small drift mining operations. Commercial anthracite mining is still ongoing in Pennsylvania; the state produced a "total of 4,614,391 tons of [anthracite] coal, predominately from surface coal mines" in 2015.

Anthracite today

Anthracite generally costs two to six times as much as regular coal. In June 2008, the wholesale cost of anthracite was US$150/short ton, falling to $107/ton in 2021; it makes up 1% of U.S. coal production.

The principal use

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