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Average weekly coal commodity spot prices
dollars per short ton
  Week ended
Coal commodity regions 11/13/2015 11/20/2015 11/30/2015 12/4/2015
Central Appalachia
12,500 Btu, 1.2 SO2
$43.50 $43.50 $43.50 $43.50
Northern Appalachia
13,000 Btu, <3.0 SO2
$48.95 $48.95 $48.95 $48.95
Illinois Basin
11,800 Btu, 5.0 SO2
$32.60 $32.60 $32.60 $32.60
Powder River Basin
8,800 Btu, 0.8 SO2
$10.90 $10.90 $10.90 $10.90
Uinta Basin
11,700 Btu, 0.8 SO2
$40.65 $40.65 $40.65 $40.65
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Coal News & Markets

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