duckworth Coal, Inc. 62,163D&L Coal Co. Inc. 11,405

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Founded – 1895

Named For – former Indian tribe

County Seat – Williamson

Area/State Rank – 424 square miles – 26th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 28,253 – 21st

Incorporated Communities – Williamson, Matewan, Delbarton, Gilbert, Kermit

Principal Waterways – Tug Fork River

Mines 57Employees 1,239Estimated Direct Wages $86,730,000Severance Tax Receipts $2,015,723 Production 9,802,472 Underground 2,810,980 Surface 6,991,492Recoverable Reserves – Tons 2,999,474,318

Mingo County

Major Seams Alma, Cedar Grove, Coalburg, Eagle, Freeport, No. 2 Gas, Williamson, Winifrede

Primary ProducersPhoenix Coal-Mac 2.905,826Consol of Kentucky, Inc. 1,067,946Premium Energy, LLC 1,035,203 Rockhouse Creek Development, Inc. 788,871White Flame Energy, Inc. 679,054

Founded – 1776

Named For – derivative of the Monongahela River, Delaware Indian word for “river of falling banks”

County Seat – Morgantown

Area/State Rank – 366 square miles – 33rd

Population (2000)/State Rank – 81,866 – 4th

Incorporated Communities – Morgantown, Westover, Star City, Granville, Blacksville

Principal Waterways – Monongahela River, Cheat River

Mines 12Employees 1,276Estimated Direct Wages $89,320,000Severance Tax Receipts $1,797,746 Production 10,456,445 Underground 9,719,800 Surface 736,645

Recoverable Reserves – Tons 956,829,360

Major Seams Bakerstown, Kittanning, Redstone, Sewickley

Primary ProducersConsolidated Coal Co. 4,342,173Eastern Associated Coal Corp. 3,744,764Dana Mining Co. LLC 1,342,580Patriot Mining Co. Inc. 510,835

Monongalia County

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Founded – 1843

Named For – Virginia Governor Cary Nicholas

County Seat – Summersville

Area/State Rank – 654 square miles – 7th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 26,562 – 25th

Incorporated Communities – Summersville, Richwood

Principal Waterways – Gauley River, Meadow River, Cranberry River, Cherry River, Birch River Mines 22Employees 586Estimated Direct Wages $41,020,000Severance Tax Receipts $1,372,708 Production 3,552,989 Underground 834,914 Surface 2,718,075

Recoverable Reserves – Tons 3,359,378,600

Nicholas County

Major Seams Campbell Creek, Dorothy, Eagle, Gilbert, Kittanning, McQueen, Peerless, Powellton, Sewell

Primary ProducersAlex Energy, Inc. 1,734,947Atlantic Leasco, LLC 739,401Arch-Eastern 511,296White Buck Coal Company 516,409

Founded – 1818

Named For – Virginia Governor James Perry Preston

County Seat – Kingwood

Area/State Rank – 651 square miles – 8th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 29,334 – 19th

Incorporated Communities – Kingwood, Terra Alta, Masontown, Rowlesburg, Reedsville, Newburg, Tunnelton, Albright, Brandonville, Bruceton Mills

Principal Waterway – Cheat River

Mines 2Employees 20Estimated Direct Wages $1,400,000Severance Tax Receipts $187,882 Production 76,686 Underground 76,686 Surface 0 Recoverable Reserves – Tons 1,391,726,020

Major Seams Bakerstown, Elk, Freeport, Kittanning, Mahoning,Pittsburgh

Primary ProducersDouble H Mining Co. Inc. 76,686

Preston County

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Founded – 1850

Named For – Englishman Sir Walter Raleigh

County Seat – Beckley

Area/State Rank – 609 square miles – 10th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 79,220 – 5th

Incorporated Communities – Beckley, Mabscott, Sophia, Lester, Rhodell

Principal Waterways – Coal River, Clear Fork River, Marsh Fork River

Mines 36Employees 1,525Estimated Direct Wages $107,750,000Severance Tax Receipts $2,711,703 Production 9,104,565 Underground 4,258,536 Surface 4,846,029

Recoverable Reserves – Tons 1,608,671,947

Raleigh County

Major Seams Beckley, Eagle, Fire Creek, Hernshaw, No. 2 Gas, Pocahontas, Powellton, Sewell, Stockton-Lewiston

Primary ProducersMarfork Coal Co. Inc. 2,350,512Elk Run Coal Co. 1,710,013Alex Energy Inc. 1,183,820Arch Beckley, LLC 1,070,578Simmons Fork Mining, Inc. 1,001,537Pocahontas Coal Co. 947,899

Founded – 1776

Named For – The Ohio River which runs through the area.

County Seat – Wheeling

Area/State Rank – 109 square miles – 53rd

Population (2000)/State Rank – 44,433 – 26th

Incorporated Communities – Wheeling, Bethlehem, Clearview, Triadelphia, Valley Grove, West Liberty.

Principal Waterways – Ohio River

Mines 1Employees 86Estimated Direct Wages $5,685,500Severance Tax Receipts $288,812

Production 571,099 Underground 571,099 Surface 0 Recoverable Reserves – Tons 336,260,335

Major Seam Pittsburgh

Primary ProducersTunnel Ridge, LLC 571,099

Ohio County

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Founded – 1856

Named For – Virginia Judge Henry St. George Tucker

County Seat – Parsons

Area/State Rank – 421 square miles – 27th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 7,321 – 53rd

Incorporated Communities – Parsons, Davis, Thomas, Hendricks, Hambleton

Principal Waterways – Cheat River, Blackwater River

Mines 2Employees 206Estimated Direct Wages $14,420,000Severance Tax Receipts $600,544 Production 2,334,822 Underground 2,293,869 Surface 40,953

Recoverable Reserves – Tons 172,654,154

Major Seam Upper Freeport

Primary ProducersMettiki Coal, LLC 2,293,869Beacon Resources, Inc. 40,953

Tucker County

Founded – 1786

Named For – Virginia Governor Edmund Jennings Randolph

County Seat – Elkins

Area/State Rank – 1,040 square miles – 1st

Population (2000)/State Rank – 28,262 – 20th

Incorporated Communities – Elkins, Mill Creek, Beverly, Coalton, Huttonsville, Montrose, Harman

Principal Waterways – Tygart River, Elk River

Mines 2Employees 119Estimated Direct Wages $8,330,000Severance Tax Receipts $294,012Production 1,108,608 Underground 1,108,608 Surface 0

Recoverable Reserves – Tons 2,412,845,889

Major Seams Bakerstown, Lower Kittanning, Pittsburgh

Primary ProducersCarter-Roag Coal Co. 1,108,608

Randolph County

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Founded – 1851

Named For – U.S. Cabinet Secretary Abel Parker Upshur

County Seat – Buckhannon

Area/State Rank – 355 square miles – 35th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 23,404 – 39th

Incorporated Communities – Buckhannon

Principal Waterways – Little Kanawha River, Buckhannon River, Middle Fork River

Mines 4Employees 105Estimated Direct Wages $7,350,000Severance Tax Receipts $274,225 Production 700,348 Underground 648,061 Surface 52,287 Recoverable Reserves – Tons 1,668,286,801

Major Seams Alma, Elk Lick, Kittanning, Peerless, Pittsburgh, Redstone

Primary ProducersWolf Run Mining Co, 648,061NESCO, Inc. 52,287

Upshur County

Founded – 1842

Named For – American Revolution General “Mad” Anthony Wayne

County Seat – Wayne

Area/State Rank – 512 square miles – 15th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 42,903 – 13th

Incorporated Communities – Kenova, Ceredo, Wayne, Fort Gay

Principal Waterways – Ohio River, Big Sandy River

Mines 6Employees 593Estimated Direct Wages $41,510,000Severance Tax Receipts $975,733 Production 4,216,187 Underground 3,626,555 Surface 589,632

Recoverable Reserves – Tons 779,431,738

Wayne County

Major Seam Coalburg

Primary ProducersRockspring Development, Inc. 2,972,381Argus Energy WV LLC 1,243,806

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Founded – 1850

Named For – Delaware Indian word meaning “wide plain”

County Seat – Pineville

Area/State Rank – 502 square miles – 17th

Population (2000)/State Rank – 25,708 – 27th

Incorporated Communities – Mullens, Oceana, Pineville

Principal Waterways – Guyandotte River

Mines 28Employees 1,200Estimated Direct Wages $84,000,000Severance Tax Receipts $1,130,063 Production 4,665,637 Underground 2,833,605 Surface 1,832,032

Recoverable Reserves – Tons 2,402,549,479

Wyoming County

Major Seams Alma, Beckley, Ben’s Creek, Cedar Grove, Douglas, Eagle, Gilbert, Kittanning, Matewan, Pocahontas, No. 2 Gas, Red Ash, Sewell, Stockton-Lewiston

Primary ProducersDynamic Energy, Inc 1,373,249Pinnacle Mining Co. LLC 1,164,839Double Bonus Coal Co. 500,901Brooks Run Mining Co. LLC 433,923

Founded – 1860

Named For – U.S. Senator Daniel Webster

County Seat – Webster Springs – 12th

Area/State Rank – 556 square miles

Population (2000)/State Rank – 9,719 – 46th

Incorporated Communities – Webster Springs, Cowen, Camden-On-Gauley

Principal Waterways – Gauley River, Elk River, Williams River

Mines 3Employees 348Estimated Direct Wages $24,360,000Severance Tax Receipts $565,498 Production 3,112,751 Underground 1,123,524 Surface 1,989,227

Recoverable Reserves – Tons 3,647,930,010

Major Seams Eagle, Kittanning, Peerless, Pocahontas, Sewell, Stockton-Lewiston

Primary ProducersBrooks Run Mining Co. LLC 2,172,682Arch Eastern 940,069

Webster County