Registration remains open for 2024 MCPA conference

The Metallurgical Coal Producers Association is still accepting registrations for its upcoming MCPA annual conference in Roanoke, West Virginia, set for May 18-21. Organizers of the conference stress that every registration receives the conference content and materials as well as group meals and session breaks. Hotel reservations are also still open for the event. Following a special welcome fishing tournament…

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Majority of U.S.-produced met coal now MCPA represented

The Metallurgical Coal Producers Association (MCPA) has revealed that a majority of the nation’s metallurgical coal produced annually – about 55% – is now represented by the group. While MCPA is a regional association representing Appalachian producers, coal tonnage by its members is all mined within a four-state region: Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. The MCPA recently welcomed Blackhawk…

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Back to Bluefield

After a pandemic pause in 2021, the Bluefield Coal and Mining Show is returning to southern West Virginia. The Chamber of Commerce of the Two Virginias, organizer of the biennial Bluefield Coal and Mining Show, is preparing for a return of the event for the 24th time from September 14-16. This year’s theme: “A Show for Mining: Our Past, Present,…

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