Top 12 Coal Manufacturers in the USA

Coal is a brown-to-black combustible sedimentary rock that is composed of a significant amount of carbon and hydrocarbons. It is categorized as a non-renewable source of energy since it is formed after millions of years under layers of rock and dirt covering plants. It is formed when immense heat and pressure transform these compressed plants into coal. It includes the energy accumulated in plants from hundreds of millions of years ago.

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Coal Producers in the USA

Top 12 Coal Producers in the USA are:

Peabody Energy Corporation

Company Website	https://www.peabodyenergy.com/
Headquartered in	St. Louis, Missouri
Founded in	1883

The company is the top coal mining company that has been dominating the industry for several years. Besides coal mining, the company also operates in sales and distribution.

Arch Resources, Inc.

Company Website	https://www.archrsc.com/
Headquartered in	St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Founded in	1969

The Missouri-based company has operations in coal mining and processing, and just like other leading coal companies, it has functions in sub-bituminous and bituminous coal mining.

Navajo Transitional Energy

Company Website	https://navenergy.com/
Headquartered in	Farmington, New Mexico
Founded in	2013

American Consolidated Natural Resources, or ACNR

Company Website	https://acnrinc.com/
Headquartered in	Saint Clairsville, Ohio, United States
Founded in	1988

previously Murray Energy, is the largest company in terms of underground coal mining in the U.S.

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.

Company Website	https://www.arlp.com/home/default.aspx
Headquartered in	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Founded in	1971

The company uses a business model that helps them generate operating and royalty earnings from low-cost mines as well as oil & gas basins. It has one of the best-performing coal stocks.

Kiewit Corporation

Company Website	https://www.kiewit.com/
Headquartered in	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Founded in	1884

The coal producer headquartered in Nebraska is mainly a construction company but also has significant operations in mining. It is among the biggest private construction and engineering companies across the nation.

Vistra Corp.

Company Website	https://vistracorp.com/
Headquartered in	Irving, Texas
Founded in	2016

This coal company is among the biggest coal miners in Texas. It is basically a retail electricity and energy-making company that is also the owner of Luminant, a utility company with operations in coal mining.

Foresight Energy Labor LLC

Company Website	https://www.foresight.com/
Headquartered in	St. Louis, Missouri

The Missouri-based coal company strives to use the latest mining technology for the production of low-cost electricity in the country.

NACCO Industries, Inc.

Company Website	https://nacco.com/
Headquartered in	Cleveland, Ohio
Founded in	1913

The company has functions in three segments, out of which coal mining is the biggest one, which makes it one of the biggest coal miners in the U.S.

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.

Company Website	https://alphametresources.com/
Headquartered in	Bristol, Tennessee
Founded in	2016

Previously known as Contura Energy, this company is an owner and operator of mining complexes across Northern and Central Appalachia. At present, the company has around 4,000 employees.

CONSOL Energy Inc.

Company Website	https://www.consolenergy.com/
Headquartered in	Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Founded in	1860

The Pennsylvania-based company is also one of the biggest coal miners in the U.S. and has had great performance recently.

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This company has operations in only two mines and is among the largest greenhouse gas emitting company that is accountable for almost 40 million metric tons of CO2 emissions.

The production of coal in the U.S. is concentrated in just some states, with Wyoming leading the production. Wyoming is the largest coal producer in the nation, with Pennsylvania and West Virginia following behind. The three states account for more than 60% of the total production in the company.

In 2021, U.S. states produced around 577 million short tons of coal. Of the entire U.S. coal production, 62% is sourced by surface mines.

Coal is mainly found in three regions, the Interior coal region, the Appalachian coal region, and the Western coal region (including the Powder River Basin).
There has been a drop in coal recently, which is due to the growing concentration on alternative sources, renewable as well as non-renewable.

Following the decision of various developed countries' governments to take climate change seriously, which led to changes in laws and regulations for the incorporation of renewable energy instead of using fossil fuels. As a result of this, coal production has declined significantly and also led some major U.S. companies to file for bankruptcy.

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