Weekly US coal production rose to 10.36 million st in the week that ended Oct. 31, up 1.8% from a week earlier, but 18.2% below the corresponding year-ago week, according to an Energy Information Administration report released Nov. 5. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The latest week was the third time in the last 10 weeks that all four major basins saw weekly increases. The total for Week 44 was also the lowest total for the corresponding week in more than 10 years and was 31.6% lower than the five-year average. Despite the lower production, utility stockpiles remain higher on a days-of-burn basis, as bituminous stocks were at 125 days cover at the end of August, while subbituminous stocks were at 90 days, up […]