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 […]
For every ton of steel made in a blast furnace, the process uses about 0.78 tons of metallurgical coal, 1.37 tons of iron ore and 0.27 tons of limestone, according to the World Steel Association. Around 70% of the world's steel is made this way, and global steelmaking uses about 1 billion metric tons of metallurgical coal a year. #KentuckyCoal ...
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Western Kentucky's coal mines produced 12.2 million tons this year through the week ended October 24, up 5.2% from the same period last year, according to weekly estimates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. #KentuckyCoal ...
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The University of Kentucky is one of 16 universities the Department of Energy has selected for its PROSPECT Planning Prize, which awards $16 million in total for plans to train the next generation of mining, materials science and critical minerals professionals. West Virginia University, Virginia Tech and Penn State were also among the winners. ...
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