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Coal & Mineral Production
The Total Value of Coal Produced in 2006 is Estimated to be $974 Million.
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Production
- Colorado is ranked 7th in coal production in the U.S.
- 10 Colorado coal mines produced 36,012,756 short tons of coal in 2006.
 Employment
- Colorado has 2,246 coal miners: the most since 1988.
- The average coal production is 8.52 tons per miner-hour, one of the most efficient rates in the nation.
Uses of Coal
- Electricity generation in power plants
- Cement and steel-making processes
- Coalbed methane and coal gasification
Distribution and Consumption
- 68 percent of Colorado’s coal is shipped by rail to Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas, Utah, Mississippi, and Wisconsin.
- 13 Colorado power plants consumed 19.37 million tons of coal in 2006, generating 37.5 million megawatt-hours of electricity.
- Most of this coal is from Colorado, but some is from Wyoming.
Colorado Coal Quality
- Coal produced in Colorado is low in sulfur and ash content.
- Colorado’s “clean coal” can be used at power plants without the added cost of washing.
- Colorado coal is also very low in mercury and arsenic.
- Western U.S. coal contains less sulfur than eastern coal.
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