Research and Markets: The U.S Coal Mining Industry is Capital-Intensive and Highly Automated: Average Annual Revenue Per Employee is Almost $300,000

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announced the addition of the "Coal Mining" report to their offering.

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Executive Summary

Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter:

The US coal mining industry includes about 1,000 companies that operate 1,500
mines, with combined annual revenue of $25 billion. Large producers include
Peabody Energy, Arch Coal, CONSOL Energy, and Massey Energy. The industry is
concentrated: the 10 largest companies hold about 65 percent of the market.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Demand comes mainly from generators of electricity. Profitability depends on
efficient operations, as the product is a commodity sold on the basis of price.
Small companies can compete if they hold long-term contracts or if they supply
local customers. Big companies have large economies of scale in production and
distribution. The industry is capital-intensive and highly automated: average
annual revenue per employee is almost $300,000.

PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY

Bituminous coal is the major product but comes in many grades of heat value and
with different impurities like sulfur. Low-grade coals, like peat and lignite,
have a low heat value, a high moisture content, and high residual ash when
burned. Anthracite is the highest-grade coal, with a 95 percent carbon content,
but is found in only a few areas in the US. Bituminous coal is the most
plentiful, with a moisture content less than 20 percent, and heat values that
range from 8,000 to 14,000 BTUs per pound. Coal usually contains various
contaminating materials, the most important of which are sulfur and various
metals.

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