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AMLER Grant to Provide for Airport Infrastructure Needs

AMLER Grant to Provide for Airport Infrastructure Needs

A $1.2 million grant from Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) will support the infrastructure needs for the future Breaks Regional Airport in Buchanan County, Va. Thanks to a coal synergy project between Wellmore Coal Co. and the airport authority, the...

Dartbrook Secures Path to Full Production

Dartbrook Secures Path to Full Production

Australian Pacific Coal Ltd (AQC) received an enhanced funding package for the Dartbrook JV and launched a A$20 million ($13.7 million) equity raise. AQC and its JV partner Tetra Dartbrook Pty Ltd have agreed with Vitol Asia Pte Ltd to upsize the existing senior debt...

Komatsu to Display Haul Truck at Its New Peoria Office

Komatsu to Display Haul Truck at Its New Peoria Office

Komatsu will enhance its operations in Peoria, Ill., by constructing a new office building that will provide a collaborative space for engineering, sales, manufacturing, management and other functions. The company broke ground on the new building, which is designed...

Komatsu Displays Underground Coal Mining Technology at MINExpo

Komatsu Displays Underground Coal Mining Technology at MINExpo

Komatsu dedicated a significant amount of its massive MINExpo exhibit to its Joy-branded equipment, like the Joy 12HM26 continuous miner. With a total mass of more than 95,000 kg, the 12HM26 boasts 750 kW of total power. "At Komatsu, we've been delivering innovative...

Features

Signal Peak Energy Retools

Signal Peak Energy Retools

Overcoming legacy issues, leading U.S. longwall operator sets its sights on the future By Steve Fiscor, Editor-in-Chief Signal Peak Energy operates the Bull Mountains mine near Roundup, Montana. The mine runs one of the tallest longwalls in America, cutting coal from...

Top 10 Coal Producing States & Regions

Week Ending (8/10/24)
(in Thousand Short Tons)
 YTD '24YTD '23% Change
Wyoming115,255142,596-19.2
West Virginia44,94753,511-16.0
Pennsylvania21,28324,038-11.5
Illinois20,57023,268-11.6
Montana15,32217,614-13.0
Kentucky14,57917,860-18.4
North Dakota13,25214,860-10.8
 
Indiana11,98515,158-20.9
Alabama7,7217,0459.6
Colorado7,1527,1140.5
Appalachian Total88,699102,926-13.8
Interior Total48,33058,525-17.4
Western Total158,989192,493-17.4
U.S. Total296,018353,944-16.4

Leading Developments

Agreement Reached to Build Hydrogen Hub

Agreement Reached to Build Hydrogen Hub

The Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) has executed a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) to receive up to $925 million in federally funded dollars to spearhead the development of a...

Bowen Reports Record Tonnage

In its Q2 2024 earnings report, Bowen Coking Coal said it produced 820,000 metric tons (mt) of raw coal at the Burton complex, up...

Calendar
Coal Association of Canada Annual Conference
10/16/2024 - 10/18/2024
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
MetCoke World Summit
11/13/2024 - 11/14/2024
DoubleTree Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Haulage & Loading Conference
04/06/2025 - 04/09/2025
Tucson, Arizona, USA
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