Colorado highest producer with 3.6 million st Production rises 10.8% compared with Q2, 8.6% year on year Houston — US Western coal production totaled 16.2 million st in the third quarter of 2018, up 10.8% from the second quarter and up 8.6% from the year-ago quarter, according to S&P Global Platts analysis of Mine Safety and Health Administration data. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The most recent period’s production was the highest quarterly total since the final three months of 2017, when output totaled 16.8 million st, according to the MSHA data collated by Platts. The region counts the output of mines in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The data show total production in the first nine months was 45.8 million st, down 4% compared with the same period last year’s 47.8 million st. Peabody’s Kayenta mine in […]