Show colorado tops bituminous coal supply by THOMAS ALLEN chief in inspector colorado coal mine aline inspection department A few interesting facts about the coal deposits of colorado might be stated as follows colorado stands first of all states in bituminous coal reserves colorado Is second in n sub bl bi luminous reserves Is la in first place colorado Is fourth in anthracite reserves pennsylvania Pennsylva nhi virginia ginia fas and nd Ar Arkan kamai 3 only exceed colorado western colorado has 82 of the reserves of the state all the anthracite deposits found in colorado are in the western part of the state all AH the coking coal excepting that from the trinidad region Is found in western colorado western colorado has produced practically million tons of coal from 1887 up to and including 1954 a period of 67 years years by the most conservative estimate spencer and envin there are tons in the remaining reserves in western colorado note if loal wal at great depth Is included approximately billion tons should be added present production in western colorado 1953 Is tons and should the demand reach 10 million tons per year the coals of western morado colorado will last years |