Overview/Facilities

Coal and Coke. Bethlehem owns and leases coal operating properties in West Virginia, which it estimates contained recoverable reserves at December 31, 1994 sufficient to produce at least 84 million tons of coal, of which approximately 26 percent and 74 percent, respectively, are metallurgical and steam coal.

In addition to the estimated reserves at operating properties, Bethlehem also owns and leases undeveloped or nonoperating coal properties in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, which it estimates contained recoverable reserves at December 31, 1994 sufficient to produce at least 168 million tons of coal, of which approximately 89 percent and 11 percent, respectively, are metallurgical and steam coal.

Bethlehem's coal operations produced 3.9 million tons of coal in 1994 and in 1993. Trade shipments of coal were 2.7 million tons in 1994 compared to 2.5 million tons in 1993.

In 1994 Bethlehem obtained approximately 33 percent of its coal requirements from its own mines, compared to 31 percent in 1993. The balance of Bethlehem's requirements is purchased from commercial sources.

Bethlehem continues to operate coke-making facilities at Structural Products, Burns Harbor and at Lackawanna. During 1994 a rebuild was completed of one of the two coke oven batteries at Burns Harbor.