About US
Our mission is to provide effective leadership for the coal industry, ultimately enhancing the ability of the Kentucky coal industry to compete in domestic and world coal markets. Our membership represents both Eastern and Western Kentucky operations that mine coal through surface and underground methods. This diversity helps us build a consensus approach in problem solving and proactively works to resolve the complex issues facing the coal industry.
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Kentucky Coal Association Announces New President/Executive Director
The Kentucky Coal Association has selected Sam McKown as its new president and executive director. “I am excited to build on and continue the vital mission of the Kentucky Coal Association,” said McKown. “A cornerstone industry of the Commonwealth, coal not only powers Kentucky, but it supports thousands of jobs from one end of our […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
The staff of the Kentucky Coal Association wishes each and every one of you a happy holiday season filled with love, laughter, and family. Happy Thanksgiving!
Lies, Damn Lies, and the Sierra Club
“The Sierra Club lives in some weird Orwellian world where up is down and left is right, where “reality” is whatever they decide it to be. Fortunately, most people don’t live in that world. We live in a world bounded by objective reality — a world where people need reliable energy, not fairy dust and […]
Kentucky will receive $69.5 million in federal abandoned mine land reclamation grants for fiscal year 2026 — the nation's fourth-largest share, allocated by historic coal production. Announced May 18 by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, the money puts reclaimed mine land back to work for manufacturing, energy, and new infrastructure. #KentuckyCoal #AML ... See MoreSee Less
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U.S. coal exports are projected to rise about 5% in 2026, an increase of roughly 4 million short tons, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's May Short-Term Energy Outlook. Those exports include both the metallurgical coal that makes steel and the thermal coal that powers plants overseas. #KentuckyCoal #MetCoal ... See MoreSee Less
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Anglo American has agreed to sell its Australian steelmaking coal mines to Dhilmar Limited for up to $3.875 billion — $2.3 billion upfront, the rest tied to future met coal prices. The deal puts a hard number on what high-grade metallurgical reserves are worth as steelmaking feedstock. #kycoal #MetCoal ... See MoreSee Less
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