Category: U.S. News

by steve fiscor, editor-in-chief This time around it was unseasonably warm at the Bluefield Coal Show. The biannual event organized by the Chamber of the Two Virginias was held at the Brushfork Armory in Bluefield, West...

The PRB Coal Users’ Group changed its name to the American Coal Users’ Group (ACUG). This is a major move for an organization that leveraged its affiliation with the Powder River Basin (PRB) mines and the utilities that burned...

On October 11, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tres Rios Field Office released the final environmental assessment and decision record for a lease by application (LBA) for GCC Energy’s King II coal mine, located near Durango,...

The sealed Trail Mountain coal mine in central Utah could reopen under a new name, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. Executives with Wolverine Fuels discussed its plans to access the Fossil Rock reserves with a state...

Paringa Resources Ltd. continued to ramp up shipping of coal to customers during the September quarter, with approximately 136,000 tons of product barged from the company’s dock on the Green River, up from approximately 26,000...

Alabama-based Warrior Met Coal produced and sold 2.2 million tons of met coal in the second quarter of 2019. That was an increase of 13.8% in production compared to the second quarter of 2018. The quarterly sales figure was also...

Contura reported net income from continuing operations of $24.3 million for the second quarter of 2019. In the first quarter of 2019, the company had net income from continuing operations of $8 million. The company reported a...

Farmington, New Mexico, and Enchant Energy Corp. have signed an agreement for the company to purchase a 95% interest in the 847-megawatt San Juan Generating Station (SJGS) from the participants exiting in 2022. The city will...

Vistra Energy and its subsidiaries announced their intention to retire four coal-fired power plants to meet the requirements of the recently approved revisions to the Multi-Pollutant Standard (MPS) rule imposed by the Illinois...

American Resources Corp.’s Carnegie No. 2 metallurgical coal mine, located in Pike County, Kentucky, is on track to be completed and ready for production in six to seven weeks, according to the company. American Resources has...

ASTM International has approved a new standard that could help mining companies, regulatory bodies and geological surveys assess coal tonnage-in-place. Assessment of coal tonnage-in-place is a fundamental factor in evaluating...

Alliance Coal LLC has reached an agreement to buy the Pennyrile mining complex from Rhino Resource Partners LP for cash and other consideration. The transaction is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2019. Alliance...