Inventories

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Inventories

Inventories

4. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2023		2022
	(In thousands)
Coal	$	80,074	$	96,954
Repair parts and supplies		153,139		126,061
	$	233,213	$	223,015

The repair parts and supplies are stated net of an allowance for slow-moving and obsolete inventories of $2.8 million at September 30, 2023 and $2.4 million at December 31, 2022.