Weekly US coal production was estimated to be over 10.2 million st in the week ended Sept. 29, down 5.3% from the previous week, Energy Information Administration data showed Oct. 1. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Weekly output was at its lowest in 10 weeks and down 25.5% from the year-ago week. Through the year so far, 39 weeks, US production is about 397 million st, down 23.3% year on year. The five-year average for week 39 is about 15.3 million st, leaving the most recent week at a 32.8% deficit. On an annualized basis, US coal production is projected to be over 529 million st, down 24.8% from 2019. Output from all four major basins dropped week on week. Production from Wyoming and Montana, which is largely made up of Powder River Basin coal, fell 6.4% from the week […]