LNG disruption is driving coal markets, as higher gas prices trigger switching.

The coal company touting its Brook Mine near Sheridan as “perhaps” containing the nation’s largest “unconventional deposit of rare earth elements” faces a class action lawsuit from investors.

Frontieras North America broke ground Thursday on a commercial facility in Mason County, WV that will use a new patented process it says brings hope to the coal industry.

Customers in Japan, Korea and Taiwan are pleading with Peabody for additional shipments, so they can avoid energy shortages by switching more power generation to coal instead of natural gas, says Jim Grech, chief executive of Peabody Energy.

For those of us who spend a great deal of time watching developments in the mine safety world, this is a fascinating moment.

President Donald J. Trump signed a Proclamation to strengthen tariffs imposed on imported steel, aluminum, and copper in order to more effectively address the national-security threat posed by such imports.