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| TABLE 2 | ||||||||
| RELATIVE SIZE OF PEAT OPERATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES | ||||||||
| Production | ||||||||
| Size | Active operations | (thousand metric tons) | ||||||
| (metric tons per year) | 2006 | 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||
| 23,000 and more | 4 | 4 | 396 | 455 | ||||
| 9,000 to 22,999 | 6 | 7 | 75 | 106 | ||||
| 5,000 to 8,999 | 7 | 6 | 46 | 41 | ||||
| 1,000 to 4,999 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 28 | ||||
| Less than 1,000 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 38 | 551 | 635 | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program