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2006 OHIO MINING ACTIVITIES IN BRIEF
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Reports were filed in 2006 for 147 coal-mining operations, including 5 mines with their own coal-washing facility. Coal production was reported from 85 of these 147 operations. Reports also were filed for 16 separate coal-washing plants and associated facilities. Of 640 industrial-mineral-mining operations known to be operating in 2006, 453 operations were active. A total of 31 mines reported production of multiple mineral commodities. Of this total, 30 mines reported production of multiple industrial minerals, including 8 mines reporting production of multiple industrial minerals and coal; 3 mines reported production of coal and one industrial mineral. There were 765 new wells completed for oil and gas in 2005, of which 722 were productive and 43 were dry. The total value* of coal was $618,263,136 in 2006; the value of oil and gas was $1,007,449,596; and the total value* of all nonfuel industrial minerals was $940,868,107 in 2006.
* Includes reported and estimated values. Some operations reporting sales did not report a value for those sales. A countywide- or statewide-average price per ton was calculated for each industrial mineral commodity based on sales for which the value was reported. A countywide average price per ton was calculated for coal based on sales for which the value was reported and method of production. These calculated averages were used to estimate the value of the sales for which the actual values were not reported.
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