List of coal mines in the United States


The following table lists the coal mines in the United States that produced at least 4,000,000 short tons of coal.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, there were 853 coal mines in the U.S. in 2015, producing a total of 896,941 thousand short tons of coal.
NameOwnerTypeStateShort Tons Image
North Antelope Rochelle MinePeabody Energy CorporationSurfaceWyoming101,595,323
Black Thunder MineArch CoalSurfaceWyoming99,450,689
Antelope Coal MineCloud Peak EnergySurfaceWyoming28,503,504
Eagle Butte MineFoundation CoalSurfaceWyoming17,264,483
Cordero Rojo MineCloud Peak EnergySurfaceWyoming16,393,569
Belle Ayr MineFoundation CoalSurfaceWyoming15,826,344
Freedom MineNorth American Coal CorporationSurfaceNorth Dakota14,716,777
Buckskin MineKiewit CorporationSurfaceWyoming14,517,853
Mc 1 MineM-Class MiningUndergroundIllinois12,812,197
Spring Creek Coal CompanyCloud Peak EnergySurfaceMontana12,725,656
Bailey MineCONSOL EnergyUndergroundPennsylvania12,123,618
Marshall County MineMarshall County Coal CompanyUndergroundWest Virginia11,653,535
Caballo MinePeabody Energy CorporationSurfaceWyoming11,125,949
Kosse StripLuminant MiningSurfaceTexas10,997,088
Rawhide MinePeabody Energy CorporationSurfaceWyoming10,346,144
Enlow Fork MineCONSOL EnergyUndergroundPennsylvania9,180,468
Coal Creek MineArch CoalSurfaceWyoming8,963,048
River View MineRiver View CoalUndergroundKentucky8,961,616
Rosebud MineWestmoreland Coal CompanySurfaceMontana8,630,002
Bear Run MinePeabody Bear Run MiningSurfaceIndiana7,271,178
Falkirk MineNorth American Coal CorporationSurfaceNorth Dakota7,219,086
Three Oaks MineLuminant MiningSurfaceTexas7,186,478
Harrison County MineCONSOL EnergyUndergroundWest Virginia7,131,341
Tunnel Ridge MineTunnel RidgeUndergroundWest Virginia6,988,112
Cumberland MineFoundation CoalUndergroundPennsylvania6,769,916
Mach 1 MineMach MiningUndergroundIllinois6,335,835
Marion County MineCONSOL EnergyUndergroundWest Virginia6,114,799
Ohio County MineOhio County CoalUndergroundWest Virginia6,046,582
Dry Fork MineWestern Fuels AssociationSurfaceWyoming6,045,618
Gibson SouthGibson County CoalUndergroundIndiana5,955,676
SufcoArch CoalUndergroundUtah5,883,975
Bull Mountains Mine No 1Signal Peak EnergyUndergroundMontana5,883,820
Century MineMurray Energy CorporationUndergroundOhio5,676,639
Buchanan Mine 1Buchanan MineralsUndergroundVirginia5,352,731
San Juan Mine 1San Juan CoalUndergroundNew Mexico5,327,442
No 7 MineWarrior Met Coal MiningUndergroundAlabama4,864,828
El SegundoEl Segundo CoalSurfaceNew Mexico4,855,010
West Elk MineArch CoalUndergroundColorado4,821,281
Harvey MineConsol Pennsylvania CoalUndergroundPennsylvania4,805,028
Skyline Mine 3Canyon Fuel CompanyUndergroundPennsylvania4,374,500
Center MineBni CoalSurfaceNorth Dakota4,288,404
Kemmerer MineChevron CorporationSurfaceWyoming4,224,426
Wyodak MineBlack Hills CorporationSurfaceWyoming4,182,800
Decker MineDecker Coal CompanySurfaceMontana4,158,338