Inventories

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Inventories

Inventories

5. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

	December 31,		December 31,
	2023		2022
	(In thousands)
Coal	$	99,174	$	96,954
Repair parts and supplies		145,087		126,061
	$	244,261	$	223,015

The repair parts and supplies are stated net of an allowance for slow-moving and obsolete inventories of $1.6 million at December 31, 2023 and $2.4 million at December 31, 2022.