Coal mining in the United States
WEBCoal mining is an industry in transition in the United States. Production in 2019 was down 40% from the peak production of 1, million short tons (1,063 million metric tons) in 2008. Employment of 43,000 coal miners is down from a peak of 883,000 in 1923. [1] Generation of electricity is the largest user of coal, being used to produce 50% ...