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in 2013 there were 80209 people employed in coal mining in the u s of those 47475 worked in underground mining and 35398 worked in surface mining here is a breakdown of the geographical distribution of underground coal mining jobs in 2006 with coal production in thousands of short tons
Learn more. A typical (500 megawatt) coal plant burns 1.4 million tons of coal each year. As of 2012, there are 572 operational coal plants in the U.S. with an average capacity of 547 megawatts. Coal pollutes when it is mined, transported to the power plant, stored, and burned. Click on the pictures above left to see more about the kinds of environmental damage caused by coal.