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Assessing the coal resources of the United States

January 1, 1996

In 1994, coal production in the United States reached the highest level in history (slightly more than 909 million metric tons or one billion short tons), continuing the upward trend of coal production and utilization that began 34 years ago. Previous assessments of the coal resources of the United States, which were completed as early as 1909, clearly indicated that the total coal resources of the Nation are large and that utilization at the current rate will not soon deplete them.

Publication Year 1996
Title Assessing the coal resources of the United States
DOI 10.3133/fs15796
Authors Harold J. Gluskoter, R. M. Flores, J. Hatch, M.A. Kirschbaum, L.F. Ruppert, Peter D. Warwick
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 157-96
Index ID fs15796
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Energy Resources Program