Jimmy Brock, President & CEO, CONSOL Energy, addressed the West Virginia Coal Association 50th Annual Mining Symposium held on March 26-27, 2024 at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center, Charleston, WV.

The seaborne metallurgical coal market has entered the second quarter with bearish signals, fueling concerns that prime hard coking coal prices could slip below lows reached in 2023.

Coal was more popular than ever in 2023, despite big promises from many world powers to curb production and use in favor of cleaner alternatives.

An event in West Virginia geared towards bringing leaders in the coal industry together will be returning later this year. The Bluefield Coal Symposium will return to the Chuck Mathena Center from Aug. 12 through Aug. 14.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the new rule that cuts the maximum silica exposure limit to 50 micrograms per cubic meter for an eight-hour shift and creates an "action level" for when exposure hits half of that

US power sector natural gas demand set another record in the first quarter and has remained higher year over year into April, although it could come under pressure from renewable generation and coal this summer.