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Warrior Met Coal finishes billion-dollar project

Warrior Met Coal, based in Brookwood, has completed its $1 billion Blue Creek Mine development in Tuscaloosa County

Future Alabama Farm Center site in Warrior receives $11 million grant

The funding comes from the Alabama Department of Workforce’s Abandoned Mine Land Program for fiscal year 2024.

Retrospect: The history of Holt’s Central Iron & Coal Co.

Holt's Central Iron & Coal Co. installed a foundry on the shores of the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa County.

Warrior Met Coal is adding jobs and infrastructure to its Blue Creek mine in...

The company's Blue Creek mine is expected to increase capacity and have a 40-year lifespan.

Retrospect: Ethel Armes and the history of Alabama’s coal and iron industries

An indispensible account of the coal and iron industry in the state was written by a young journalist, Ethel Armes, in 1910.

Vulcan Materials remains locked in struggles over Mexican operations

Birmingham-based aggregates firm Vulcan Materials has operated in Mexico for more than 30 years.

Peabody completes post-fire mine sealing

Peabody Coal, which was struck by an underground fire at its Shoal Creek Mine in March, reported this week that the affected areas have been sealed

SK On, Westwater partner on battery plans

Agreement allows South Korean battery maker to develop stronger North American supply line.

Coosa mining tests show positive results

South Star Battery Metals expects to mine graphite at the Alabama site in Coosa County, where its pilot test holes show a "100% hit rate."

South Star to begin Coosa drilling

South Star Battery Metals expects to move drilling rigs into place for its maiden graphite drilling in Coosa County.

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