UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
| Historical Data 1931 - 1977 Bituminous Mines in the United States |
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TABLE 11B. - Production in short tons, by general work location, at bituminous
coal mines in the United States, 1931-77 1/
Underground mines Total
Year underground
Underground Surface mining
1931 363,253,627 - 363,253,627
1932 290,067,712 - 290,067,712
1933 315,393,626 - 315,393,626
1934 338,575,555 - 338,575,555
1935 348,721,830 - 348,721,830
1936 409,250,811 - 409,250,811
1937 415,425,475 - 415,425,475
1938 319,242,392 - 319,242,392
1939 359,370,734 - 359,370,734
1940 418,960,315 - 418,960,315
1941 460,291,510 - 460,291,510
1942 516,222,364 - 516,222,364
1943 513,650,838 - 513,650,838
1944 519,915,132 - 519,915,132
1945 467,547,492 - 467,547,492
1946 421,665,932 - 421,665,932
1947 494,140,881 - 494,140,881
1948 457,373,021 - 457,373,021
1949 330,191,876 - 330,191,876
1950 394,787,423 - 394,787,423
1951 417,679,674 - 417,679,674
1952 358,863,901 - 358,863,901
1953 349,294,001 - 349,294,001
1954 290,521,320 - 290,521,320
1955 343,771,769 - 343,771,769
1956 361,840,104 - 361,840,104
1957 357,887,780 - 357,887,780
1958 286,901,618 - 286,901,618
1959 283,983,407 - 283,983,407
1960 285,282,311 - 285,282,311
1961 272,743,138 - 272,743,138
1962 281,255,841 - 281,255,841
1963 301,929,903 - 301,929,903
1964 322,272,222 - 322,272,222
1965 332,670,834 - 332,670,834
1966 338,246,160 - 338,246,160
1967 347,117,111 - 347,117,111
1968 342,157,279 - 342,157,279
1969 345,603,653 - 345,603,653
1970 337,875,399 - 337,875,399
1971 276,724,868 - 276,724,868
1972 287,062,033 - 287,062,033
1973 285,211,660 - 285,211,660
1974 263,398,189 - 263,398,189
1975 278,132,816 - 278,132,816
1976 280,515,938 - 280,515,938
1977 256,894,631 - 256,894,631
NA Not available.
Total
Year Strip Auger Culm Dredges surface Total
banks mining mining
1931 18,851,699 NA NA NA 18,851,699 382,105,326
1932 19,642,160 NA NA NA 19,642,160 309,709,872
1933 18,236,907 NA NA NA 18,236,907 333,630,533
1934 20,792,467 NA NA NA 20,792,467 359,368,022
1935 23,647,292 NA NA NA 23,647,292 372,369,122
1936 27,217,522 NA NA - 27,217,522 436,468,333
1937 31,622,011 NA NA - 31,622,011 447,047,486
1938 30,305,134 NA NA - 30,305,134 349,547,526
1939 37,260,204 NA NA - 37,260,204 396,630,938
1940 42,358,314 NA NA - 42,358,314 461,318,629
1941 55,477,738 NA NA - 55,477,738 515,769,248
1942 65,482,476 NA NA - 65,482,476 581,704,840
1943 79,820,525 NA - - 79,820,525 593,471,363
1944 101,443,229 NA - - 101,443,229 621,358,361
1945 108,977,212 NA - - 108,977,212 576,524,704
1946 111,854,137 NA - - 111,854,137 533,520,069
1947 133,893,071 NA - - 133,893,071 628,033,952
1948 135,550,227 NA - - 135,550,227 592,923,248
1949 105,526,739 NA - - 105,526,739 435,718,615
1950 123,091,222 NA - - 123,091,222 517,878,645
1951 115,452,110 NA - - 115,452,110 533,131,784
1952 110,508,718 NA - - 110,508,718 469,372,619
1953 106,591,460 NA - - 106,591,460 455,885,461
1954 101,431,177 NA - - 101,431,177 391,952,497
1955 115,055,189 3,692,423 - - 118,747,612 462,519,381
1956 126,567,183 7,823,275 - - 134,390,458 496,230,562
1957 123,269,777 8,017,743 - - 131,287,520 489,175,300
1958 116,790,126 7,244,021 - - 124,034,147 410,935,765
1959 120,867,321 7,227,767 - - 128,095,088 412,078,495
1960 122,909,117 7,906,777 - - 130,815,894 416,098,205
1961 122,503,030 7,975,984 - - 130,479,014 403,222,152
1962 130,813,108 10,769,478 - - 141,582,586 422,838,427
1963 145,933,482 12,422,052 - - 158,355,534 460,285,437
1964 152,787,978 13,025,732 - - 165,813,710 488,085,932
1965 166,127,499 14,285,371 - - 180,412,870 513,083,704
1966 179,241,320 15,071,139 - - 194,312,459 532,558,619
1967 185,526,866 15,858,604 - - 201,385,470 548,502,581
1968 184,680,161 15,011,311 - - 199,691,472 541,848,751
1969 197,397,279 15,930,018 - - 213,327,297 558,930,950
1970 243,457,055 18,585,471 - - 262,042,526 599,917,925
1971 259,945,622 17,322,391 - - 277,268,013 553,992,881
1972 232,158,413 8,872,231 - - 241,030,644 528,092,677
1973 257,368,953 8,884,179 - 17,640 266,270,772 551,482,432
1974 289,847,869 7,570,911 - 22,794 297,441,574 560,839,763
1975 322,216,172 4,610,911 1,003,619 43,389 327,874,091 606,006,907
1976 355,719,544 4,616,597 839,967 - 361,176,108 641,692,046
1977 403,591,781 4,212,494 714,592 - 408,518,867 665,413,498
NA Not available.
Independent Mechanical
Year shops and cleaning Grand
yards plants total
1931 NA NA 382,105,326
1932 NA NA 309,709,872
1933 NA NA 333,630,533
1934 NA NA 359,368,022
1935 NA NA 372,369,122
1936 NA NA 436,468,333
1937 NA NA 447,047,486
1938 NA NA 349,547,526
1939 NA NA 396,630,938
1940 NA NA 461,318,629
1941 NA NA 515,769,248
1942 NA NA 581,704,840
1943 NA NA 593,471,363
1944 NA NA 621,358,361
1945 NA NA 576,524,704
1946 NA NA 533,520,069
1947 NA NA 628,033,952
1948 NA NA 592,923,248
1949 NA NA 435,718,615
1950 NA NA 517,878,645
1951 NA NA 533,131,784
1952 NA NA 469,372,619
1953 NA NA 455,885,461
1954 NA NA 391,952,497
1955 NA NA 462,519,381
1956 NA NA 496,230,562
1957 NA NA 489,175,300
1958 NA NA 410,935,765
1959 NA NA 412,078,495
1960 NA NA 416,098,205
1961 NA NA 403,222,152
1962 NA NA 422,838,427
1963 NA NA 460,285,437
1964 NA NA 488,085,932
1965 NA NA 513,083,704
1966 NA - 532,558,619
1967 NA - 548,502,581
1968 NA - 541,848,751
1969 NA - 558,930,950
1970 NA - 599,917,925
1971 NA - 553,992,881
1972 - - 528,092,677
1973 - - 551,482,432
1974 - - 560,839,763
1975 - - 606,006,907
1976 - - 641,692,046
1977 - - 665,413,498
NA Not available.
1/ Raw coal is not produced at the work locations of surface at underground,
shops and yards, and mechanical cleaning plants.
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