Coal production in the U.S. dropped to below 900 million short tons according to EIA. The average number of employees in coal mines declined by 12% year-over-year and reached 65,971.
The major US coal producers in 2015 are listed in the table below:
| Rank | Controlling Company Name | Production (thousand short tons) | Percent of Total Production |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peabody Energy Corp | 175,908 | 19.6 |
| 2 | Arch Coal Inc | 130,654 | 14.6 |
| 3 | Cloud Peak Energy | 75,040 | 8.4 |
| 4 | Alpha Natural Resources | 70,398 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Murray Energy Corp | 55,524 | 6.2 |
| 6 | Alliance Resource Partners LP | 44,716 | 5 |
| 7 | Westmoreland Coal Company | 36,628 | 4.1 |
| 8 | NACCO Industries Inc | 30,593 | 3.4 |
| 9 | CONSOL Energy Inc | 24,929 | 2.8 |
| 10 | Energy Future Holdings Corporation | 23,344 | 2.6 |
| 11 | Coalfield Transport Inc | 20,114 | 2.2 |
| 12 | RWE Trading Americas Inc | 17,508 | 2 |
| 13 | Kiewit Peter Sons' Inc | 16,241 | 1.8 |
| 14 | Bowie Resources Partners LLC | 12,220 | 1.4 |
| 15 | Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund (Vclf) | 9,217 | 1 |
| 16 | Armstrong Energy Inc | 8,074 | 0.9 |
| 17 | Brent K Bilsland | 7,323 | 0.8 |
| 18 | Coronado Coal LLC | 6,955 | 0.8 |
| 19 | Global Mining Group LLC | 6,420 | 0.7 |
| 20 | Western Fuels Assoc Inc | 6,369 | 0.7 |
| 21 | J Clifford Forrest | 6,074 | 0.7 |
| 22 | Prairie State Energy Campus | 5,954 | 0.7 |
| 23 | Navajo Transitional Energy Co | 5,685 | 0.6 |
| 24 | Warrior Met Coal Intermediate Holdco LLC | 5,452 | 0.6 |
| 25 | Jeffery A Hoops | 5,238 | 0.6 |
| 26 | MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co | 5,163 | 0.6 |
Source: US EIA
The top five producers are Peabody Energy Corp (BTUUQ), Arch Coal Inc(ANR), Cloud Peak Energy(CLD), Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) and Murray Energy Corp.
Download: The List of Major US Coal Producers (in Excel)
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