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Active coal mines in the U.S. 2006-2017
Number of active coal mines in the United States from 2006 to 2017*
by M. Garside,
last edited
Jul 23, 2019
This statistic displays the number of active coal mines in the United States from 2006 to 2017. In 2006, 2,113 coal mines were active in the U.S., by 2017 this amount decreased to 1,216 active coal mines.
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by M. Garside,
last edited
Jul 23, 2019
This statistic displays the number of active coal mines in the United States from 2006 to 2017. In 2006, 2,113 coal mines were active in the U.S., by 2017 this amount decreased to 1,216 active coal mines.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2006 to 2017
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- *Active mines refers to mines that reported any employee hours during the year.
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- *Active mines refers to mines that reported any employee hours during the year.
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