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Appalachia Summary*
By offering both metallurgical and steam coal, our coal reserves are marketable to a diverse customer base, thereby enabling our lessees to adjust to changing markets and sustain sales volumes and prices. By having reserves in different geographic areas with various types of coal reserves, our lessees are able to serve a broad number of markets and take advantage of changing customer preferences.
| Reserves* |
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Tons (in thousands) |
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% |
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| Underground |
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1,651,995 |
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90% |
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| Surface |
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179,504 |
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10% |
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| Total |
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1,831,499 |
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| Low Sulfur Reserves |
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57% |
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| Metallurgical Reserves |
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25% |
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| Other Information |
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| Typical BTU per pound |
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13,287 |
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| # Leases |
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201 |
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| # Lessees |
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70 |
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| Partial Lessee List |
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| Arch Coal |
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| Massey Energy |
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| CONSOL Energy |
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| Alpha Natural Resources |
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Map of Northern Appalachia
Map of Central Appalachia
Map of Southern Appalachia
*As of December 31, 2009
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