Title page 1

Contents 3

Summary 2

Introduction 4

Properties of Met Coal 4

What is met coal, and how is it used? 4

How does met coal differ from steam coal? 5

Met Coal in the United States 6

How much met coal does the United States produce, and which states produce the most met coal? 6

How much met coal does the United States consume, and how does this compare to other countries' consumption? 8

What is the Warrior Met Coal Mines project, and what does it mean that the Trump Administration has named it a "transparency project"? 9

Imports and Exports of Met Coal 11

How much met coal is traded globally, and what role does the United States play? 11

How much met coal does the United States export? 12

To which countries does the United States export met coal? 12

How could retaliatory tariffs impact U.S. met coal exports? 14

Which U.S. ports export the most met coal? 15

Does the United States import any met coal? 15

Met Coal as a Critical Mineral and Critical Material 16

What are critical minerals and materials-and how do they differ? 16

How could recent executive actions on critical minerals policy impact the production of met coal? 17

How could recent congressional actions on critical minerals policy impact met coal production? 18

What legislation on critical minerals is the 119th Congress considering? 19

Author Information 19

Acknowledgments 19

Disclaimer 20

Figures 3

Figure 1. U.S. Coal Fields, Met Coal Mines, and Exporting Ports 7

Figure 2. Met Coal Production and Exports by State, 2023 8

Figure 3. U.S. Met Coal Consumption, 1980-2023 9

Figure 4. U.S. Met Coal Imports and Exports 10

Figure 5. U.S. Met Coal Exports by Region and to India, China, Brazil, the Netherlands, and Japan, 2010-2024 14