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US Longwall Mines – Production and Productivity
Calendar year 2008
(Ranked by Productivity)
Productivity ranking / Controlling company /Operating company /Mine /State /County /Labor
affiliation /Tons (000) /No. of employees /Average tons per total(1) man-hour
1 Williamson Energy, LLC Mach Mining, LLC Mach No. 1 IL Williamson Non-union 5,504 166 14.03
2 Arch Coal, Inc. Canyon Fuel Company, LLC Sufco UT Sevier Non-union 6,946 359 9.18
3 Oxbow Carbon &Minerals, Inc. Oxbow Mining, Inc. Elk Creek Mine CO Gunnison Non-union 4,903 329 7.67
4 Arch Coal, Inc. Canyon Fuel Company, LLC Dugout Canyon UT Carbon Non-union 4,145 256 7.59
5 Pacific Minerals, Inc. Bridger Coal Company Bridger Underground WY Sweetwater Non-union 3,501 225 7.45
6 Peabody Energy Twentymile Coal Company Twentymile CO Routt Non-union 8,004 496 7.32
7 CONSOL Energy Inc. CONSOL Pennsylvania Coal
Company Enlow Fork PA Greene Non-union 8,283 591 7.24
8 BHP Minerals Group San Juan Coal Company San Juan South NM San Juan Oper.
Engrs. 7,046 476 7.14
9 Arch Coal, Inc. Mountain Coal Company, LLC West Elk CO Gunnison Non-union 6,506 408 7.06
10 Murray Energy Corporation American Energy Corporation Century OH Monroe Non-union 6,844 438 6.62
11 Murray Energy Corporation UtahAmerican Energy. Inc. West Ridge Mine UT Carbon Non-union 3,809 293 6.42
12 Arch Coal, Inc. Canyon Fuel Company, LLC Skyline No. 3 UT Carbon Non-union 3,120 210 6.41
13 Alliance Resource Partners,
LP Mettiki Coal WV, LLC Mountain View WV Tucker Non-union 2,561 191 6.29
14 Magnum Coal Company Speed Mining, Inc. American Eagle WV Kanawha Non-union 1,996 142 6.13
15 Deseret Generation &
Transmission Coop Blue Mountain Energy, Inc. Deserado CO Rio Blanco UMWA 2,067 157 6.09
16 PacifiCorp Energy West Mining Company Deer Creek UT Emery UMWA 3,878 331 5.88
17 CONSOL Energy Inc. CONSOL Pennsylvania Coal
Company Bailey PA Greene Non-union 9,996 685 5.81
18 Arch Coal, Inc. Mingo Logan Coal Company Mountaineer II Mine WV Logan Non-union 4,187 314 5.63
19 Murray Energy Corporation Ohio Valley Coal Company Powhatan No. 6 OH Belmont UMWA 4,548 504 5.42
20 Bowie Resources, LLC Bowie Resources, Ltd. Bowie No. 2 CO Delta Non-union 2,862 272 5.08
21 C W Mining Company C W Mining Company Bear Canyon No. 4 UT Emery Non-union 946 133 4.89
22 CONSOL Energy Inc. CONSOL Energy Inc. Blacksville No. 2 WV Monongalia UMWA 5,584 504 4.80
23 CONSOL Energy Inc. CONSOL Energy Inc. Robinson Run No. 95 WV Harrison UMWA 5,627 484 4.78
24 CONSOL Energy Inc. McElroy Coal Company McElroy WV Marshall UMWA 9,637 837 4.63
25 Foundation Coal Corporation Foundation Coal West, Inc. Cumberland PA Greene UMWA 7,321 698 4.31
26 CONSOL Energy Inc. CONSOL Energy Inc. Loveridge No. 22 WV Marion UMWA 5,193 539 4.02
27 Foundation Coal Corporation Emerald Mines Corporation Emerald No. 1 PA Greene UMWA 6,343 679 3.91
28 Chevron Texaco Corporation Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining
Company North River No. 1 AL Tuscaloosa UMWA 2,923 395 3.28
29 Massey Energy Company Elk Run Coal Company, Inc. Logans Fork (Castle) WV Boone Non-union 1,345 172 3.03
30 Patriot Coal Company, LP Eastern Associated Coal Corp Federal No. 2 WV Monongalia UMWA 3,093 480 2.97
31 CONSOL Energy Inc. CONSOL Energy Inc. Buchanan No. 1 VA Buchanan Non-union 3,531 522 2.91
32 Murray Energy Corporation American Coal Company Galatia No. 56-1 IL Saline Non-union 5,263 854 2.73
33 Walter Industries, Inc. Jim Walter Resources, Inc. Jim Walters No. 4 AL Tuscaloosa UMWA 3,188 497 2.70
34 Massey Energy Company Independence Coal Company,
Inc. Revolution (Justice
No. 1) WV Boone Non-union 1,002 159 2.54
35 CONSOL Energy Inc Eighty-Four Mining Company Mine 84 PA Washington UMWA 1,838 396 1.96
36 Walter Industries, Inc. Jim Walter Resources, Inc. Blue Creek No. 7 AL Tuscaloosa UMWA 2,852 722 1.65
37 Murray Energy Corporation UtahAmerican Energy. Inc. Aberdeen UT Carbon Non-union 242 86 1.64
38 Cleveland Cliffs, Inc. Pinnacle Mining Company, LLC Gary No. 50
(Pinnacle) WV Wyoming UMWA 2,112 417 1.63
39 Drummond Company, Inc. Drummond Company, Inc. Shoal Creek AL Jefferson UMWA 2,106 541 1.56
40 Patriot Coal Company, LP Eastern Associated Coal Corp Harris No. 1 WV Boone UMWA 911 302 1.26