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Nevada
- Nevada ranks seventh in mining wages. Miners here, all noncoal, earn about $56,700 per year.
- The Black Mesa, the only currently operating coal slurry pipeline, moves coal from a mine in Arizona to a power plant in Nevada.
- The combined direct and indirect contributions of the coal industry to Nevada's economy are more than $600 million.
- Using more than 7 million tons, Nevada ranks 34th in coal use.
- About 58% of the electricity used in Nevada is produced by coal.
- Nevada does not produce coal.
- Nevada has three coal-fired power plants.
Sources:
- Facts about Coal and Minerals, page 29
- Facts about Coal and Minerals, page 42
- Coal Today, page 21
- Coal Today, page 29
- http://www.epa.gov/air/clearskies/state/nv.html
- http://www.epa.gov/air/clearskies/state/nv.html
- http://www.catf.us/publications/fact_sheets/
children_at_risk/Nevada_Kids_Facts.pdf
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