US coal news

Mustafa Iqbal, Bloor Square Capital, considers how, as India’s blast furnace capacity expands, producers with reserves, costs, and export infrastructure are winning a selective, durable opportunity.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced it will support 13 American coal-fired power plants and new coal export infrastructure by providing up to US$500 million in Defense Production Act Title III (DPA) funds.

Clinch Resources Ltd., a metallurgical coal producer with mining assets in West Virginia, has announced that commercial-grade coal production has commenced at its Lanes Branch property.

Anglo American announces that it has agreed to sell its portfolio of steelmaking coal mines in Australia to Dhilmar Limited for a cash consideration of up to US$3.875 billion.

Core Natural Resources, Inc. has announced the promotion of Robert Braithwaite to Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately.

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has announced the issuance of US$134 million in fiscal year 2026 funding through the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalisation, or AMLER, Programme, marking a decade of investment in coal communities working to rebuild and redefine their local economics.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the final approval of Wyoming’s partial coal combustion residuals (CCR) programme.

The US Department of the Interior has signed an amendment to its cooperative agreement with the State of West Virginia, giving the state expanded authority to regulate coal mining and reclamation on federal lands within its borders.

Warrior Met Coal has announced that its subsidiaries have been awarded federal coal leases by the Bureau of Land Management, enabling the expansion of its mining operations in Alabama.

The US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has issued an emergency order to keep a Colorado coal plant operational with the aim of ensuring Americans have access to affordable, reliable, and secure electricity.