We published our Weekly Coal Production report for the week ending February 21, 2026.

The energy sector has been on a tear to start the year. The Energy Select Sector Index (IXE) is up over 20% year-to-date through February 23 as oil prices have gained on geopolitical tensions.

The Brook Mine, which comprises mineral rights to approximately 15,000 acres between Ranchester and Sheridan, is owned by Kentucky-based metallurgical coal company Ramaco Resources.

OSM finalized revisions to its oversight rules under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), eliminating several aspects of the Biden-era version of the regulations.

DOE's Office of Energy Dominance Financing has closed a historic $26.5 billion loan package to deliver over $7 billion in electricity cost savings to millions of customers in Georgia and Alabama.

Coal miners are returning to work after American Consolidated Natural Resources had to temporarily close them to sort out soil permit issues with the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.