xt798s4jnf2v https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt798s4jnf2v/data/mets.xml Kentucky Kentucky Energy and Environmental Cabinet Department for Energy Development and Independence 2012 journals English Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. Kentucky Coal Facts Kentucky Coal Production, 2012 text Kentucky Coal Production, 2012 2012 2014 true xt798s4jnf2v section xt798s4jnf2v Kentucky Coal Production, 2012 Region Total Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky Tons 91,407,310 49,363,960 42,043,350 2012 Change -16.3% -27.6% +2.5% Preliminary data from year-end 2012 indicate that total coal production in Kentucky decreased by more than 16.3 percent from 2011 to the lowest level since 1965. Although western Kentucky production increased marginally in 2012, eastern Kentucky production decreased by 27.6 percent. During that last 3 months of 2012, the rate of production in western Kentucky was greater than in eastern Kentucky for the first time since 1960. 3/18/2013 Mine Type Total Underground Surface Tons 91,407,310 58,278,720 33,128,590 2012 Change -16.3% -10.6% -24.7% Production slowed at both underground and surface mines in 2012 by 10.6 and 24.7 percent respectively. Underground coal mines produced 58.3 million tons, and accounted for 64 percent of total production. Surface mines in Kentucky produced 33 million tons and accounted for 36% of production. energy.ky.gov 1 * Eastern Kentucky Coal Production Mine Type Total Underground Surface Tons 49,363,960 24,187,310 25,176,650 2012 Change -27.6% -27.3% -27.8% Eastern Kentucky coal production decreased in 2012 by 27.6 percent from 2011 to 49.4 million tons—the lowest level since 1965. Production slowed at both underground and surface mines. Eastern Kentucky production has declined by 53.5 percent since the year 2000, and by 62.3 percent since peaking at 131 million tons in 1990. 2 County* Pike Perry Harlan Martin Leslie Letcher Knott Floyd Magoffin Bell Knox Johnson Clay Breathitt Whitley Text Lawrence Wolfe McCreary Owsley Laurel Rockcastle Elliot Tons 2012 Change 12,931,200 -17.9% 9,231,478 -30.1% 7,034,754 -28.1% 3,587,476 -36.0% 3,008,930 -30.7% 2,979,510 -36.1% 2,641,000 -45.1% 2,382,712 -18.1% 2,015,308 -31.9% 1,161,442 -26.0% 565,092 +45.5% 327,683 +41.2% 293,829 -23.0% 287,783 -65.5% 263,881 -50.2% County Production 234,628 +189.6% 39,315 +100% +∞% 31,744 26,647 -61.3% +∞% 12,627 +∞% 4,930 2,396 -94.9% * Counties with less than 1,000 tons not listed. Total coal production decreased by more than 15 percent in 15 eastern Kentucky counties. Pike County remained the largest coal producing county in eastern Kentucky; however, for the first time in recent history is no-longer the largest coal producing county in Kentucky, having been overtaken by Union County in 2012. energy.ky.gov 3/18/2013 * Western Kentucky Coal Production Mine Type Total Underground Surface Tons 42,043,350 34,091,410 7,951,938 2012 Change +2.5% +6.9% -12.7% County Union Hopkins Ohio Webster Muhlenberg Henderson Daviess Tons 13,474,900 8,945,605 7,231,326 5,550,427 4,887,921 1,558,006 395,164 2012 Change +9.3% +1.8% +30.5% -3.1% -14.9% -36.9% -2.5% Western Kentucky coal production increased by 2.5 percent from 2011 to more than 42 million tons. All of this increase was due to production in Union and Ohio Counties. During 2012, Union County became the largest coal producing county in Kentucky, surpassing Pike County by 543,700 tons, or 4.2 percent. 3/18/2013 energy.ky.gov 3 * Coal Mine Employment, 2012 EKY Counties All Pike Perry Harlan Martin Leslie Letcher Floyd Bell Knott Magoffin Knox Boyd Lawrence Johnson Clay Breathitt McCreary Whitley Wolfe Laurel Employment 9,540 2,316 1,530 1,367 721 605 583 530 448 330 186 112 78 76 67 66 62 35 31 20 14 2012 Change -29.9% -28.0% -27.9% -37.1% -30.2% -29.5% -34.2% -24.1% -23.7% -63.2% -47.9% -24.8% +4% +171.4% -8.2% +34.7% -68.4 +400% -81.5% +100% +250% Employment at Kentucky coal mines has fallen by over 22 percent from 18,111 in December, 2011, to an average of 14,083 in December, 2012, a loss of 4,028 employees. Coal mine layoffs have been concentrated in eastern Kentucky where on-site employment has fallen by 29.9 percent from 13,608 in 2011 to only 9,540 in 2012, a loss of 4,068 employees. 4 WKY Counties All Union Hopkins Ohio Webster Muhlenberg Henderson Livingston Marshall Daviess McLean Description State Total Underground Surface Preparation Plant Office Employment 4,543 1,292 997 710 671 576 108 52 50 43 8 Employment 14,083 7,959 3,786 1,666 482 2012 Change ~0.0% -0.5% +11.1% +28.6% -6.8% -4.6% -60.7% -8.8% -3.8% +4.9% -27.3% 2012 Change -4,028 -22.2% -1,470 -15.4% -2,160 -34.8% -415 -20.0% -74 -13.3% In western Kentucky there were 4,543 persons employed at coal mines, approximately the same number as were employed in 2011. energy.ky.gov 3/18/2013 *