Energy poverty and energy access remain the foremost energy challenges for much of the world. In one respect, great progress has been made over the past decade: the United Nations reports that the number of people without access...
Read Moreby Steve Fiscor, editor-in-chief One of the pioneers of modern longwall mining, Harry Martin, recently passed away. He was 82 years old. Sponsored by the National Coal Board, Martin, who was of Welsh-decent, attended North...
Read MoreIn early September, the Decker coal mine in the Powder River Basin in Montana announced that 73 workers would be furloughed until January in response to coal markets, as reported by the Casper Star Tribune. The decision is the...
Read MoreAmerican Resources Corp., in conjunction with a third-party metal aggregating and processing company, has begun receiving and processing retired coal railcars to be recycled for their metal content and reused for alternative,...
Read MoreAmerican Resources reported its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019, financial results. Chairman and CEO Mark Jensen said, “2019 continued to be a transformational year for American Resources. Notwithstanding...
Read MoreForesight Energy generated quarterly coal sales revenues of $99.1 million on sales volumes of 3.2 million tons, resulting in net income of $35.7 million and adjusted EBITDA of $12.1 million. Foresight Energy operates three...
Read MoreNatural Resource Partners L.P. (NRP) has been operating under remote-work protocols since mid-March due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). All of its employees are healthy, and the partnership is conducting business as usual,...
Read MoreDuring the first quarter, Arch Resources invested $62.1 million in the continued build-out of Leer South in West Virginia, USA, bringing the capital expended on the project to $165 million since its launch in February 2019. Arch...
Read MoreOn April 11, North American Coal Corp.’s Freedom mine hit a milestone, successfully mining its 500 millionth ton of coal. The Freedom mine near Beulah, North Dakota, is the largest lignite mine in the country and supplies coal...
Read MoreBuckskin Mining Co. in Wyoming has laid off 60 workers in response to lower production and a deteriorating market for Powder River Basin coal. Workers were notified and were expected to be paid through April 2, as reported by...
Read MoreOut of an abundance of caution related to COVID-19, Ramaco Resources said it is implementing a two-week operational furlough of the majority of employees at the Elk Creek mining complex in West Virginia. The Elk Creek prep plant...
Read MoreA Virginia man pleaded guilty to helping defraud more than $10 million from a Montana coal mine, according to The Billings Gazette. James Howard Boothe was involved in a scheme to steal $10 million from Signal Peak Energy LLC by...
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