Alpha Metallurgical Resources, a leading U.S. met coal supplier, recently issued its guidance for 2026. “While market conditions continue to appear challenging in the immediate term, we are looking ahead and finding ways to best position ourselves for strength when steel demand returns and markets improve,” said Andy Eidson, CEO, Alpha Metallurgical Resources. “Alpha’s 2026 guidance reflects our priorities of continuing focus on safe production, maintaining a close eye on efficiency and cost containment, as well as investing in the completion of our Kingston Wildcat low vol mine that will positively impact our portfolio’s quality mix.”
For 2026 sales volumes, Alpha expects to ship between 14.4 million and 15.4 million tons of met coal and an additional 700,000 to 1.1 million tons of thermal coal. The company expects its cost of coal sales to be between $95/ton and $101/ton next year. It said the estimated impact of the Section 45X credit (also known as the advanced manufacturing production credit) is inherent in the cost of coal sales per ton guidance.
Alpha is planning for capital expenditures between $148 million to $168 million in 2026, which includes sustaining maintenance capital as well as development capital for the completion of the Kingston Wildcat mine in West Virginia. Eidson said he anticipates Alpha’s idle operations expense to be between $24 million and $32 million.
Source: www.coalage.com
