Donald Trump just announced a massive new plan to back one of America's most controversial energy sources.

President Trump is expected to announce that his administration will put about $700 million to bolster coal.

NMA President and CEO Rich Nolan is applauding the news that President Trump will use the Defense Production Act to upgrade the coal fleet and support West Coast export capacity.

ElementUSA has announced a $67 million award from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to advance the design, construction, commissioning and operation of a rare earth element (REE) processing facility in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana.

U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to use Cold War-era national defense powers to send nearly $700 million to support coal facilities, according to a White House official.

On January 19, 2026, a miner was seriously injured when an unsecured slab of marble struck him.

Coal investment will reach $180 billion (C$250 billion) this year, up 4% from last year and the highest since 2012, as the Middle East conflict pushes Asian countries to produce more coal at home, the International Energy Agency says.

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that a major utility company does not need to refund customers nearly $75 million after being accused of overcharging to support two unprofitable and scandal-ridden coal plants.

The agenda is now live for 2026 Financing US Power, taking place September 28-30 at the Houston Grand Hotel – River Oaks in Houston, Texas.

A decade ago, West Virginia University researchers were among the first to find rare earth elements in acid mine drainage seeping from retired coal mines.

Disciplinary authorities in central China are investigating a county-level Communist Party chief following a coal mine gas blast that killed 82 people and left two missing.

Artificial intelligence promises economy-wide transformation and a pace of innovation we may have never seen before.

Artificial intelligence (“AI”) is transforming the way the world uses energy.

Coal mine safety improves as monitoring technologies, process controls, gas extraction models, ground stability tools, and fire detection systems strengthen hazard prevention in deeper, more complex mining environments globally today.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed a district court’s ruling to dismiss the case Lighthiser et al. v. Donald J. Trump et al.

When you turn on a lamp, send a text message, or fly on an airplane: You have just relied on materials made from critical minerals.

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Glencore’s Cerrejon mine in Colombia, one of the world’s largest open-pit coal mines, is monitoring blockades that forced it to suspend operations, it said in statements this week.

As you're aware, WVCA has been actively involved in two major cases before the WV Public Service Commission with significant implications for the state's coal industry.

In 2025, the United States became the third largest steel producing nation in the world, surging past rival economies—thanks to President Trump’s Section 232 tariffs program.

The D.C. District invalidated the BiOp and its accompanying Incidental Take Statement (ITS) as they are relied on by OSM to facilitate Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultation and compliance in delegated state primacy programs.

On May 19, 2026, an assistant shift foreman died after a large section of rib fell and struck him.

The Mountaineers are pulling out all the stops in a winner take all regional final.

Bridgestone has launched an underground mining tire range that it says has been designed to “thrive in some of the harshest working conditions on earth.”

Alpha Metallurgical Resources surged 8.3% on Monday as a broad rally lifted coking coal producers across the board.

A towboat lost power in West Virginia on the Ohio River while pushing 15 loaded coal barges downstream Sunday night.

On November 8, 2025, a section foreman died after a mine was inundated with water from an adjacent abandoned mine.

The Weekly Production / Consumption Report: Week 201 (May 23) has been posted.

The agreement, signed as part of MSHA’s Alliance Program, brings together MCPA and MSHA to promote safer working environments through training, education, outreach and information sharing across the metallurgical coal industry.

Wyoming's abundant mineral, hard rock, and energy reserves exemplify the natural gifts America has been blessed with, all of which fuel the advancement and betterment of mankind.

We updated our Coal Markets Report for the business week ending May 29, 2026.

Welcome to the June 2026 edition of CORESafety TV — the online video program from the National Mining Association.

American Resources Corporation, a leader in the critical mineral supply chain, today announced its June conference schedule.

In December 2025, Indonesia quietly abandoned plans to close the Cirebon-1 coal power plant.

Most major oil and gas operators and national energy companies require custody transfer ultrasonic flow meters (USMs) to be calibrated using the exact project-specific meter run spool that will later be installed in the field.

Torreblanca, who will participate in the World Mining Congress, warned that while global demand for strategic minerals continues to grow, countries such as Chile, Argentina, and Ecuador are advancing in their efforts to attract new investments.

Analysts have reduced their price target for Alpha Metallurgical Resources by $10 to $194.50, citing updated assumptions related to fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margin, and future P/E.

House lawmakers are pushing a legislative package to curb coal mine pollution as the Trump administration moves to boost fossil fuels.

The global demand for metallurgical coal, an essential ingredient in primary steelmaking, exceeds 1.1 billion metric tons annually and is expected to remain resilient through 2035.

In Shanxi, the province that sits at the heart of China's coal-mining industry, there's long been a saying: "Only go down a coal pit when you have no other way out."

Coal is inarguably one of the big winners from the energy flow disruption in the Middle East.

A blast on Sunday at a building in northeastern Myanmar said to have been storing explosives for mining has killed more than 45 people.