Quick Facts
Pennsylvania Coal Facts: 2006
2006 Production
| Total Pennsylvania Coal Production |
77,001,262 |
| Bituminous Coal Production |
69,484,318 |
| Anthracite Coal Production |
7,516,944 |
| Percentage of U.S. Total Coal Production |
7.0 |
| National Production Rank |
4th |
| Number of Active Bituminous Mines |
416 |
| Surface (includes auger, refuse and GFCC) |
378 |
| Underground |
38 |
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection |
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Economic Benefits
2005 (Latest Available Data)
| Value of coal mined in Pennsylvania |
$6,270,000,000 |
| Direct contribution to federal government revenues |
393,000,000 |
| Direct economic benefit from coal mining |
2,460,000,000 |
| Personal income benefit |
$749,000,000 |
| Business income gained in-state |
2,960,000,000 |
| Business income gained from other states |
850,000,000 |
| State and local government revenue gained |
70,000,000 |
| Indirect benefits from the direct benefits |
$3,810,000,000 |
| Personal income benefit |
$1,314,000,000 |
| Business income gained |
4,481,000,000 |
| Taxes on Production/Imports |
135,000,000 |
| State and Local government revenue gained |
266,900.000 |
| Combined Direct and Indirect Gain |
10,080,000,000 |
| Personal income benefit |
$2,063,000,000 |
| Business income benefit |
8,291,000,000 |
| State and local government revenue gained |
336,900,000 |
| Federal Government funds gained* |
529,000,000 |
| *Includes AML and Black Lung Fund Contributions |
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| Jobs Provided Directly (inc. management and non-mine personnel) |
29,200 |
| Jobs Gained Directly and Indirectly |
6,800 |
Source: National Mining Association, updating a 1997 Western Economic Analysis Center study, with its 2007 Report on the Economic Contributions of the Mining Industry.
Federal Government multipliers were applied for indirect business income and tax revenues. Computations were then made to determine the combined direct and indirect effects of coal mining to account for impacts in the relevant economic areas. A 1994 study of indirect economic impact, by Professors Adam Rose and Oscar Frias of Penn State University, found that nearly 10 jobs were indirectly supported for every person directly employed in the coal industry.
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