Resources & investment

Summary of NSW coal statistics

Production �000 tonnes	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Raw Coal	156,309	161,140	170,324	177,167	181,978
Underground mines	51,907	52,232	57,241	61,316	63,069
Open cut mines	104,402	108,908	113,083	115,851	118,909
Saleable Coal	122,063	124,611	131,334	135,149	138,456
Underground mines	43,186	42,297	46,202	48,974	51,609
Open cut mines	78,877	82,314	85,132	86,175	86,847
Number of mines (as at June)	55	58	60	60	60
Underground	28	30	29	29	29
Open cut	27	28	31	31	31
Employment (as at June)	11,290	12,685	13,392	15,387	16,914
Underground mines	5,620	6,541	6,792	7,469	8,478
Open cut mines	5,670	6,117	6,600	7,918	8,436
Saleable Output per employee, tonnes	11,680	10,240	9,970	9,430	8,410
Underground mines	8,170	6,820	6,860	6,970	6,320
Open cut mines	15,280	13,800	13,230	11,810	10,480
Exports, �000 tonnes�	86,568	89,839	91,533	100,465	103,275
Metallurgical	18,553	17,881	20,376	25,342	21,160
Steaming	68,015	71,958	71,157	75,123	82,115
Domestic sales, �000 tonnes	33,904	34,129	0	36,841	34,937
Power stations	27,786	28,503	0	30,764	30,599
Steel industry	5,026	4,576	0	4,994	3,480
Other	1,092	1,050	0	1,083	858
Mine stocks, �000 tonnes (as at June)	7,802	8,542	11,220	9,374	10,033