US EditionTrump’s push to save coal faces a new hurdle: his own trade war
- The Signal Peak coal mine in Musselshell County, Montana, employs nearly 300 workers and sends 98% of its coal to Japan and South Korea as of 2025.
- This mine has long been central to the local economy, but President Trump's efforts to revive coal face challenges from a trade war that could reduce export demand.
- Signal Peak has a billion-ton coal reserve near Pat Thiele's property and recently won a Congressional carve-out provision to expand despite prior corruption and regulatory issues.
- Coal analyst Seth Feaster said tariff disputes could both help and hurt miners, warning that countries might retaliate against U.S. Exports, potentially undermining coal's comeback.
- If expansion is blocked, the mine could begin winding down operations by late 2025, showing how trade tensions and policy uncertainty threaten the local economy and coal's future.
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Trump's push to save coal faces a new hurdle: his own trade war
Mining company Signal Peak Energy sits atop a billion-ton coal reserve beneath Montana’s rugged Bull Mountains and ships 98% of the fuel it mines to Japan and South Korea.
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