2012-2013 Anthracite Coal Prices

I heard about an abandoned railroad line that has a MOUNTAIN of stove coal free for the taking.

scottybk wrote:I heard about an abandoned railroad line that has a MOUNTAIN of stove coal free for the taking.

Do you intend to get the entire mountain?

tell us where and we will have the meet and greet there...also fill out ur profile/location...no body will steal u just a general location is fine

the old rail lines were often paved with what ,back then, was waste coal.Before automatic stokers were built,that was rice and buck,and smaller.It would be unusual to find good quality stove coal there.Are you sure it isn't stove sized rock(coal refuse)?

I heard from a reliable source that coal prices should drop this year and have for at least one breaker. Others may follow. Those little birdies let things slip once in a while.

Flyer5 wrote:I heard from a reliable source that coal prices should drop this year and have for at least one breaker. Others may follow. Those little birdies let things slip once in a while.

Less coal to china, large new mining operation online this last year, people ramped up from tight supplies last year. These are factors I just heard about creating an ample supply of coal this year. I heard one supplier is dropping prices to get orders to make up for less exports.

steamup wrote:

Flyer5 wrote:... ample supply of coal this year. I heard one supplier is dropping prices to get orders to make up for less exports.

Way up here in Maine, there's a pretty long shipment route to get it here, so percentage-wise I wouldn't expect to see much reduction. It would be nice if prices just didn't go UP for a year or two.

So, the million dollar question. I was planning to get my coal early for next season. Would I likely get a better price closer to fall? Or should I buy now?

Premium Anthracite from Tamaqua is advertising $145/ton on bulk orders to NY/NJ. With shipping at $2.00/mile. That's a 20 ton truck. $140/ton if you get 40 tons. Not bad, $171/ton to my door. Now if I could only come up with the $3420

Ok Scott let's split that order

Got a ton of rice from Gale Mining last week and test burnt it the last few days. Best coal I have had so far of the 6 samples I have burned. I never burned Harmony so I can't compare it to that. Reasonable Red ash content and good heat content.

Rice runs a little large but the Keystoker loved it.

Paid $170/ton bulk for pick up.

Real easy in and out of of I-81. They are not on the coal breaker map listed in this forum.

They will do bagged coal also. I think that was $220 ton but call for price.

They had good stock on most sizes.

As Always, call ahead for current price and availability.

Info Link:

Gale Mining Co. 1 570 668 5410