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Martin County
State & Power Plant Deliveries (Tons) Percentage
Total 1,923,982 100%
Michigan 725,877 37.8%
Monroe 616,877 32.1%
Trenton Channel 109,000 5.7%
North Carolina 544,339 28.3%
Roxboro 253,022 13.2%
Belews Creek 214,463 11.1%
Mayo 76,854 4%
Georgia 426,741 22.2%
Yates 256,154 13.3%
Hammond 145,966 7.6%
Wansley 24,621 1.3%
Virginia 195,692 10.2%
Clover 195,692 10.2%
Kentucky 31,333 1.6%
Ghent 31,333 1.6%
Martin County Coal Market
Power plants in Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia
accounted for more than 98 percent of the steam coal
shipped from Martin County during 2012. In total, 1.9 million
tons of coal mined in Martin County was shipped to power
plants in 2012. The Ghent Generating Station in northern
Kentucky received 1.6 percent of Martin County coal shipments
during the year.
Martin County Coal Mining Productivity
Martin County’s productivity in 2012 was 1.87 tons per labor
hour, a decrease of greater than 58 percent from the
year 2000. Interestingly, in 2012 underground mines in Martin
County were actually more productive than surface mines:
2.29 tons per hour compared to 2.25 tons per hour. However,
the productivity of surface mines in Martin County has
fluctuated substantially, compared to the relative stability of
underground operations over time.
Chemical Composition and Cost
With an average sulfur content of 1.29 percent and average
heat content of 25.04 MMBtu, the mean delivery price
for coal from Martin County in 2012 was $96.61 per ton.
The average ash content for coal shipped from Martin County
was 9.05 percent during the year.
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