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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) | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | ||||
| 23,000 and more | 7 | 4 | 551 | 396 | ||||
| 9,000 to 22,999 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 75 | ||||
| 5,000 to 8,999 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 46 | ||||
| 1,000 to 4,999 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 29 | ||||
| Less than 1,000 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 39 | 685 | 551 | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program