Kentucky produced 125.96 million tons of coal in 2006, compared to the record production of 179.4 million tons set in 1990. Kentucky has been one of the top three coal producers in the United States for the last 50 years.
Kentucky has two distinct coal fields, one in Western Kentucky and one in Eastern Kentucky. Louisville is not one of the main areas in Kentucky for coal mining.
Portions of eastern Kentucky are part of a cultura region termed Appalachia.
Sources:
http://www.kentuckycoal.org
Map 1: West Virginia Rural Health Research Center
Map 2: Appalachian Regional Commission
'Kentucky has been one of the top three coal producers in the United States for the last 50 years.'
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