13
Nov
11:24
US coal production and consumption remain weak
U.S. coal production dropped by more than 10% in 2015, to 897 million short tons, the lowest production level since 1986, according to the Energy Information Administration. It remains even weaker in 2016, despite the now surging prices in the metallurgical coking coal sector.
Production declined in all three major coal-producing regions (the Appalachian, the Interior, and the Western). The consumption of coal for electric power generation, industrial, and other…
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