In just a few days, the industry will gather for the 2026 West Virginia Coal Show, and we want to make sure you’re in the room where it happens.

John Hull III was a member of Local Union 352 and was murdered in a gun battle on February 3, 1978, by thugs at the nonunion Bowersock Mine located in Pike County, Indiana during the 1978 BCOA strike.

This issue features another article on coal flotation optimization that will be presented in the CoalProTec Wednesday PM technical session on Froth Flotation.

For the first time ever, the Mining History Association (MHA) will hold its national conference between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River.

As global demand for critical minerals accelerates, the sector’s ability to respond continues to be shaped by slow processes and a strong dependence on each country’s regulatory frameworks.

Few industries resonate with the image of West Virginia like coal. For generations, miners have extracted the resource to not only fuel the nation’s energy needs, but also the state’s iconography.