WYOMING COAL
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Welcome to the Wyoming Mining Association's Coal Home Page. Wyoming coal mines produced 466,319,331 tons of low sulphur coal in 2008 and directly employed 6,760 people.  This amount of coal accounts for about 40% of the nation's coal.  This coal is used in over 37 different states to generate electricity.  The map shows coal usage for the year 2007.

To visit some Wyoming coal mines and to learn more about mining in Wyoming, investigate:

 What is coal and how was it formed?

 What is Wyoming coal used for?

 Is coal an important energy source?

 How is Wyoming coal mined?

 Is coal mining harmful to the Environment?

 How much coal is there in Wyoming?

 Map of Wyoming coal mining operations

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