Statement by Hal Quinn, president and CEO of the National Mining Association, regarding the U.S. Treasury Department's new guidance aimed at ending public financing of overseas coal-fired power plants: "More than a billion people in the world lack electricity and another 1.6 billion have only... Read More

Washington, D.C. – Twenty American mining operations were recognized today for outstanding safety records in 2012. National Mining Association (NMA), conferred its annual "Sentinels of Safety" awards on both metal/nonmetal and coal surface and underground mining operations). The "Sentinels of... Read More

National Mining Association (NMA) President and CEO Hal Quinn today commended Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) for introducing the "Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013," a promising step toward reform of the U.S. mineral... Read More

Thousands of energy workers and miners Protest EPA's Power Plant Regulations Washington, DC – Count on Coal today released the following statement after hosting more than 3,000 concerned American energy workers at the US Capitol as part of the Rally for American Energy Jobs. More than 30 members of... Read More