Bituminous and Lignite Coal Exploration, Beneficiation, and Extraction in the U.S.A.

Arch Coal, Inc - St. Louis-based Arch Coal is the nation’s second largest coal producer. We mine clean-burning, low-sulfur coal exclusively.
BNI Coal Ltd. - Bismarck, ND, USA - BNI Coal Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of ALLETE, owns and operates the Center Mine near Center, N.D. - Mining lignite coal for our energy future - Each year, BNI Coal mines 4.5 million tons of lignite coal . The electricity made from our lignite coal lights up communities throughout eastern North Dakota and northern Minnesota.
Chisholm Coal Company - Stelco owns Chisholm Coal Company, located in Kentucky. - Stelco Inc., through its business units (two divisions and nine wholly owned subsidiaries) and jointly owned corporate entities, is in the business of producing, manufacturing and selling steel. Stelco is Canada's largest steel producer, with an annual steelmaking capacity of 6.2 million tons.
CLI Corporation - The CLI Group provides engineering, construction, equipment and management services in the field of coal and mineral processing (solid-liquid separation and waste removal). From a broad based experience in design, construction and operation of processing facilities, we provide innovative solutions to coal preparation and mineral beneficiation.
Consol Energy - CONSOL Energy is among the nation's leading energy companies and underground coal producers and has a strong commitment to capital investment. CONSOL has been an industry leader in production, profitability, safety, and environmental awareness.
Freeman Energy Corporation - Springfield, Illinois, USA - Freeman Energy is an operating unit of the General Dynamics Corporation. Freeman's coal production is backed by more than 50,000 acres of coal fields with an estimated 500 million tons still in untapped reserves.
Globaltex Industries In - Globlatex Industries Inc., a publicly owned corporation, operates the Pine Valley Coal Project which has a 14 year plus supply of good quality PCI and metallurgical coal reserves in British Columbia.
Horizon Natural Resources :: Horizon Natural Resources Company is the fourth largest steam coal producer in the United States, as measured by revenues, and the second largest coal producer in Central Appalachia.
Jim Walter Resources - Jim Walter Resources is the world's largest supplier of Blue Creek Coal. Known worldwide among coal producers, the Blue Creek Seam is located in the heart of Alabama's coal-rich Warrior Basin. Jim Walter Resources, JWR provides coal with high Btu's and low sulfur content from some of the deepest mines on the North American Continent. Customers on five continents have utilized Blue Creek Coal to meet their demanding metallurgical and thermal specifications.
Rio Tinto Energy America (RTEA) - Gillette, Wyoming, U.S.A. - In early 2006, Kennecott Energy Company changed its corporate name to Rio Tinto Energy America (RTEA). Rio Tinto Energy America (RTEA) is among the safest and most efficient energy producers in the world. Headquartered in Gillette, Wyoming, RTEA provides the fuel for approximately six percent of the nation’s electricity through five coal mines it operates in the Western United States.
Knife River Corporation - Knife River Corporation produces and markets aggregates and construction materials in Alaska, California, Oregon and Hawaii, and operates lignite coal mines in Montana and North Dakota.
Lorencito Coal Company - Lorencito Coal Company, LLC. is controlled by Bruce Adington and Al Perry Enterprises, Inc., which collectively have over fifty years of operating and marketing experience. The 18,000 acre property is located in the Raton Basin of Southern Colorado with connections to all major western railroads including Burlington Northern, Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, and Union Pacific.
Massey Energy - Massey has 19 modern mining complexes located in southern West Virginia, eastern Kentucky and southern Virginia.
Peabody Energy - Peabody Energy is the world's largest private-sector coal company. We control 9.1 billion tons of reserves, more than any other producer, and operate or own interests in facilities in nine states.
The Pittston Company - The Pittston Company is a $3.6 billion diversified company based in Richmond, Virginia. Pittston is parent company to recognized leaders in business and security services and has interests in natural resources. The Pittston Company also maintains interests in natural resources and mining through Pittston Coal Company and Pittston Mineral Ventures.
Pittston Coal Company, based in Lebanon, Virginia, operates underground and surface mines in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky. The company is organized into two operating groups - Virginia and West Virginia/Kentucky
Powder River Coal Company - Powder River Coal Company in Gillette, Wyoming, is the second largest coal producing company in the United States. Powder River Coal Company owns and operates four surface mines in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming. Together, the four mines control 2.5 billion tons of recoverable coal. The coal seams at the four mines range from 65 feet to over 100 feet thick. These mines produce coal with high Btu's, low sulfur, and low ash.
Teco Coal - TECO Coal Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of TECO Energy, Inc. Presently more than seven million tons of coal are mined and shipped annually. Expansion plans are ongoing for production of 8 to 10 million tons of coal per year. Our primary customers include the United States and European steel industry as well as domestic utilities and industrial customers. We also supply coal to our sister company, Tampa Electric.
Vigo Coal Company, Inc. :: Koester Companies: - Vigo Coal Company has been an industry leader in adapting to volatile and competitive market conditions. In 1992, Vigo changed its method of operations as an independent mining company in order to specialize and gain the maximum benefits of the company's mine management expertise.
Whydak Resources Development Corporation - Wyodak Resources Development Corporation, a subsidiary of Black Hills Corporation, is a surface mine engaged in mining and processing sub-bituminous coal near Gillette in the northeast corner of Wyoming. Wyodak is believed to be the oldest operating surface coal mine in the nation with an annual production of about three million tons.