Market Report, "Coal Mining in the US to 2020", published

The US had the largest proven reserves of coal globally at 237 billion tonnes (Bnt) in 2014, accounting for 26.6% of the global total. Sub-bituminous and lignite accounted for 54.4% or 129Bnt, while the remaining 45.6% or 108Bnt were bituminous coal. The state of Wyoming was the country's largest producing state, followed by West Virginia and Kentucky.

Report Highlights

* Montana had the highest reserves, accounting for 29.1% of the US total, followed by Illinois with 14.7%, Kentucky with 5.5%, and Pennsylvania and Ohio each having a share of 4.4%.
* The US produced an estimated 906.9 million tonnes (Mt) of coal in 2014, up by 1.6% compared with 2013, owing to higher natural gas prices due to which coal remained the dominant source for generating power.
* Wyoming was the largest producing state in 2014, with 358.9Mt, followed by West Virginia with 101.5Mt, Kentucky (70.2Mt), Pennsylvania (55.3Mt) and Illinois (52.5Mt). The rest of it originated from other states which include Montana, Texas and Indiana.

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Report Scope

The report contains an overview of the coal mining industry in the US together with the key demand drivers affecting the industry. Further, it provides information about reserves, reserves by state, proximate analysis of various coal, historic and forecast production and consumption to 2020, production by grade and type, production forecast by major mines, share of production by state and by basin, consumption by type, coal exports, exports by country, exports by customs districts, competitive landscape, fiscal regime and key active and development projects.

Reasons to Get this Report

To gain an understanding of the coal mining industry in the US, its reserves, reserves by state, proximate analysis of various coal, historic and forecast production split by grade and type and major mines and consumption also split by type to 2020, coal exports, exports by customs districts, competitive landscape, fiscal regime and key active and development projects.

Companies Mentioned in this Report: Peabody Energy Corporation, Alpha Natural Resources, Inc, Arch Coal, Inc, Consol Energy Inc, Cloud Peak Energy Inc

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