For the US you can get the answer by quarter (3 months) from the Dept of Energy
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/coal/quarterly/html/t4p01p1.html
from there you can add 4 quarters for a year, or estimate a week.
for 2006 it was 1,161,444,000 'short tons' (2000 pounds, not a metric ton)
and here is some world data, but not as comprehensive...
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/iea/coal.html
2007-07-06 07:43:25
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answered by Piglet O 6
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A lot.
This site is a little outdated, but
http://smtc.uwyo.edu/coal/WyomingCoal/mines.asp
And that's just from the powder river basin.
according to that site, 1,011,985,220 tons of coal were removed in 2000.
2007-07-06 09:00:37
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answered by naturalplastics 4
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