Clinch Resources Ltd. has moved its Lanes Branch operation in southern West Virginia from mine development into commercial metallurgical coal production and is now working to significantly increase output through the end of the year.

A federal judge has ordered the White House to immediately restore the press credentials of three news organizations after President Donald Trump barred their reporters from the complex last week.

The trouble-plagued Comanche 3 coal-fired power plant — the largest generating asset on Xcel Energy’s Colorado grid — is back online and generating electricity after a year of repairs.

The US will remain reliant on China for rare earths well into the 2030s even as it rapidly builds its own mining and processing facilities, a stark imbalance facing President Donald Trump as he meets on Thursday with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

Brookwood, Alabama residents came together to honor the 13 lives lost in a deadly mining explosion on September 23, 2001, while continuing to advocate for improved safety regulations in the mining industry.

China’s coking coal market could remain tight well into 2027 as stricter mine safety controls slow the recovery of domestic production, potentially keeping the world’s largest steel industry increasingly dependent on imported coal.