Coal in the St Louis Area

blackarma · Post by **blackarma** » Fri. Oct. 17, 2014 2:47 pm

looking to start using our wood/coal potbelly for heating the house and having trouble finding where to get coal in the St Louis area that we can use. we are beginners at this and have read A LOT of information, this board has been very helpful. although we have several coal mines in the area we are having difficulty navigating where to get our first few "bags" to see if this is the way we want to go. any help would be appreciated.

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Fri. Oct. 17, 2014 2:49 pm

I could be wrong, but I think you are in BIT country. Others will chime in on this one my friend:) Welcome to the FORUM

blackarma · Post by **blackarma** » Mon. Oct. 20, 2014 8:43 am

Hopefully someone will be able to point us in the right direction.

lsayre · Post by **lsayre** » Mon. Oct. 20, 2014 8:45 am

blackarma wrote:Hopefully someone will be able to point us in the right direction.

Anthracite will be both hard to find and very expensive that far west.

McGiever · Post by **McGiever** » Mon. Oct. 20, 2014 8:48 am

blackarma wrote:Hopefully someone will be able to point us in the right direction.

Find the Amish and you will find your coal.

Colaman · Post by **Colaman** » Mon. Oct. 20, 2014 1:18 pm

I am not sure if he has any left, but this is the contact info for my Amish supplier, $335 per pallet.

Chris Gingerich in Clark, MO – 573-823-9412

warminmn · Post by **warminmn** » Mon. Oct. 20, 2014 1:39 pm

If they are out, try calling Blaschak coal and asking for dealers in your area. Reading coal shows dealers on a map on their website. Some pictures of your setup and you will get a lot of suggestions. Some potbellies arent real good with anthracite without modification.