Kentucky Coal Facts - 13th Edition - Department for Energy ...
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Ohio County<br />
Production Method Mines Production Percentage<br />
Total 5 7,231,326 100%<br />
Surface 3 5,381,609 74%<br />
Underground 2 1,849,717 26%<br />
Since a temporary stoppage in 2007, coal production in<br />
Ohio County has increased during the past four years, led by<br />
the development of surface mine sites.<br />
On-Site Activity Employment Percentage<br />
Total 644 100%<br />
Surface 306 48%<br />
Underground 221 34%<br />
Preparation Plant 109 17%<br />
Office 8 1%<br />
Between 2008 and 2011, coal production in Ohio County<br />
increased by 304%. Bolstered by production from three active<br />
surface mines (and two smaller underground sites), Ohio<br />
County produced more than 7.2 million tons of coal during<br />
2012. Overall, Ohio County accounted <strong>for</strong> approximately<br />
7.9 percent of statewide production during the year.<br />
Since 2007, direct employment by coal companies in Ohio<br />
County has been steadily increasing. In 2012, coal companies<br />
operating in Ohio County on average employed 644<br />
people in a variety of capacities. Surface mine sites employed<br />
around 300 miners full-time during the year, while<br />
underground mines employed 221 miners. <strong>Coal</strong> preparation<br />
plants and mine offices in Ohio County were staffed by<br />
slightly more than one hundred employees.<br />
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