On April 8, 2025, flanked by coal operators from American Consolidated Natural Resources in the Whitehouse, U.S. President Donald J. Trump amended executive order (EO) 14241 to encourage and support the American coal industry to increase energy supplies, lower...

Sep 14, 2012 · Coal Age was launched October 14, 1911, as a weekly publication by the Hill Publishing Co. amid an industry slump with coal prices falling along with demand. Mining coal, beginning after the War of 1812, had become America’s first big industry—creating symbiotic relationships with railroads and steel companies and spawning dozens of service ...

Mar 6, 2025 · As of February 20, 2025, the company had committed and priced one-third of its met coal production for 2025 at an average price of $143.81/ton and 95% of its thermal coal for the year at an average price of $80.74/ton.

Feb 7, 2025 · Looking at the numbers, the average U.S. longwall mine operating in coal produced 4.56 million tons in 2024 compared to 4.75 million tons in 2023. On average, it has a cutting height of 94.8 in., a panel width (or face length) of 1,260 ft, and a panel length of 13,040.7 ft.

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Feb 5, 2025 · Coaltech, South Africa’s premier research and development organization for the coal mining sector, has announced an ambitious research portfolio for the 2025-2026 financial year. These innovative projects highlight Coaltech’s commitment to sustainability, environmental stewardship, and industry transformation, addressing critical challenges ...

Feb 7, 2025 · China’s coal imports rose 14.4% to 543 million metric tons (mt) in 2024, according to Reuters citing data from China’s General Administration of Customs, China imported 474 million mt in 2023. Imports during December rose 11% to 52 million mt compared with a year earlier, the data showed, down from November’s record high of 55 million mt.

Dec 2, 2024 · Peabody’s seaborne metallurgical coal segment will experience a step change when Centurion begins longwall production in just 18 months. Met coal production will increase significantly, putting Peabody solidly into double digit tons of annual production.

Jan 7, 2025 · Corsa Coal Corp., a premium quality metallurgical coal producer, announced that it and its subsidiaries have filed for voluntary chapter 11 relief in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and intend to conduct a sale of assets pursuant to Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

Feb 7, 2024 · Tunnel Ridge produces coal from a single face, while Bailey and Enlow Fork both operate two faces. A total of 14 longwall mines produced more than 5 million tons in 2023 (see Table 2). CONSOL Energy operates five longwall faces in the Pittsburgh No. 8 seam in southwestern Pennsylvania.