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Top 20 Electric Utilities Ranked by Receipts of Coal, 2000

Major U.S. Coal Producers - 2001

Company, Production (Million Short Tons), Percent of Total U.S. Tonnage

1. Peabody Energy Corporation1      194.4      17.3%

2. Arch Coal, Inc. 2                          118.4      10.6%

3. Kennecott Energy Company 3       117.5      10.5%

4. CONSOL Energy Inc.                     73.7      6.6%

5. RAG American Coal Holding, Inc.   65.5      5.8%

6. AEI Resources, Inc. (Addington Enterprises, Inc.)  45.6   4.1%

7. Massey Energy Company                45.0      4.0%

8. Triton Coal Company, LLC            43.0       3.8%

9. The North American Coal Corporation  31.3   2.8%

10. Westmoreland Coal Company      27.8       2.5%

11. TXU Mining (Texas Utilities)        22.8       2.0%

12. The Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company      16.0      1.4%

13. BHP Billiton                                15.8        1.4%

14. Alliance Resource Partners          15.7        1.4%

15. Kiewit Mining Group, Inc. 4        15.1        1.3%

16. James River Coal Company        13.1         1.2%

17. Interwest Mining Company (Sub. Of PacifiCorp)      11.3      1.0%

18. Lodestar Energy, Inc. 10.4 0.9%

19. TECO Coal Corporation 10.1 0.9%

20. Pittston Coal Company 9.4 0.8%

21. Coastal Coal Company, LLC 9.3 0.8%

22. Andalex Resources, Inc. 7.1 0.6%

23. American Coal Company (Murray Energy Corp.) 6.8 0.6%

24. American Electric Power Service Corp. (AEP)5   6.8 0.6%

25. Jim Walter Resources, Inc. 5.8 0.5%

26. Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA Inc.) 5.7 0.5%

27. U.S. Steel Mining Company LLC 4.8 0.4%

28. AMVEST Minerals Company LLC 4.6 0.4%

29. The Ohio Valley Coal Company (Murray Energy Corp.) 4.6 0.4%

30. Drummond Company, Inc. 4.1 0.4%

31. Anker Coal Group, Inc. 4.0 0.4%

32. Oxford Mining Co. 3.6 0.3%

33. Western Fuels Association, Inc. 3.6 0.3%

34. Black Hills Corp. 3.5 0.3%

35. ExxonMobil Coal and Minerals Company 3.2 0.3%

36. Dolet Hills Lignite Co. (Sub. of AEP) 2.8 0.2%

37. KenAmerican Resources, Inc. (Murray Energy Corp.) 2.3 0.2%

38. Maple Creek Mining, Inc. (Murray Energy Corp.) 2.3 0.2%

39. Trapper Mining Inc. 1.9 0.2%

40. Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc. 1.5 0.1%

41. PennAmerican Coal LP (Murray Energy Corp.) 1.2 0.1%

42. Sun Coke Company 1.0 0.1%

43. Energy Resources, Inc. (Murray Energy Corp.) 0.8 0.1%

44. Cravat Coal Company 0.7 0.1%

45. Pacific Coast Coal Company 6   0.0 0.0%

Other Producers 127.4 11.4%

Total U.S. Production 1,121.3 100.0%

Notes: Data from 2002 NMA survey of major producers. Production is EIA estimate.

1 Peabody Energy Corp. production figure includes production plus sales tonnage.

2 Arch Coal production figure includes 100% interest in Canyon Fuels (65% ownership).

3 Kennecott Energy production figure includes 50% ownership (tonnage) of Decker Mine.

4 Kiewit production figure includes 100% ownership (tonnage) of Decker, Black Butte, and Walnut Creek mine tonnage.

5 AEP production figure includes tonnage from Quaker Coal Company, excludes Dolet Hills Lignite Co.

6 Production tonnage under a half million (.003 million  tons

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