EIA has updated the Weekly Coal Production report for the week ending March 18, 2023.

Concerning new data by SME demonstrates that the move to net-zero is slated to stall out in the next five years unless action is taken to meet critical mineral demands domestically in the U.S.

Deadline is approaching and there are only a few spots left open.

The Virginia Mining Institute celebrated nine members of the Wellmore Coal Company mine rescue team at V and V restaurant in Richlands, Monday.

The Day-Ahead Power Price and Volume Reports for select ICE (Intercontinental Exchange) hubs have been updated through March 21, 2023.

Hägglunds electrohydraulic direct drives are engineered for reliable performance under the demanding conditions of mines and cement production plants.

Gov. Jim Justice signed four bills all related to West Virginia’s Coal industry today. The ceremony took place in front of a packed room at the John Amos Power Plant in Putnam County.

62-year-old Cecil Barker was killed around 8:45 a.m. when he was riding a mantrip that crashed while moving underground at Century Mining’s Longview Mine just outside of Volga, according to Gov. Jim Justice.

WV Gov. Jim Justice issued the following statement today after learning of the death of a coal miner in Barbour County.

This bipartisan legislation will increase and improve opportunities for university and college mining and geological programs to prepare students to meet America’s future energy needs.

The Friends of Coal Golf Tournament is being held on June 16, 2023 at the Cobb Course, Glade Springs, Daniels, WV. The event is hosted by the Friends of Coal Ladies Auxiliary.

Epiroc has won a large order from JCHX Mining and Construction Ltd. for equipment to be used at an underground mine that is reopening in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Can U.S. natural gas be two maddeningly contradictory things at the same time? The answer appears to be a resounding yes.

The West Virgina Coal Association Annual Mining Symposium is set for April 18-19 at the Embassy Suites in Charleston.

The process for Indiana utilities to retire generation facilities could be delayed, slowing the transition away from coal.

Japan's Kansai Electric said March 20 it will restart later in the day power generation at the 900 MW No. 2 coal-fired unit at Maizuru power plant, just days after an unexpected shutdown.

The growth witnessed last year will not be coming soon and even if it does, it will not be sustainable, Pramod Agarwal said.

South Korea has released its blueprint for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and realising "green" growth, with plans to cut coal power generation while boosting nuclear and renewable output.

Significantly higher shipments to India and the EU and higher output lifted US coking coal exports in 2022, offsetting a sharp fall in exports to China.

A reminder that rooms for this year’s SME/CAS Spring Meeting scheduled for April 14 at the West Virginia Training & Conference Center will drop on Wednesday (3/23).

Almost 1,000 coal miners at Warrior Met Coal in Brookwood, Alabama, are returning to work after nearly two years without an improved contract, marking an end to the longest strike in the state’s history.

Coal prices have been retreating from their highs in 2022 but they remain well above the 2017-2021 average. Global coal consumption levels reached an all-time high in 2022, led by India and China.

Japan is putting $2.35bn into a project to turn coal from Victoria’s Latrobe Valley into “clean hydrogen” using carbon capture and storage technology.

The Australian Greens party has focused on a ban on new thermal coal developments or a climate trigger in planning approvals, as key to its support for the ruling Labor Party's climate legislation.

Virtual Rules Training will be conducted via WebEx on March 22 and 23. The date and time for M/N Mine Rescue Rules is shown incorrectly on the MSHA website.

Department of Energy Announces $150 Million for Research on the Science Foundations for Energy Earthshots

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice will host a press conference tomorrow at 2 pm (March 22 ) at Jon Amos power plant to sign the coal related legislation recently passed by the Legislature.

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice will host a press conference tomorrow at 2 pm (March 22 ) at Jon Amos power plant to sign the coal related legislation recently passed by the Legislature.

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is investigating the coal mine deadly accident that occurred in Illinois at Hamilton County Coal on Saturday, March 18.

Coal and natural gas interests are locked in an existential cage match over which fuel source is best positioned to stop the bleeding as regulators at FERC and NERC warn about diminishing grid reliability.

To explain why the largest cluster of black lung ever recorded in history is found on the Virginia-Kentucky border today, we must look at politics.

Global coal consumption will likely peak by next year as economics and climate strategies shift the world toward cleaner energy, but several wild cards could determine how long the dirtiest fossil fuel persists, according to BloombergNEF.

Longtime residents of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania are well aware of, or even may remember, a time when King Coal ruled local industry.

The investment is in support of the company’s strategic growth plan for its hard rock mining business.

Today Emerson introduced the Rosemount™ 319 Flushing Ring with valve-integrated design, ensuring accurate differential pressure measurement and lower maintenance suitable for a wide range of differential pressure applications.

Bend-tech has long been at the forefront of providing specialist parts, repairs and maintenance solutions to miners operating below the surface.

The Coal Markets Report has been updated for the business week ending March 17, 2023.

He will be remembered for his friendship, courage, determination and innovation, as well as for his contribution to mining coal and being one of the first to see the opportunities for longwall mining in America.

Hazard recognition research shows that workers only identify about 45% of hazards in their workplaces, primarily due to how our brains process information.

On November 17, 2021, a customer truck driver was electrocuted after the tarping mechanism on the trailer contacted a high-voltage overhead power line.

On March 14–18, the largest trade fair of the year, Conexpo 2023, was held in Las Vegas, USA. Swedish tiltrotator manufacturer engcon was on site to market the tiltrotator and its benefits for the North American market.

Global coal consumption will likely peak by next year as economics and climate strategies shift the world toward cleaner energy, but several wild cards could determine how long the dirtiest fossil fuel persists.

The Biden Administration appears determined to echo and amplify Barack Obama’s 2008 threat that he and his anti-coal, anti-oil, anti-natural gas Climate Cult cabal would make sure energy from coal plants would be a dimmer and dimmer prospect.

With the passage of several bills this Legislative Session, state policy makers took unprecedented steps to stabilize the region’s electric grid and encourage the development of energy using West Virginia coal.

A recent study by the University of Chicago found a trend upward of coal miners suffering higher incidents of black lung and of lung cancer.

One employee died and five were taken to the hospital after two separate incidents at a coal mine near Mt. Vernon on Saturday, according to reports by TV stations in the region.

Deep in the New River Gorge, after almost all people and industry left the rugged valley, one woman decided to stay and remain there until her death.

Further losses across key European natural gas hubs have provided an incentive for quicker coal-to-gas switching in power production, with the trend likely to prevail in the coming months, an analysis by S&P Global Commodity Insights showed March 17.

With 15 minutes left in the 2023 regular legislative session, the West Virginia House of Delegates squeezed in approval of one final bill.

Join more than 200 subject matter experts involved with evaluating, valuing, de-risking, finding and funding mining projects of all types on May 8-11, 2023 in midtown New York City.

The nuclear power plant subsidies in the bailout at the center of the largest corruption case in Ohio history were repealed less than a year after the arrests in the case in 2020.

Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc (AMR) is the highest overall rated company in the Coking Coal industry with an overall score of 67. AMR is up 29.03% so far this year after the company closed yesterday at $148.65.

A February 2023 Morgan Stanley report says renewable energy will replace coal-fired power plants by 2033, reports Power magazine.

China has relaxed some of the rules under its national compliance emissions trading scheme for coal-fired power plants to reduce their financial burden after a year of record fuel prices and global energy disruptions.

new software training module from NIOSH is intended to assist mine operators, miners and industry stakeholders with emergency decision-making during coal mine rescues.

Rules Training will be 22-23 March. Specific times for each discipline are noted at the site.

The beautiful Hilton Denver Inverness hotel near Denver, CO features award-winning dining, a full-service spa, and comfortable accommodations.

Wyoming Rep. Cyrus Western said BNSF Railway is failing to meet contracted terms.

West Virginia has seen several new green energy-related industries move into the state recently, and more are sought.

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With the passage of several bills this Legislative Session, state policy makers took unprecedented steps to stabilize the region’s electric grid and encourage the development of energy using West Virginia coal.

EPA on March 15 issued the final “Good Neighbor Plan,” its latest iteration of the CSAPR that could require coal, oil, or gas steam power plants in 22 states to reduce their NOx emissions levels by 50% by 2027 compared to the 2021 ozone season.

ESG, or Environmental, Social and Governance investing, is a pernicious left-wing tactic designed to achieve policy goals that cannot pass legislatures by distorting investment decisions.

Caterpillar Inc. today announced the introduction of Cat® Compact ESS, a new mobile battery energy storage system that supplements traditional mobile power solutions to reduce noise and enable deployment of renewable energy sources.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) FY 2023 Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) lab call is now open.

lease join us for a joint Texas regional meeting between Rocky Mountain Mining Institute and Texas Mining & Reclamation Association to be held at Hide A Way Lake Club, April 17-18, 2023.

The Wall Street Journal recently pointed out an uncomfortable truth for the keep-it-in-the-ground crowd: Germany avoided energy shortfalls over the past year by turning to coal. In fact, for the second year running, coal use in Germany has grown.

WV Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday a report by a national news outlet that his coal companies were exploring being sold to clear debt liabilities was unconnected to whether he chooses to announce a run for U.S. Senate by the end of the month.

Gustavo Petro says despite rescue efforts, 10 miners who had been trapped underground after an explosion have died.

The legislation sponsored by Republican Sen. Robby Mills, of Henderson, would make it more difficult for utilities to retire coal-fired power plants.

Legacy gas and coal plants are being aged out – and no one wants to pay enough to keep them going.

Plans to expand a coal mine in South Wales are being challenged by environmental campaigners in court.

EIA has updated the Weekly Coal Production report for the week ending March 11, 2023.

While the Biden administration has openly expressed support for curbing greenhouse gas emissions through carbon capture and sequestration projects, many believe Biden’s EPA is dragging its feet in enabling that to happen.

China is permitting two new coal-fired power plants every week, according to a new report by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air.

EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2023 provides modeled projections of domestic energy markets through 2050.

EIA has presented alternative cases to the Annual Energy Outlook 2023 (AEO2023) that vary the level of tax credits clean energy projects qualify for under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

EIA’s projected reductions in U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions are driven by increased electrification, higher equipment efficiency, and the deployment of renewables in the electric sector.

NACCO Industries® has announced the following consolidated results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2022:

Kentucky lawmakers defensive about the decline of coal don’t want utility companies to retire old coal-fired power plants, even when that’s the best move economically and — in the face of climate change — environmentally.

Regional governor says 100 rescue workers have been deployed to try to free 10 miners trapped underground.

CONSOL Energy Inc. has announced the release of its 2022 Corporate Sustainability Report, "Forward Progress: From Our Mines to the World."

House Republicans on Tuesday afternoon introduced a sprawling energy package aimed at boosting fossil fuels and mining and limiting environmental reviews for infrastructure projects.

In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a surge in energy prices, natural gas demand in the European Union fell in 2022 by 55 bcm, or 13%, its steepest drop in history.

The National Mining Association (NMA) today issued the following statement on the cumulative effect of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) suite of regulations designed to force the closure of well-operating coal plants.

In the last ten years, 22 miners and contractors have been fatally injured and over 1,000 have been disabled or lost time from work in fall-from-height accidents.

Dana Incorporated today announced several initiatives including new drivetrain offerings for electrified vehicles that strengthen the company’s growing commitment to the North American construction and off-highway markets.

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final Good Neighbor Plan, a rule that will significantly cut smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from power plants and other industrial facilities in 23 states.

On December 13, 2021, a customer truck driver (victim) stopped at a designated tarping area and was assisting another driver with a rear trailer indicator light.

Capturing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and other industrial sources is widely regarded as a critical component in addressing climate change.

The House squeezed in signing off on Senate revisions to House Bill 3303 in an 84-10 vote.

WV Gov. Jim Justice may put his family’s coal business up for sale ahead of a potential U.S. Senate run, The Wall Street Journal reported late Tuesday.

Canyon Fuel is the first coal company to agree to calculate their climate damages in an ongoing lawsuit.

Bens Creek CEO Adam Wilson joins Natalie Stoberman from the Proactive studios to share its latest timeline for its Bens Creek mining project in WV as it's built the mine back up from remediation all the way to nearly full production in the coming months.

CFACT is proud to be a founding member of the new NetZero Reality Coalition which aims to push back against the growing tide of leftist “green” mandates being foisted on our energy infrastructure.

At CONEXPO-CON/AGG – March 14-18, 2023, Perkins is demonstrating smarter ways customers can cut development time and costs, spotlighting its next-generation integrated powertrain programme.

Weekly Production / Consumption Report Data: Week Nine (March 4)

Save the Date for the Mining & Exploration Division quarterly virtual business meeting. Bring a cup of coffee and a desire to learn more about the Division.

The Kentucky arrow darter is a colorful little fish found only in the southeast part of the state, but pollution and sediment from coal mining have degraded its remaining habitat.

HARD-LINE will be attending CONEXPO 2023 with their low-profile loaders and simulations of innovative technological solutions for the industry.

China will allow all domestic companies to import Australian coal, signalling an end to trade restrictions imposed in late 2020.

The deal, which also includes the state of Utah, would see environmentalists drop their lawsuit challenging the expansion of a coal mine on federal land.

This year’s Symposium is cosponsored by the West Virginia Coal Mining Institute and will serve as our combined Mining symposium and Joint Spring meeting.

Ohio lawmakers continue to go after legislation that created a billion-dollar bailout to the state’s nuclear energy industry and led to the largest bribery scandal in Ohio history.

The on-going work will create the world’s largest single autonomous mine.

Since 2005, central Appalachia has recorded a tenfold increase in cases of severe black lung disease among long-term coal miners.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management has opened applications for two Direct Air Capture (DAC) Prizes, awarding up to $7.7 million in cash prizes and technical assistance across both challenges.

The Coal Markets Report has been updated for the business week ending March 10, 2023.

The train derailment on Feb. 3 sent toxic chemicals into the small town of East Palestine, Ohio.

s net-zero policies wreak havoc federally, individual states desire to stymie its ruinous consequence.

Ralph Dado, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, surrounded by family members in prayer at Johnston Memorial Hospital.

Caterpillar has announced the development of the Cat® C13D, a new 13-liter diesel engine platform, designed to achieve best-in-class power density, torque and fuel efficiency for optimizing the performance of heavy duty off-highway applications.

Independent candidates that could hold the balance of power in the next parliament are pushing both major political parties in Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state to make it more difficult for new coal and gas projects to be approved.

The West Virginia Senate is on the verge of approving more bills designed to aid the state’s declining coal industry days after its coal magnate governor signed into law a bill crafted with the same aim.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a call for proposals to lead the High Performance Data Facility, a project to create a new scientific user facility specializing in advanced infrastructure for data-intensive science.

Hazard recognition research shows that workers only identify about 45% of hazards in their workplaces, primarily due to how our brains process information, as well as not using our tools to slow our pre-job processes.

The EPA is proposing to strengthen the wastewater discharge standards that apply to coal-fired power plants. The agency’s proposal addresses discharges of toxic metals and other pollutants into water bodies.

Epiroc, a leading productivity and sustainability partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has published its Annual and Sustainability Report for 2022.

Coal miners who had been on strike for 23 months at Warrior Met in Brookwood, Alabama, one of the longest and most bitter strikes in recent years, began the process of returning to work March 2.

As net-zero policies wreak havoc federally, individual states desire to stymie its ruinous consequence.

Garrett Lindemann, director of life sciences at RAMACO Carbon, will give a lecture titled “Coal to Carbon Products,” March 15, at 7 p.m.

The 2023 Regular Legislative Session concluded Saturday, March 11, with several pieces of important coal and energy legislation passing both houses of the Legislature.

This tour takes you underground and back in time to experience a part of Kentucky's rich coal mining history.

Last week, American steelmakers fired, cast, and forged 1.6 million tons of iron and steel using 715,000 tons of coke made from 1.2 million tons of metallurgical coal.

Selected projects will support FECM’s Carbon Ore Processing Program, which focuses on converting coal and coal wastes into valuable products for applications beyond traditional thermal and metallurgical uses.

As the nation’s transition to renewable energy gains speed, with the rapid deployment of wind and solar power and grid-scale batteries, a misguided idea is taking hold.

Gubernatorial candidate Kelly Craft took aim at Attorney General Daniel Cameron for “doing nothing to stop” President Joe Biden’s “radical environmental agenda” in a new pro-coal TV ad released Friday morning.

The Metallurgical Coal Producers Association’s 43rd annual conference is fast approaching.

Epiroc continues to accelerate the transformation of the mining industry toward lower emissions, strengthened safety, and higher productivity.

Bens Creek said it will formally cease the contract of its chief financial officer Murat Erden on 12 July 2023.

According to the IEA, there are currently 18 direct air capture plants in operation around the world.

On June 17, 2022, a contract miner died when the compactor he was operating overturned, pinning him beneath the cab.

Caterpillar’s new High-Performance Circle (HPC) for Cat® 24 and 24M Motor Graders improves machine performance, efficiency and uptime availability when maintaining haul roads at large mines.

The Minnesota Museum of Mining held its 69th dinner meeting on Feb. 23, at Valentini’s Supper Club in Chisholm.

The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed tighter limits on wastewater pollution from coal-burning power plants that has contaminated streams, lakes and underground aquifers across the nation.

DOE and EPA have signed a Joint MOU to guide new clean energy opportunities that will support access to reliable, affordable electricity and advance the United States toward the Biden-Harris Administration’s goal of a net-zero economy by 2050.

The Department of Justice has declined to prosecute Corsa and the Company has agreed to pay a US$1.2 million disgorgement amount.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has acquired land in Pocahontas County to construct a facility for mine safety research.

EIA has updated the Weekly Coal Production report for the week ending March 4, 2023.

A new proposed federal rule would expand regulation of waterway pollution from coal-fired power plants, putting a further squeeze on Kentucky's gradually declining coal consumption.

“I am thrilled to announce the first new federal facility in West Virginia in decades," said Senator Manchin.

The facility will support research programs focused on miner safety and health issues. Senator Capito secured funding for the project through the (FY) 2023 omnibus appropriations package.

As we mark International Women's Day, MM asked a number of mining companies for their views on the state of female representation in the mining industry.

Allegiance Coal Ltd., the parent company of New Elk Coal Company in Weston, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to court record filed in the District of Delaware.

A bill meant to give WV money managers more say over investment decisions to ensure state investments are not funding anti-fossil fuel and anti-conservative causes pits the state’s top banker against the head of the state’s Investment Management Board.

EPA is proposing to strengthen the wastewater discharge standards that apply to coal-fired power plants.

Net income of $14.4 million (diluted EPS of $0.32) compared to $18.6 million (diluted EPS of $0.42) in fourth quarter of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA was $31.9 million, up modestly compared to $31.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.

As the nation’s transition to renewable energy gains speed, with the rapid deployment of wind and solar power and grid-scale batteries, a misguided idea is taking hold.

West Virginia’s governor is begging. Lawmakers are pleading. And power plant workers are scrambling to save their jobs.

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is soliciting nominations for the 2023 Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Awards through May 12.

This year’s SME/CAS Spring Meeting is scheduled for April 14 and will be held at the West Virginia Training & Conference Center in Julian, West Virginia. Eight PDHs will be provided.

An empty coal train hit a rock slide along tracks in West Virginia on Wednesday, causing a fiery derailment that injured three crew members, CSX Transportation said.

British consumers should be furious. Energy bills have all but wrecked the economy and delivered searing pain for households.

There will be an Energy Virtual Job Fair held March 15, 2023.

Last week, Mountain State coal miners extracted, processed, and loaded 1.6 million tons of West Virginia coal.

Two old coal-fired power plants have begun generating again as the UK expects to see its coldest night of the year so far.

Wyoming got a clear picture of the waste challenges of wind energy in 2019 when photographs of thousands of wind turbine blades being buried at the Casper Landfill circulated the internet.

Registration for the Rocky Mountain Mining Institute 2023 Annual Meeting & Conference is now open! This event will take place in Denver, Colorado at the Hilton Denver Inverness.

Marc LeVier became the 2023 SME President on March 1 at the conclusion of MINEXCHANGE 2023 SME Annual Conference & Expo in Denver, CO

With seven sessions, a panel discussion and an educational workshop, more than 20 professionals will share experiences from autonomous operations to day-to-day pit management strategies.

Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day and March more generally is Women’s History Month.

A Japanese company said Tuesday it was in the early stages of a multibillion dollar, government-backed program with Australia that's geared toward exports of hydrogen, an emerging component of the energy transition.

The collapse of a coal mine in northern China last month left a total of 53 people “missing or dead,” a top official has said, as search and rescue work appeared to come to an end.

The forecast indicates that wholesale electricity prices fall in 2023.

In 2022, West Virginia (91% coal powered electricity) had one of the lowest electric rates in the country.

March’s topic is supporting young members in the industry. Tim Arnold will be presenting and the Young Leaders Committee will lead our conversation.

Ten pieces of climate propaganda from February 2023 exposed and debunked. The full PDF version (needed to click through to the links) is here.

The study is critical to informing policy aimed at supporting coal miners and their families in West Virginia and across Appalachia.

Due to the strong commitment from our team to get these facilities back operating, we are pleased to have the recommissioning of these plants ahead of schedule and under budget.

After almost two years, hundreds of striking miners may soon be back on the job. About a thousand miners have been embroiled in a violent and turbulent strike since April 2021.

For decades, Wyoming County has been riding King Coal’s roller coaster economy. The county now seems to have turned a corner, or maybe turned back the clock, when it comes to coal.

West Virginia is at a crossroads on coal.

West Virginia is at an impasse over how much to run some of its largest coal-fired power plants, with implications for carbon emissions and the future of coal in the eastern United States.

As part of its economic recovery plan, the Obama administration in 2009 tried to invigorate a nascent form of technology known as "carbon capture and storage," or CCS.

The Coal Markets Report has been updated for the business week ending March 3, 2023.

The coal industry is preparing for an onslaught of new EPA regulations over the next several months likely to speed up retirement of coal-fired generation plants.

The thing is, if proper lubrication maintenance is practiced, the replacement and/or repair of pin bushings can be virtually eliminated.

Please join the webinar, "Leveraging Onsite Oil Analysis Success Across Your Organization" presented by Daniel Walsh & Ray Garvey on March 23, 2023 at 10:00 AM EST.

Loretta Lynn was a successful singer and songwriter with record-breaking hits. She was a homemaker and mother for 15 years before adding singing to her resume.

China will redouble efforts to explore and develop important energy and mineral resources, Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday.

China permitted more coal power plants last year than any time in the last seven years, according to a new report released this week.

DOE has announced it has funded six research and development projects that will repurpose domestic coal resources for high-value graphitic products and carbon-metal composites that can be employed in clean energy technologies.

In 2022, West Virginia (91% coal powered electricity) had one of the lowest electric rates in the country.

The book contains all the essential information about fossil plants and a few fossil marine organisms found on the coalfields of the central Appalachian region.

Republican lawmakers’ effort to forestall the demise of Utah’s largest power plant cleared the Legislature on the final day of the session.

The Kentucky Senate approved a bill that would make it harder for utilities to retire coal-fired power plants. The utility industry says it will raise costs for ratepayers.

China signaled coal will retain its role as the country’s mainstay fuel even as the government continues to support the expansion of its world-leading clean energy industry.

The Weekly Production / Consumption Report Data for week eight (Feb. 25).

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s push to end the commonwealth’s participation in a regional climate compact is now open to public comment and has faced a flood of mostly negative feedback.

The accident that killed a Kentucky man Feb. 26 at a West Virginia coal mine occurred when the bulldozer he was operating went off a road and rolled down a hill, according to a federal report.

Signal Peak is Montana’s only underground coal mine. It had asked for permission to keep mining federal coal a while longer.

WVU Mine Rescue Team earns international championship

The fossil fuel industry lobbied hard to include billions of dollars of support for CCS projects in the 2021 Infrastructure and Jobs Act (IJA), and to include carbon capture subsidies in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Another WVCA priority, HB 3308 (Coal Plant Securitization) was passed by Senate this week and is before the Governor for his signature.

The 49th Annual Mining Symposium set for April 18-19 is coming together well and promises to be a great event.

The strike at the Warrior Met Coal mine was one of the longest in U.S. history, but the price of coal soared during the walkout, giving the company leverage.

At an event celebrating Labor Day in 2021, President Joe Biden said, “I intend to be the most pro-union president leading the most pro-union administration in American history.”

The WV House of Delegates on Thursday took up a Senate bill aimed at promoting the state’s natural gas industry and spent about 45 minutes debating an amendment to also promote coal.

Anyone interested in being a officer, director, being on a committee, or volunteering is urged to attend. The Harrison County History Of Coal Museum is located in the lower level of the Puskarich Public Library.

NETL researchers have reported the successful use of microwaves to accelerate sorbent regeneration – results that can lead to substantial reduction of expensive water and energy requirements of some promising DAC technologies.

The WV House of Delegates on Thursday took up a Senate bill aimed at promoting the state's natural gas industry and spent about 45 minutes debating an amendment to also promote coal.

In December 2022, West Virginia (91% coal fired) had some of the lowest electric rates in the country.

This award celebrates women professionals under 30 years of age who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their careers.

This solicitation offers an opportunity for private industry to partner with DOE’s national labs to advance lab-developed intellectual property (IP) toward commercialization in technology areas covered by FECM’s strategic vision.

Twenty-three months and one day after walking off the job, hundreds of miners are expected to return to work today following what is believed to be the longest strike in Alabama history.

After 700 days, hundreds of striking coal miners in Brookwood, Alabama will be returning to work soon — but without the better contract that they’ve been fighting to get.

Illinois basin and Appalachian coal prices are likely headed toward a more stable period following last year's spike and recent steep declines.

The Department of Energy (DOE) is funding six research and development projects that will repurpose domestic coal resources for high-value graphitic products and carbon-metal composites that can be employed in clean energy technologies.

Three workers were injured when part of an underground coal mine with a history of safety violations collapsed in southern Montana, authorities said Wednesday.

Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose by under 1% in 2022, as the growth of solar, wind, EVs, heat pumps and energy efficiency helped limit the impacts of increased use of coal and oil amid the global energy crisis.

EIA has updated the Weekly Coal Production report for the week ending February 25, 2023.

In 2017, at the end of their time in office, the Obama/Biden Department of Energy published Valuation of Energy Security for the United States.

Many experts say large-scale deployment of CCUS technology is imperative for the world to achieve net-zero carbon emissions goals by 2050. In a special report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

“The study released by NIOSH and researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago only proves what I have been saying for years. Today’s miners are contracting lung diseases at an alarming rate," said UMWA International President Cecil E. Roberts.

Rajant Corporation, the pioneer of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, collaborated with Sandvik on digital mining tests to ensure that wireless communication can be used with tele-remote and autonomous vehicles destined for the De Beers Venetia diamond mine

During a first round of questions, Ranking Member Capito pressed Goffman on his own office projecting the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ (IRA) will cut production and kill jobs in the coal and natural gas industries.

Ramaco Resources, Inc. today announced the promotion of four employees into senior executive roles within the Company.

Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc (AMR) is the highest overall rated company in the Coking Coal industry with an overall score of 71.

In Alabama, hundreds of striking miners are set to return to work Thursday after nearly two years spent on picket lines in the so-called right-to-work state.

Chinese-owned coal producer Yancoal wants to buy BHP Mitsubishi Alliance's (BMA's) Daunia and Blackwater mines to help balance its thermal and metallurgical coal production capabilities.

engcon, the leading, global manufacturer of tiltrotators, quick couplers and accessories for excavators, is constantly working to develop its products.

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The nation’s largest electricity market is warning that it will face a steep capacity shortfall by the close of the decade as forced power plant retirements far outpace planned additions.

On March 16 at 2:00 p.m. ET, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) will release the findings of the Annual Energy Outlook 2023 (AEO2023) at a public event held at Resources for the Future (RFF) in Washington, DC.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) rolled out $2.52 billion to fund two carbon capture initiatives that aim to speed up and boost investment in technologies that capture, transport and store carbon.

Central Appalachian coal miners including those in Virginia are over eight times more likely than men in the general population to die from respiratory diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and black lung, according to recent research.

Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is making $250 million available to develop innovative strategies to cut climate pollution and build clean energy economies.

The coal industry’s confidence in a prosperous future for itself stands in contrast to India’s commitment to “phase down” coal-fired power generation and achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2070.

Reclamation is a cornerstone of the mining process, restoring the lands used by mining and bringing them back to an equal or improved state once mining is complete.

Metallurgical coal may be an unknown to the general population, but it’s very important to the manufacturing of steel and also valuable in the current economy.

ASTERRA is excited to announce their recipient for this year’s ASTERRA Gives Global charitable program.

An Australian-based coal producer, Yancoal (ASX: YAL) operates both open-cut and underground mines in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.

The Indian government granted an extraordinary favour to controversial tycoon Gautam Adani, boosting his coal business, documents reveal.

ArcelorMittal Sourcing, the raw materials buying unit of the world's second-biggest steelmaker, awarded a sell tender for a cargo of premium hard coking coal March 1 to trader Trafigura in the 10th such tender held over the past year.

The legislative hearing will examine two NMA-supported bills of relevance to the mining industry: H.R. 209, the “Permitting for Mining Needs Act” and a discussion draft of the “Transparency and Production of American Energy Act.”

We rely on electricity more than ever in our world today, and so it’s important to secure reliable energy to keep lights on and heat operating.

Today EPA is announcing that 86 U.S. manufacturing plants earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certi,fication in 2022, a designation reserved for manufacturing plants in the top 25% of energy efficiency in their sector.

The Monthly Power Plant Operations Report (Form EIA-923), monthly utility and nonutility fuel receipts, and the fuel quality spreadsheet of preliminary data (Form EIA-923 Schedule 2).

Allegheny Metallurgical Coal, a new company to be served by both CSX Transportation and Appalachian & Ohio, moved its first train of high-grade metallurgical coal earlier this month.

The International Watch Fob Association, Inc. presents the 59th Watch Fob, Memorabilia and Toy Show combined with Construction Equipment Memorabilia and a Live Demonstration of Vintage Construction Equipment,

For decades, Wyoming County has been riding King Coal’s roller coaster economy. The county now seems to have turned a corner, or maybe turned back the clock, when it comes to coal.