Kentucky Coal Facts - 13th Edition - Department for Energy ...
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Floyd County<br />
Production Method Mines Production Percentage<br />
Total 42 2,381,211 100%<br />
Underground 17 1,226,638 52%<br />
Surface 25 1,154,573 48%<br />
On-Site Activity Employment Percentage<br />
Total 520 100%<br />
Underground 221 43%<br />
Surface 209 40%<br />
Preparation Plant 72 14%<br />
Office 18 3%<br />
The 42 active coal mines in Floyd County during 2012 produced<br />
more than 2.3 million tons of coal, which accounted <strong>for</strong><br />
2.6 percent of annual coal production in <strong>Kentucky</strong>. Fifty-two<br />
percent of the coal mined in Floyd County in 2012 came<br />
from underground mines. Floyd County production decreased<br />
by 18.1 percent from 2011, and has fallen by 63 percent<br />
from 1994 when the county produced more than 7 million<br />
tons.<br />
<strong>Coal</strong> mines and preparation plants in Floyd County employed<br />
approximately 519 persons on-site in 2012, which<br />
was a decrease of 81 full-time jobs, or 8%, from 2011. Underground<br />
mines were the largest source of direct coal mine<br />
employment in 2012, followed by surface mines and coal<br />
preparations plants.<br />
energy.ky.gov<br />
kentuckycoal.com<br />
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