Coal

CEG - Wed June 03, 2020

Coal Company to Build $50M Barge Load Out Facility in Walker County, Ala

The Alabama Department of Commerce announced recently that Warrior Met Coal Inc. plans to invest $50 million to construct a barge load-out facility in Walker County to support its expanding metallurgical coal mining operation near Tuscaloosa....

Colin Kund – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon November 25, 2019

Tools of the Trade for Moving, Making Coal Products

(Editor's note: this is the final article of a three-part series that explores Lehigh Anthracite Coal LLC's operations in Pennsylvania. This article further details the equipment the company uses to bring its coal to the marketplace....

Colin Kund – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon October 14, 2019

Mine Turns to Some 'Coal Cats' for Mass Excavation

(Editor's note: this is the second of a three-part series that explores Lehigh Anthracite Coal LLC's operations in Pennsylvania. This article focuses on some of the equipment the company uses to bring its coal to the marketplace....

U.S. Department of Commerce - Thu September 26, 2019

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests to Repurpose Former Coal Plant in Berks County, Pennsylvania

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.35 million grant to Recycle the World Inc. , of King of Prussia, Pa., to help convert a former coal fired power plant to a multitenant building for growing companies in the region....

Colin Kund – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Mon September 16, 2019

A Proud Industry Thrives in Coal Country

(Editor's note: this is the first of a multi-part series that explores Lehigh Anthracite Coal LLC's operations in Pennsylvania, the equipment it uses in its successful mining business and more....

CONSOL Energy Inc. - Mon June 10, 2019

CONSOL Energy Announces Development of Itmann Mine

CONSOL Energy Inc. has commenced the development of a new low-vol metallurgical coal mining operation in Wyoming County, W.V., with an anticipated completion date of 2021. "We are very pleased to announce the commencement of the Itmann Mine project, our first major growth initiative," said Jimmy Brock, chief executive officer of CONSOL Energy Inc....

Associated Press - Thu January 17, 2019

Governor Requests Funding for Experimental Power Plant

CHEYENNE, WYO. -- Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has asked state lawmakers for $10 million to fund the construction of an experimental coal-generating plant that would be capable of capturing at least 75 percent of the carbon emissions it produces....

Associated Press - Tue June 05, 2018

Judge Scraps Ban on Coal Shipments

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A federal judge in California has struck down the city of Oakland's ban on coal shipments through its port. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria on May 15 sided with a developer who wants to use a proposed marine terminal to transport coal from Utah to Asia....