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EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook
![]() Highlights of EIA's most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook. Click To Read More
New Coal Mining Permit Approved in Tennessee to Boost America’s Energy Independence
![]() The Department of the Interior has given the green light to Hurricane Creek Mining, LLC to mine coal on Bryson Mountain in Claiborne County, Tennessee. Click To Read More
A Novel Idea: Fact-Based Energy Policy
![]() The Department of Energy (DOE) is finally doing something almost unheard of in government in recent years: policymaking based on reality and facts. Click To Read More
Banks Plough Billions Into Coal As If Glasgow Never Happened
![]() Global banks channeled more than $385-billion to the coal power industry over the past three years, with annual flows increasing last year from 2023, according to analysis by a group of nonprofits. Click To Read More
EIA Revises Crude Oil Price Forecast Amid Uncertainty and Volatility But Still Expects Prices Will Decrease
![]() The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects the Brent crude oil price to average less than $70 per barrel in 2025 and about $58 per barrel in 2026. Click To Read More
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ends Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign-Controlled Energy Sources
![]() President Donald J. Trump has signed an Executive Order to eliminate subsidies for unreliable “green” energy sources like wind and solar in furtherance of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Click To Read More
Trump Administration Weighs New Coal Sales From Public Lands in Montana and Wyoming
![]() Federal officials on Monday took a first step toward reopening vast areas of public lands in two Western states to new coal sales as part of President Donald Trump's push to expand U.S. fossil fuel production. Click To Read More
Various Significant Industry Developments
![]() A message from Chris Hamilton, President, West Virginia Coal Association. Click To Read More
BLM Considers New Areas for Coal Leasing in Montana and Wyoming
![]() The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on potential updates to coal leasing on public lands in the coal-rich Powder River Basin areas of southeast Montana and northeast Wyoming. Click To Read More
Alpha to Announce Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results on August 8
![]() Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc., a leading U.S. supplier of metallurgical products for the steel industry, plans to announce its second quarter 2025 financial results before the market opens on Friday, August 8, 2025. Click To Read More
US Warns of Blackout Risk From Killing Coal as Trump Snubs Renewables
![]() Blackouts in the US could double by 2030 amid an expected increase in power demand brought on by AI. Click To Read More
Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill to Rewrite America’s Energy, Mining and Tech Future
![]() In one sweeping bill, Congress has rewritten the rules of the road for America’s energy, mining and technology sectors. Click To Read More
EIA's Weekly Coal Markets Report
![]() We updated our Coal Markets Report for the business week ending July 4, 2025. Click To Read More
Weekly Production / Consumption Report: Week 26 (June 28)
![]() The Weekly Production / Consumption Report: Week 26 (June 28) has been posted. Click To Read More
MSHA Proposes Major Rule Changes to Coal Mine Safety Plan Approvals
![]() MSHA released three proposed rules on July 1 aimed at revising the criteria for approving safety plans in underground coal mines. Click To Read More
Green Energy Zealots Hand America's Enemies the Ultimate Weapon
![]() When radical environmental groups denounce the United States’ use of fossil fuels, they often romanticize countries attempting to wean themselves from coal, oil and natural gas as models for us to follow. Click To Read More
Coronado Global's $1 Billion Debt Plans Hit in Ratings Agency Downgrade
![]() Coronado Global Resources will struggle to raise the nearly $1 billion it needs after it was downgraded by one of the world’s largest credit agencies. Click To Read More
West Virginia Coal Association Says Trump Bill Levels Energy Playing Field
![]() President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” includes multiple provisions intended to “level the playing field across the energy sector,” according to the West Virginia Coal Association. Click To Read More
West Virginia Coal Association Voices Support For Met Coal Provision in Big Beautiful Bill
![]() The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” would allow metallurgical coal producers to claim a tax credit previously applicable only to “critical minerals.” Click To Read More
National Mining Hall of Fame 38th Annual Hall of Fame Induction Gala
![]() Join us in celebrating our incredible inductees and this year's Prazen Award winner, buy your tickets to the National Mining Hall of Fame Induction Gala today! Click To Read More
Peabody Extends Australian Coal Mine Lock-Out Again
![]() Peabody Energy has extended a lock-out of workers at its Australian Metropolitan mine until late on 9 July, because of a continuing dispute with the Mining and Energy Union (MEU). Click To Read More
Australian Pacific Coal Faces Uncertain Future Amid Dartbrook Mine Receivership
![]() Australian Pacific Coal Limited has announced that Dartbrook Operations Pty Ltd, the operator of the Dartbrook Mine, has entered voluntary administration, leading to the appointment of receivers by Vitol Asia Pte Ltd, a secured creditor. Click To Read More
Ukraine Imported 297,700 Tons of Metallurgical Coke in January-May
![]() In January-May 2025, Ukrainian steelmakers increased imports of coke and semi-coke (HS 2704) by 39.9% year-on-year to 297.7 thousand tons. This is based on GMK Center’s calculations based on the State Customs Service data. Click To Read More
Fears for Western Australia's Energy Grid as Griffin Coal Slides Almost $1 Billion
![]() A key foreign-owned WA coal mine has fallen almost a billion dollars further into debt, even as the government prepares to pour more money into the insolvent company. Click To Read More
West Virginia Coal Association, United Mine Workers of America Split on Budget Bill
![]() The West Virginia Coal Association is praising the passage of the massive budget bill passed by Congress on Thursday, however, not every coal mining organization is on board. Click To Read More
How the G.O.P. Bill Will Reshape America’s Energy Landscape
![]() The giant policy bill muscled through Congress by Republicans is poised to remake American energy by slashing tax breaks for wind and solar power and electric cars while maintaining some federal support for sources like nuclear reactors and geothermal pla Click To Read More
As Bull Run Smokestacks Fall, Tennessee Valley Authority Plans for Future
![]() The weekend implosion at the decommissioned Bull Run Fossil plant marks a transition from coal, but the Trump administration’s emphasis on coal production could put the agency in a quandary. Click To Read More
Underground Coal Seam Fire Continues to Burn in West Virginia Town
![]() Volunteers from the Valley Volunteer Fire Department responded to a smoke investigation behind Winston Wheels and Tires in Whitehall on June 23, where they discovered an active underground coal seam fire. Click To Read More
India to Achieve Record 1.15B Tonnes Coal Production in FY26
![]() India’s domestic coal production reached a record high of 1,047.6 million tonnes (MT) in FY25, marking substantial growth from 716.1 MT in FY21, at compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 10% over the past 5 years. Click To Read More
Putin Faces Coal Crisis in Russia
![]() One of Russia's top mining companies has become the first coal producer to get government aid in a deepening crisis for an industry hit hard by plummeting global demand and sanctions due to Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine. Click To Read More
Energy Secretary Chris Wright Future of U.S. Coal is Long and Bright
![]() “The future for coal is long and bright,” said U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright during a recent visit to Morgantown. Click To Read More
West Virginia Coal Association Welcomes Passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill
![]() The West Virginia Coal Association welcomes the final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) by Congress and its anticipated signing by President Trump. Click To Read More
World Coal Market: Brief Overview
![]() Over the past week, European thermal coal indices kept rising above 109 USD/t, supported by above-normal temperatures and a significant reduction in stocks at ARA terminals. Click To Read More
West Virginia Coal Production Rose in First Quarter, But Nearby States Saw Decline
![]() Coal production was up in West Virginia the first three months of the year, but the results across the region were mixed. Click To Read More
Russian Ports Have Accumulated 50 Million Tons Of Unsold Coal
![]() Against the backdrop of a deep crisis in the coal industry following the loss of the European export market, Russia has seen a sharp increase in the congestion of port warehouses with coal. Click To Read More
Happy Independence Day from CoalZoom.com and CoalMinerExchange.com!
![]() Happy Independence Day from CoalZoom.com and CoalMinerExchange.com! Click To Read More
Slight Boost to Wyoming Coal Production in First Quarter
![]() Wyoming coal production was up slightly in the first three months of this year, with employment numbers dipping. Click To Read More
Happy American Energy Independence Day
![]() Energy abundance. Energy security. Energy independence. Click To Read More
Big Beautiful Bill Set to Include Tax Credit for Met Coal Production
![]() Coal industry members are lauding a portion of the proposed budget reconciliation bill, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Click To Read More
Duke May Backtrack on Plan to Retire Coal Units, Despite Clean Energy Proposal
![]() The two aging coal plants at Cayuga station might live on, despite Duke Energy’s proposal earlier this year to retire them in favor of natural gas units. Click To Read More
How ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Affect West Virginia
![]() The 970-page big, beautiful bill passed in the Senate Tuesday after a “vote-a-rama” ahead of President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline, but West Virginians are split on whether it would help or hurt the state. Click To Read More
NMA Applauds Passage of OBBB
![]() NMA has issued a statement from Rich Nolan, President and CEO of the NMA, on the House passage of President Trump's One, Big, Beautiful Bill. Click To Read More
EIA's Weekly Coal Production Report
![]() We published our Weekly Coal Production report for the week ending June 28, 2025. Click To Read More
MSHA Publishes More Than a Dozen Proposed Rules in a Single Day
![]() The first day of July brought 18 proposed rules from the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Click To Read More
IMI Annual Event - Register Today!
![]() Every year the IMI holds an annual meeting and expo to have the opportunity to show-case our region and the benefits of mining. Our other reasons? Click To Read More
Department of Energy Reestablishes National Coal Council
![]() On June 16, the Trump Administration reinstated the National Coal Council, a federal advisory committee that lapsed in 2021. Click To Read More
Coal's Time to Shine: Navigating the Energy Policy Shifts in 2025
![]() The U.S. energy landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by policy decisions that favor coal's resurgence while exposing vulnerabilities in the renewable energy sector. Click To Read More
Trump’s Tax Bill Gives Boost to Met Coal Producers
![]() Is steel-making coal now critical to U.S. policy? Trump’s bill offers a 2.5% tax credit worth $300M over 10 years, raising climate and job market concerns. Click To Read More
Renewables Market Blooms Amid Coal Demand in Asia
![]() The April 2025 power outage in Spain raised questions about renewable energy reliability, despite having an oversupply of 32 GW for 25 GW demand, and highlighted risks to Spain's export and manufacturing sectors. Click To Read More
Key Provisions Poised to Accelerate Wyoming's Energy Leadership
![]() Wyoming is a national leader in energy production and innovation. There is an energy transformation underway, and demand is exploding. Click To Read More
EIA: How Has U.S. Energy Use Changed Since 1776?
![]() In 2024, the United States consumed about 94 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) of energy, a 1% increase from 2023, according to our Monthly Energy Review. Click To Read More
Russia to Provide Tens of Billions of Rubles in Support to Coal Miners
![]() Financial support for Russia's coal industry will total tens of billions of rubles, Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Sazanov said in an interview published in newspaper Vedomosti on Thursday. Click To Read More
Indonesia Plans to Cut RKAB Approval Period
![]() Indonesia is planning to reduce the RKAB mining quota period from three years back to one year starting from 2026, said Indonesia's energy and mineral resources (ESDM) minister Bahlil Lahadalia in parliament today. Click To Read More
Happy American Energy Independence Day
![]() Energy abundance. Energy security. Energy independence. Click To Read More
Documents Available Regarding Ramaco's Brook Mine Rare Earth and Critical Minerals Project
![]() Ramaco Resources, Inc. has released a press release on the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Brook Mine. Click To Read More
Pennsylvania Anthracite Council Asks for Tariffs to Preserve Coal Industry
![]() An industry trade association is calling on President Donald Trump to enact tariffs on imported anthracite coal, a spokesperson announced Wednesday. Click To Read More
Wyoming Rare Earth Mining Facility to be First to Open in Over 70 Years
![]() The Brook Mine Carbon Ore Rare Earth project will also be Wyoming's first new coal mine in over 50 years. Click To Read More
Turkey-Based Eren Energi Seeks 375,000 mt of Thermal Coal For August-December
![]() Turkey-based Eren Energi Elektrik Uretim, a power producer, is seeking 375,000 mt of high-calorific thermal coal for August-December 2025 loading in five shipments, according to the tender document seen by Platts on June 27. Click To Read More
Don’t Miss Out! TRAM Conference 2025
![]() The 2025 TRAM Conference is just around the corner, happening November 4-6 at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beaver, WV. Click To Read More
New Coal Mine Fuels Economic Growth in Western Kentucky
![]() A new underground coal mine in Henderson County, Kentucky, opened June 17, marking a significant economic development for the region. Click To Read More
US Senate Clears Budget Bill, Paving Way to Resume Coal Leases on Federal Lands
![]() The US Senate passed its version of a massive $3.3 trillion tax cut bill on July 1 that expands domestic mining activities, provides production credits for metallurgical coal producers and resumes coal leases on federal lands. Click To Read More
Coal A Big Winner After Marathon Senate Session on Big Beautiful Bill Act
![]() A dramatic marathon weekend session in the U.S. Senate elevated coal as a high priority among lawmakers who hammered out amendments to President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Click To Read More
West Virginia to Benefit From Met Coal Provision in OBBBA
![]() West Virginia, the largest producer of metallurgical coal in the nation, is set to benefit from a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that expands a tax credit to include “met” coal production and usage as a “critical mineral” used in advanced man Click To Read More
Ramaco to Host U.S. Secretary of Energy, Top Elected Officials for Historic Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Nation's First Rare Earth Mine in Decades
![]() Ramaco Resources, Inc. and Ramaco Rare Earth, LLC will host a landmark ribbon cutting and groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, July 11, to commemorate the opening of the Brook Mine Carbon Ore Rare Earth project. Click To Read More
After Years of Investigating Deaths and Injuries of Miners, Pennsylvania Mine Safety Center to Close Doors in August
![]() Months after the federal government pushed to shutter dozens of mine safety centers across the country, the Mount Pleasant office will close in August after years of carrying out death and injury investigations of coal workers. Click To Read More
EIA's Quarterly Coal Report—First-Quarter 2025
![]() U.S. coal production during the first quarter of 2025 totaled 132.3 million short tons (MMst), which was 3.4% higher than the previous quarter and 1.9% higher than the first quarter of 2024. Click To Read More
NMA Applauds Senate, Urges House Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill
![]() NMA has issued a statement from its president and CEO Rich Nolan applauding the Senate's passage of its version of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" and urging House action to send the bill to President Trump's desk. Click To Read More
West Virginia to Benefit From Met Coal Provision in OBBBA
![]() West Virginia, the largest producer of metallurgical coal in the nation, is set to benefit from a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that expands a tax credit to include “met” coal production and usage as a “critical mineral” used in advanced man Click To Read More
What You Should Know About CORESafety's New Module 6
![]() Welcome to the July 2025 edition of CORESafety TV, brought to you by the National Mining Association (NMA). Click To Read More
Summer Issue of the CPSA Journal NOW Online for our Members
![]() This issue features James Criss' presentation from CoalProTec 2024 entitled. "Selecting the Proper Chemical Reagents for Coal Flotation". Click To Read More
Crews Encounter 300-Degree Temperature in Burning Remnants of Colorado Coal Mines
![]() Crews tearing apart a 1.5-acre pile of coal mine refuse that has been smoldering for two decades recently uncovered a section which measured 300 degrees Fahrenheit. Click To Read More
Coal Used to Make Steel Gets Break in Trump's Tax Bill
![]() Coal used to make steel got a break in the latest version of President Donald Trump's tax bill, a subsidy that could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars over 10 years for a fuel that is mostly exported to countries including China. Click To Read More
Secretary Wright Renews the National Coal Council to Strengthen Our National and Economic Security
![]() U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright is advancing President Donald J. Trump’s commitment to reinvigorating America’s coal industry by renewing the charter for the National Coal Council. Click To Read More
Core Natural Resources Provides Update on Ongoing Efforts to Resume Longwall Operations at Leer South
![]() Core Natural Resources, Inc. provided an update on its ongoing efforts to resume longwall operations at its Leer South mine following a combustion-related event at the mine in mid-January. Click To Read More
Global Coal Demand to Remain at Current Level or Rise Slightly by 2050
![]() Russian Deputy Energy Minister Dmitry Islamov added that coal is one of the main sources of energy in Russia, accounting for 15% of electricity generation, and 22% of heat generation. Click To Read More
Last-Minute Changes to Trump's Big Beautiful Bill Stun Clean Energy Industry (and Elon Musk)
![]() The Senate is making a final push to advance President Trump's signature legislation with a flurry of last-minute changes that stunned Elon Musk and the already besieged clean energy industry while offering new support for fossil fuels. Click To Read More
EPA Says It Will Delay Pollution Rules for Coal Plants
![]() The Trump administration says that it plans to delay and potentially loosen water pollution rules for coal-fired power plants. Click To Read More |
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