We published our Weekly Coal Production report for the week ending August 1, 2026.

Coal-fired power generation jumped 13% in the U.S. last year, according to a recent report from the federal Energy Information Administration.

Did you know that August 10th-16th is National Safe and Sound Week?

Nationwide Boiler Inc. has announced a planned leadership transition designed to ensure continuity and long-term stability.

Conversations across the steel industry have changed. A few years ago, the focus was on commodity prices and production volumes. Today, manufacturers, investors, and policymakers are asking different questions.

Emerson has announced the Rosemount™ 350A High Performance pH/ORP Sensor, designed to deliver reliable measurements in harsh processes while simplifying installation and maintenance through a digital, plug-and-play sensor connection.

Warrior reported net income for the second quarter of 2026 of $87.4 million, or $1.65 per diluted share, an increase from net income of $5.6 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2025.

"NACCO delivered significant year-over-year improvement in both gross profit and Adjusted EBITDA," said J.C. Butler, NACCO President and Chief Executive Officer.

Core Natural Resources, Inc. reported net income of $126.5 million, or $2.51 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2026. Additionally, Core reported adjusted EBITDA1 of $323.6 million in the quarter.

Another wave of uncertainty has hit Buchanan County, VA's coal industry after employees at a local coal preparation plant and surface mining operation were laid off following the sale of their company’s assets in federal bankruptcy court.

Caterpillar reported its strongest quarterly performance on record, with second-quarter sales and revenue climbing to $20.5 billion, a 24% increase from $16.6 billion a year earlier.

FUCHS Lubricants Co. is highlighting RENOLIT LX HD 5, a heavy-duty grease engineered for mining applications where equipment operates under extreme loads, constant vibration, water ingress, dust contamination and wide temperature variations.

The Trump administration is investigating how much coal is under federal lands, but whether that translates to more mining has yet to be seen.

On July 11, 2026, a contract miner was seriously injured after being engulfed by coal spillage while shoveling beneath a silo.

For decades, Cummins has been synonymous with reliable power.

On July 6, 2026, a miner died when a covered hopper railcar derailed and pinned him against a structural beam of a train load out silo.

Coal mining production and manpower returns from April to June 2026.

On July 6, 2026, a miner died when the haul truck he was operating collided with another haul truck.

As demand for electricity from AI data centers soars, the data center industry has already indirectly been relying on the coal fleet to meet their soaring power needs.

We have posted Form EIA-861, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, with data on electric sales and revenue for 2025.

There is increasing interest in extracting critical minerals (CM), including rare earth elements (REE), from coals in the United States to address the overreliance on imported REE.

American Electric Power has announced plans to purchase the nation’s newest and cleanest coal-fired electric plants in the country and the permits required to construct a natural gas power plant alongside.

The IMI annual Scholarship Golf Outing will be held on September 25, 2026.

A securities fraud class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Peabody investors after its stock plummeted over 9% because Peabody allegedly misled investors regarding the coal production at Centurion, its flagship premium hard coking coal mine.

NIOSH researchers found that working veteran underground coal miners in central Appalachia are suffering from the incurable and fatal lung disease at the highest rates in nearly 50 years.

Ramaco Resources, Inc. is a leading operator and developer of high-quality, low-cost metallurgical coal in Central Appalachia and is exploring a coal, rare earth, and other critical minerals project in Wyoming.

Nippon Steel's acquisition of U.S. Steel is beginning to deliver stronger financial results, with the American business becoming one of the company's largest contributors to profit as domestic steel market conditions improve.

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey told business and industry leaders at The Greenbrier that West Virginia is poised to play a major role in America’s energy future, pointing to billions of dollars in announced investments and thousands of potential

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey announced Dominion Energy has proposed building the Mt. Storm Combined Cycle Station in Grant County.

The future of Wyoming coal might depend less on availability than on whether companies believe there is enough demand to justify bidding for new leases.

Coal accounts for 47% of the state’s power production this year, down from 94% in 2008.

President Donald Trump is expected to attend a roundtable on Friday with top mining executives hosted by the US State Department, according to two people familiar with the planning.

Protecting your hands and fingers is one of the most important things you can do every day on the job.

President Donald Trump’s administration has taken aggressive steps to boost coal production, but those efforts may only have partially succeeded.

We updated our Coal Markets Report for the business week ending July 31, 2026.

As tech companies have built hundreds of hyperscale data centers to power the artificial intelligence boom, they have triggered conflicting predictions over how these facilities will affect the nation’s power grid.

American Electric Power has announced plans to purchase the 710 MW coal-fired Longview Power Plant in Monongalia County, WV for an undisclosed price.

Across America, the energy landscape is undergoing a transformation of unprecedented scale. As our nation accelerates its shift toward a digital-first economy, the demand for electricity is rising at a pace that few predicted even a decade ago.

Coal has long been associated with electricity generation, steelmaking, and carbon emissions. But a new technology unveiled in China aims to give the fossil fuel a very different role.

Clinch Resources Ltd. announced it has sold its first 11,000-ton train of commercial-grade metallurgical coal from its Lanes Branch surface mine in Wyoming County.

Caterpillar Inc. has announced the launch of its workforce commitment in Illinois, the most recent investment in its five-year, $100 million Building the Future Workforce Initiative.

The leadership skills that drove success yesterday may not be the skills that define success tomorrow.

The Trump administration is investigating how much coal is under federal lands, but whether that translates to more mining has yet to be seen.

Extreme heat kills more people than any other climate hazard – so said the United Nations last month, in a very confident post that lasted about as long as it took our team to pull up the actual mortality data.

Cummins is marking 100 years of serving the mining industry by looking ahead to the next generation of performance, efficiency, and lifecycle value.

Together, the reports make clear that coal remains a strategic national asset.

Across America, the energy landscape is undergoing a transformation of unprecedented scale. As our nation accelerates its shift toward a digital-first economy, the demand for electricity is rising at a pace that few predicted even a decade ago.

The Metallurgical Coal Producers Association (MCPA)’s 18th annual Professional Engineers in Mining Seminar is Thursday, September 17, 2026, at the Russell County Conference Center, 139 Highland Drive, Lebanon, Virginia.

Renewable energy, ESG, decarbonization and environmental innovation are increasingly shaping strategic decision-making across mining, manufacturing and industry.

India’s consumption of power rose in July owing to lower-than-normal monsoons.

Rescue teams on Saturday recovered the bodies of the last two miners trapped inside a coal mine in the Sorange area on the outskirts of Quetta due to a methane gas explosion, bringing a nearly 45-hour search and rescue operation to an end.

Frontieras North America Develops New Path for Coal Utilization as Industry Gains Support

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed suit Friday to block the scheduled 2028 closure of the Rockport Power Plant in Spencer County, targeting a federal consent decree that would force American Electric Power to shut down one of its generating units.

A nearly 45-hour search and rescue operation at a private coal mine in the Soranj area of Balochistan has been completed, with authorities confirming that all 34 miners trapped in the accident have been recovered.

The company also announced that its first seaborne vessel carrying 65,000 tons of metallurgical coal is expected to ship in early September.

Northeast Pennsylvania currently has four mines open for tours, generally from April to November each year. Two are in Scranton and the others are in Ashland and Lansford.

The letter follows an admission from the Trump administration that the decision to cancel energy project grants in states that did not vote for Trump was “based solely” on politics.