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Inaugural West Virginia Coal Show planned in partnership with 50th annual West Virginia Coal Association Symposium

August 16, 2023August 17, 2023 NAM Staff

SEMCO Publishing, publisher of North American Mining magazine, has come to an agreement with the West Virginia Coal Association to hold a combined first annual West Virginia Coal Show and 50th anniversary West Virginia Coal Symposium from March 26-28, 2024 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center in Charleston, W.Va. Exhibit sales are open for the combined event, which promises to convene a…

Warrior Met Coal bringing longwall back

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 NAM Staff

Coal producer Warrior Met Coal has confirmed plans to relaunch development of its Blue Creek reserves in Alabama into a new longwall mine adjacent to its existing operations in Brookwood, south of Birmingham. Work at the site had been suspended for about two years due to market conditions, along with labor issues and the COVID-19 pandemic. An improvement in the…

EIA releases annual coal report

October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 NAM Staff

The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released its Annual Coal Report 2020, which provides a closer look at the country’s coal industry. Coal production last year dropped 24.2%, according to the report, to 535.4 million short tons.

Wellmore wins at Governor’s Cup

September 3, 2021 NAM Staff

Wellmore Coal Company took home the top prize at the 2021 Virginia Governor’s Cup Mine Rescue Competition held recently in Virginia. The competition was held at Carl Smith Football Stadium at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, and was co-hosted by the Metallurgical Coal Producers Association and Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME). The second-place team was…