USGS Circular 9355 - Table B-2

Coal Reserves of the Matewan
Quadrangle, Kentucky -A Coal Recoverability Study

U.S. Geological Survey Circular 9355

Table B-2. - Surface production rates by mining method

Mining method	Production per seam method
	12 - 36 in	>36 in
Contour stripping	5,200 BCY^¹/shift	6,500 BCY^¹/shift.
Area stripping	8,500 BCY^¹/shift	8,500 BCY^¹/shift
Auger mining	175 tons/shift	250 tons/shift.

^¹BCY Bank cubic yards.

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