The following average spot coal prices appear in the graphic below, for the previous and most recent weeks:
Week Ended	Central Appalachia 12,500 Btu, 1.2 SO2	Northern Appalachia 13,000 Btu, <3.0 SO2	Illinois Basin 11,800 Btu, 5.0 SO2	Powder River Basin 8,800 Btu, 0.8 SO2	Uinta Basin 11,700 Btu, 0.8 SO2
24-Aug-07	$45.60	$46.25	$31.50	$10.55	$25.50
31-Aug-07	$45.75	$46.25	$31.50	$10.70	$25.50
07-Sep-07	$45.75	$46.25	$32.00	$10.60	$25.50
14-Sep-07	$45.75	$46.25	$32.00	$10.45	$25.50
21-Sep-07	$45.75	$46.25	$32.00	$10.45	$25.50
28-Sep-07	$45.75	$46.25	$32.00	$10.55	$25.50
05-Oct-07	$47.90	$46.50	$32.00	$10.50	$26.00

Average Weekly Coal Commodity Spot Prices Business Week Ended October 05, 2007

1 Coal prices shown are for a relatively high-Btu coal selected in each region, for delivery in the "prompt quarter.” The prompt quarter is the quarter following the current quarter. For example, from January through March, the 2nd quarter is the prompt quarter. Starting on April 1, July through September define the prompt quarter. Source: with permission, selected from listed prices in Platts Coal Outlook, "Weekly Price Survey." Note: the historical data file of spot prices is proprietary and cannot be released by EIA; see http://www.platts.com/Coal/. >Analytic Solutions>COALdat, or >Newsletters> Coal Outlook.

Note: This graph is based on MSHA-based final data all four quarters of 2006, revised production data from MSHA for January through June 2007, and preliminary EIA production estimates for July through August 2007.

Note: July-August 2007 data are initial estimates. January-June 2007 data are revised. All revisions are based on Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) quarterly mine-level surveys. All 2006 data are final, based on MSHA’s end-of-year final survey of all quarters’ data.

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