In 2009, Illinois was the 10th largest US coal producer, with 33,748 mm tons production. You can find data on production by state by visiting the EIA website "Coal".
Illinois was credited with production of 3.1% of coal mined in the US during 2009, the most recent year for which US government statistics are presently available.
Montana leads the nation in coal reserves followed by Illinois and then Wyoming which currently leads the nation in coal production.
The Black Thunder thermal coal mine
Wyoming leads in production and has the third largest coal reserves. Montana and Illinois have larger reserves of coal but the production/output is greatest by Wyoming at present.
The best country in the world for coal trading and production is currently China. The following countries are high up on the list for coal production; Australia, USA and Russia.
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Ukraine, Russia
Production of electricity and heat.
France I think, if not Germany
In 2009 Wyoming was the largest producer of coal with 428 million tons produced. West Virginia was second with 139 million tons produced.
According to the World Coal Institute: The largest coal producing countries are not confined to one region.The top five producers are China, the US, India, Australia and South Africa. Much of global coal production is used in the country in which it was produced, only around 16% of hard coal production is destined for the international coal market.Global coal production is expected to reach 7000 Mt in 2030 - with China accounting for around half the increase over this period. Steam coal production is projected to have reached around 5200 Mt; coking coal 620 Mt; and brown coal 1200 Mt.
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