The mission of the Alabama Mining Association (AMA) is to promote the safe and sustainable mining of the natural resources that strengthen our infrastructure and grow our economy.
Safety and sustainability are the cornerstone of a successful mining operation. Our greatest responsibility is to ensure the health and safety of our workforce and our neighbors in the communities where we operate. We must also make sustainability and the stewardship of our natural resources our priority and our purpose. The objective of AMA is to provide our members with the tools to tackle these challenges now and long into the future.
As the collective voice of Alabama’s mining industry, AMA is the advocate dedicated to ensuring that decision-makers at the local, state, and federal level understand how our industry supports the economy in their districts and improves the quality of life of their constituents. We are also committed to strengthening relationships with our regulators to help us accomplish our shared goals.
Whether you mine important industrial minerals, the stone, sand, and gravel that strengthens our infrastructure, met coal exported to steelmakers around the world, or the thermal coal that powers local industry, AMA is the unwavering partner that keeps you producing.
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January 2021 Poll Shows Strong Support for Mining in Alabama
Leading polling and research firm Cygnal recently surveyed Alabama voters’ opinions regarding coal, quarry mining, climate change and mining industry support. The results were significantly positive and showed the majority of Alabamians believe their mining industries are safe, protective of the environment, and critical to the state’s economy and the Nation’s infrastructure.
Production of Minerals and Number of Employees in the Mining Industry, FY2019
Source: ADOR Annual Report, FY2019
MINERALS | # EMPLOYEES | PRODUCTION TONS |
---|---|---|
Limestone | 819 | 38,226,149 |
Sand, clay and gravel | 1285 | 17,121,780 |
Coal | 2,633 | 14,003,606 |
Granite | 78 | 3,226,157 |
Sandstone | 69 | 1,131,419 |
Paul Kavinoky named president of the Alabama Mining Association
Paul Kavinoky has been named the President of the Alabama Mining Association (AMA), succeeding Patrick Cagle, who is stepping down to pursue a career in ministry. Kavinoky's experience makes him a natural choice to [...]
2023 Safety & Sustainability Award Winners
This year’s winners were honored at the association’s third annual Safety and Sustainability Awards Dinner on September 27th at The Club in Birmingham. The awards were presented to the winners by some of this year’s judges, [...]
Senator Greg Reed announces significant improvements to the road leading to Peabody Energy’s Shoal Creek Mine
OAKMAN, Ala – Senator Greg Reed (R-Jasper) announces road improvement updates to Wallace Ferry/Blackburn Road leading to the Peabody Energy Shoal Creek Mine operation. In recent years, the access road to the Shoal Creek Mine [...]
Mining is a very important part of our state’s economy, and I value the work that the Alabama Mining Association does to support this critical industry. Their expansion to represent all mining operations will benefit the many companies who produce the construction aggregates used to build and improve our state’s important infrastructure and drive economic growth.
The coal mining industry produced an estimated $2.2 billion worth of coal in 2018. The Industry is estimated to be responsible for $348 million in payroll and 2,578 jobs in the state. Similarly, it is our estimate that the industry’s direct suppliers produced $248 million of output, $76 million of wages and salaries and 883 full time employee jobs.
Alabama’s met coal market, already in high global demand, is on the upswing with approximately $1.4 billion in Yellowhammer State mining investments being announced recently. Currently, the state holds about four billion tons of economically recoverable coal reserves, with 80% of those reserves comprised of met coal.
Alabama export coal is vitally important to the port’s and the state’s economy. We’ve invested over $150 million in shoreside infrastructure at our McDuffie Coal Terminal to support our mining industry.
The industry’s impact is irreplaceable — from the thousands of high-paying jobs at underground met coal mines in the Tuscaloosa and Jefferson County area to generating almost half the revenue at Alabama’s Port.