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 […]
A coal mine is about to become a critical-minerals plant. The University of North Dakota has secured a Department of Energy contract for a commercial-scale demonstration at the Falkirk mine, one of five projects selected under the department's $75 million critical-materials initiative. The process pulls a concentrate of 17 critical minerals from lignite before it is burned, and draws humic acid from the coal for fertilizer. @UND College of Engineering & Mines #KentuckyCoal ... See MoreSee Less
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Kentucky mines produced nearly 6 million tons of coal in the second quarter of 2026, an increase of about 3% over the same quarter last year, according to figures from the @Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet. Henderson County led the Commonwealth at nearly 1.9 million tons, followed by Hopkins at 1.1 million and Union at 800,000. Harlan County led the eastern coalfield at 600,000 tons. #KentuckyCoal ... See MoreSee Less
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