Colorado COAL 2006 2006 F A C T S H E E T T he total value of coal produced in 2006 is estimated to be $974 million. PRODUCTION Colorado is ranked 7th in coal production in the U.S. 10 Colorado coal mines produced 35,490,337 short tons of coal in 2006, the 4th best production year ever. Over 9.2 million short tons of coal were produced in Delta County in 2006. Bowie Mine #3 (Delta Co.), and King Coal Mine (La Plata Co.), set new coal production records in 2006. 5,000 40,000,000 4,500 35,000,000 4,000 3,000 25,000,000 2,500 20,000,000 2,000 15,000,000 Coalbed methane and coal gasification 1,500 10,000,000 1,000 5,000,000 500 0 2005 2000 65.4% of coal produced in COLORADO Colorado is exported to these other states... H consumed in Colorado MONT OR MINN MA WIS MIC H W YO NEV NEBR U TA H IOWA PA ILL KANS 1.9% Co fo r a l e x eig po n m r ted ark to (M ets ex OH IN MO NJ VA KY CAL AR IZ TE NN OKLA ARK NM MS AL GA ) 13 Colorado power plants consumed 19.37 million tons of coal in 2006, generating 37.5 million megawatt-hours of electricity. Most of this coal is from Colorado, but some is from Wyoming. 1995 COLORADO COAL DISTRIBUTION ico 68 percent of Colorado’s coal is shipped by rail to Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas, Utah, Mississippi, and Wisconsin. 1985 Year 32 .7 % is WA S Distribution and consumption 1980 1975 0 1960 Uses of coal Electricity generation in power plants Cement and steel-making processes 3,500 30,000,000 1970 The average coal production is 8.52 tons per miner-hour, one of the most efficient rates in the nation. 45,000,000 1965 Colorado has 2,060 coal miners: the most since 1988. Colorado Coal Production (tons) EMPLOYMENT Miners Number of Miners Employed Coal Production 1990 Bowie Resources portal for the No.3 Mine, Delta County (photo by Chris Carroll) TEXA S LA FL MD Million IMPORTERS short tons TENNESSEE 4.14 3.54 KENTUCKY 3.21 TEXAS 2.14 UTAH 1.71 MISSISSIPPI 0.71 MEXICO (est.) 8.40 OTHER STATES 23.85 TOTAL COLORADO COAL QUALITY Coal produced in Colorado is low in sulfur and ash content. Colorado’s “clean coal” can be used at power plants without the added cost of washing. Colorado coal is also very low in mercury and arsenic. Western U.S. coal contains less sulfur than eastern coal. Coal Mines, Coal Rank, and Power Plants GREEN RIVER REGION Craig Hayden Walden Craig TRAPPER COLOWYO Steamboat Springs FOIDEL CREEK DESERADO McCLANE CANYON NORTH PARK REGION Kremmling Cherokee Denver Golden Arapahoe Leadville BOWIE NO. 2, 3 Aspen ELK CREEK Delta Nucla Pawnee Boulder Cameo NEW HORIZON Nucla Fairplay SOUTH PARK REGION DENVER REGION Coal-fired power plant Nixon Canon City Clark Montrose CANON CITY REGION SAN JUAN RIVER REGION Railroad Pueblo Comanche Past coking coal production Rank of Coal Lamar Lignite <150 ft overburden Lignite 150-1,000 ft overburden Creede Walsenburg Pagosa Springs Bituminous-subbituminous <150 ft overburden Bituminous-subbituminous 150-2,500 ft overburden RATON MESA REGION Bituminous >2,500 ft overburden Trinidad Anthracite or semianthracite Colorado Geological Survey Mineral and Energy Resources, http://geosurvey.state.co.us/Default.aspx?tabid=228 U.S. Geological Survey Energy Resources Group, http://energy.cr.usgs.gov/coal/index.htm Colorado Division of Mining reclamation and Safety, http://mining.state.co.us/ GE For more information on coal resources and coal mining visit: O OL ORAD O EY C Durango Surface mine Underground mine Alamosa KING COAL Explanation DENVER Coal region name Clark Colorado Springs Gunnison Burlington Limon Castle Rock Drake WEST ELK Silverton SAN JUAN RIVER REGION Fort Morgan Longmont Glenwood Springs UINTA REGION Grand Junction Greeley Valmont Meeker Sterling Fort Collins LO V Rangely DENVER REGION Rawhide GIC A L S U R Colorado Geological Survey 1313 Sherman St., Rm. 715 Denver, CO 80203 (303) 866-2611 http://geosurvey.state.co.us/
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