Coal Facts is the West Virginia Coal Association's annual statistical publication.

1. Coal FactsCoal Facts
20122012
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A Compilation of the West Virginia Coal AssociationA Compilation of the West Virginia Coal Association

2. Table of Contents
Table of Contents/The State of Coal Page 1
Coal Facts At A Glance Pages 2-3
Coal Production by County Page 4
County Rankings (Production & Employment) Page 5
Largest Coal Companies Page 6
Million Ton Mines Page 7
Production & Transportation Methods Page 8
Production by Seam Pages 9
Historical Data Pages 10
Severance Tax Receipts by County Pages 11
Severance Tax Distributions Pages 12-15
Mining Reserves & Facts to Know Page 16
County Profiles Pages 18-31
Coal Facts 2012 is compiled by the West Virginia Coal Association
P.O. Box 3923, Charleston, West Virginia 25339
Telephone (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 Laurita
President Bill Raney
Senior Vice President Chris Hamilton
Vice President Jason Bostic
Assistant 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 213
Number of Mines 527
Underground 295
Surface 232
Record 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 $68,500
Estimated 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 8,831,756
Highest 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) 991
Largest 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

3. 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 788
Employment - 2011 91,611
Underground 54,395
Surface 37,087
Recoverable Reserves - 2011 485,769,101,000
Leading 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 StateU.S. Coal Production by State
Source - 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 ContactsKey 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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4. County By County Rankings - 2011
Source - West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety & Training
DIRECT EMPLOYMENT
Rank County Employment
1 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

5. 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 1,163,776
Boone 11,770,674 300,797 12,071,471 8,831,756 20,903,227
Braxton 346,555 346,555 346,555
Brooke 758 758
Clay 298,767 298,767 1,681,106 1,979,873
Fayette 2,090,285 2,090,285 1,738,966 3,829,251
Grant 118,294 118,294 118,294
Greenbrier 471,491 471,491 320,496 791,987
Harrison 453,310 453,310 28,402 481,712
Kanawha 5,167,077 1,387,145 6,554,222 3,070,455 9,624,677
Lincoln 381,532 381,532 2,710,219 3,091,751
Logan 4,271,476 2,128,338 6,399,814 7,810,757 14,210,571
McDowell 2,469,784 2,469,784 1,820,881 4,290,665
Marion 1,032,654 10,587,630 11,620,284 19,288 11,639,572
Marshall 1,557,493 15,527,349 17,084,842 17,084,842
Mercer 77,923 77,923
Mineral 73,568 73,568
Mingo 2,810,980 2,810,980 6,991,492 9,802,472
Monongalia 2,431,028 7,288,772 9,719,800 736,645 10,456,445
Nicholas 834,914 834,914 2,718,075 3,552,989
Ohio 571,099 571,099 571,099
Preston 76,686 76,686 76,686
Raleigh 4,258,536 4,258,536 4,846,029 9,104,565
Randolph 1,108,608 1,108,608 1,108,608
Taylor 8,794 8,794 3,675 12,469
Tucker 312,814 1,981,055 2,293,869 40,953 2,334,822
Upshur 648,061 648,061 52,287 700,348
Wayne 3,626,555 3,626,555 589,632 4,216,187
Webster 1,123,524 1,123,524 1,989,227 3,112,751
Wyoming 1,862,239 971,366 2,833,605 1,832,032 4,665,637
Totals 50,103,230 40,172,452 90,275,682 47,984,622 138,260,304
County Rail River Truck Belt Stock-Piled
Barbour 1,082,925
Boone 5,082,700 1,299,788 2,547,839 983,730
Braxton 387,238
Clay 328,445 1
Fayette 235,475 209,908 526,287
Grant 118,294
Greenbrier 398,017 15,074 62,988 957
Harrison 9,809 427,387
Kanawha 1,554,705 531,503 4,003,778
Lincoln none reported none reported none reported none reported none reported
Logan 5,884,223 393,546 50,097
McDowell 1,048,423 1,038,667 676
Marion 7,712,006 23,153 3,815,176
Marshall 9,253,479
Mingo 978,054 404,869 208,159
Monongalia 8,272,369 1,632,863
Nicholas 543,646 100,885 130,057 375 1,444
Ohio 43,144 232,996
Preston 76,686
Raleigh 3,595,544 769,051 98,871
Randolph 1,105,671
Tucker 1,049,150 1,734,246
Upshur 52,871 543,459 51,731
Wayne 2,763,851 834,170
Webster 1,063,750
Wyoming 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.

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

7. 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
The Coal Severance Tax
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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 Government
25 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

8. 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
Remaining
Recoverable
Reserves
Remaining
Recoverable
Reserves
West Virginia Coal Reserves 2011
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10. 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 Difference
India 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 Exports
in 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 8
Employees 331
Estimated Direct Wages $23,170,000
Severance 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 Producers
Wolf Run Mining Company 1,087,819
Hanover Resources 64,068
United 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.

11. 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 101
Employees 3,894
Estimated 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 Producers
Elk Run Coal Company 4,552,870
Independence Coal Company 3,258.997
Coal River Mining Co. 2,376,022
Newtown Energy 1,654,540
Brody Mining, LLC 1,600,788
Long 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 2
Employees 61
Estimated 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 Producers
Brooks 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 1
Employees 0
Estimated Direct Wages 0
Severance 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 2
Employees 279
Estimated Direct Wages $19,530,000
Severance 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 Producers
Rayle Coal Company 758
Major Seams
Coalburn, Lower Kittanning, Upper Kittanning
Primary Producers
Fola Coal Company, LLC 1,681,106
Little Eagle Coal Company, LLC 298,767
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12. 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 20
Employees 621
Estimated Direct Wages $43,470,000
Severance 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 Producers
Kingston Mining Inc. 1,103,343
Maple Coal Company 1,213,135
Frasure 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 15
Employees 405
Estimated Direct Wages $28,350,000
Severance 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 Producers
West Virginia Mine Power, Inc. 349,589
White Buck Coal Co. 282,690
Greenbrier 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 7
Employees 100
Estimated Direct Wages $7,000,000
Severance Tax Receipts $489,921
Production 481,712
Underground 453,310
Surface 28,402
Recoverable Reserves – Tons 487,829,480
Major Seams
Pittsburgh, Redstone
Primary Producers
Ten Mile Coal Company, Inc 372,255
United 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 43
Employees 1,447
Estimated Direct Wages $101,290,000
Severance 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 Producers
Midland Trail Energy, LLC 2,243,108
Speed Mining, Inc. 1,842,978
Remington, LLC 888,886
Mammoth Coal 839,935
Hanover Resources 655,089
Pritchard Mining Co. 555,457
Spartan Mining Company 383,538
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13. 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 2
Employees 322
Estimated Direct Wages $22,540,000
Severance 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 Producers
Hobet Mining, LLC. 2,710,219
Coal 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 46
Employees 1,549
Estimated Direct Wages $108,430,000
Severance 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 Producers
Mingo-Logan Coal Company 2,900,874
Apogee Coal Company, LLC 2,700,019
Cliffs Logan County Coal, LLC 2,153,455
Eagle Creek Mining, LLC 1,264,909
Aracoma 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 14
Employees 1,200
Estimated Direct Wages $84,000,000
Severance 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 Producers
Consol Coal Co. 11,597,131
MEPCO 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 2
Employees 1,568
Estimated Direct Wages $109,760,000
Severance 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 Producers
McElroy Coal Company 9,253,479
Consolidation Coal Company 7,831,363

14. 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 73
Employees 1,206
Estimated Direct Wages $84,420,000
Severance 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 Seams
Beckley, Ben’s Creek, Bradshaw, Eagle, Fire Creek,
Gilbert, Pocahontas, Powellton, Red Ash
Primary Producers
XMV, INC 955,961
Bluestone Coal Corp . 811,936
Extra Energy, Inc. 708,960
Brooks 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 3
Employees 14
Estimated Direct Wages $980,000
Severance 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. 62,163
D&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 57
Employees 1,239
Estimated Direct Wages $86,730,000
Severance Tax Receipts $2,015,723
Production 9,802,472
Underground 2,810,980
Surface 6,991,492
Recoverable Reserves – Tons 2,999,474,318
Mingo County
Major Seams
Alma, Cedar Grove, Coalburg, Eagle, Freeport, No. 2 Gas,
Williamson, Winifrede
Primary Producers
Phoenix Coal-Mac 2.905,826
Consol of Kentucky, Inc. 1,067,946
Premium Energy, LLC 1,035,203
Rockhouse Creek Development, Inc. 788,871
White 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 12
Employees 1,276
Estimated Direct Wages $89,320,000
Severance 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 Producers
Consolidated Coal Co. 4,342,173
Eastern Associated Coal Corp. 3,744,764
Dana Mining Co. LLC 1,342,580
Patriot Mining Co. Inc. 510,835
Monongalia County

15. Page 27
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 22
Employees 586
Estimated Direct Wages $41,020,000
Severance 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 Producers
Alex Energy, Inc. 1,734,947
Atlantic Leasco, LLC 739,401
Arch-Eastern 511,296
White 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 2
Employees 20
Estimated Direct Wages $1,400,000
Severance 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 Producers
Double 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 36
Employees 1,525
Estimated Direct Wages $107,750,000
Severance 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 Producers
Marfork Coal Co. Inc. 2,350,512
Elk Run Coal Co. 1,710,013
Alex Energy Inc. 1,183,820
Arch Beckley, LLC 1,070,578
Simmons Fork Mining, Inc. 1,001,537
Pocahontas 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 1
Employees 86
Estimated Direct Wages $5,685,500
Severance Tax Receipts $288,812
Production 571,099
Underground 571,099
Surface 0
Recoverable Reserves – Tons 336,260,335
Major Seam
Pittsburgh
Primary Producers
Tunnel Ridge, LLC 571,099
Ohio County

16. Page 29
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 2
Employees 206
Estimated Direct Wages $14,420,000
Severance 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 Producers
Mettiki Coal, LLC 2,293,869
Beacon 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 2
Employees 119
Estimated Direct Wages $8,330,000
Severance Tax Receipts $294,012
Production 1,108,608
Underground 1,108,608
Surface 0
Recoverable Reserves – Tons 2,412,845,889
Major Seams
Bakerstown, Lower Kittanning, Pittsburgh
Primary Producers
Carter-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 4
Employees 105
Estimated Direct Wages $7,350,000
Severance 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 Producers
Wolf Run Mining Co, 648,061
NESCO, 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 6
Employees 593
Estimated Direct Wages $41,510,000
Severance 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 Producers
Rockspring Development, Inc. 2,972,381
Argus 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 28
Employees 1,200
Estimated Direct Wages $84,000,000
Severance 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 Producers
Dynamic Energy, Inc 1,373,249
Pinnacle Mining Co. LLC 1,164,839
Double Bonus Coal Co. 500,901
Brooks 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 3
Employees 348
Estimated Direct Wages $24,360,000
Severance 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 Producers
Brooks Run Mining Co. LLC 2,172,682
Arch Eastern 940,069
Webster County