~70% of global steel
Integrated steel plants using met coal account for roughly 70% of global steel capacity — the backbone of construction, transport, and defense.
TSX : CLCH · West Virginia Met Coal
Transforming Carbon to Empower Global Innovation
A near-term, low-cost metallurgical coal producer supplying the premium coking coal that builds modern steel, specialty metals, and critical global infrastructure.
- ~111MTons M&I resource
- 23 yrsLife of mine
- TSX : CLCHToronto listed
TSX : CLCH
Market Snapshot
C$1.01
Mkt CapC$351.8M
Shares Out355.3M
52-Wk HighC$2.75
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About Clinch Resources
A West Virginia met-coal producer built by proven operators
Clinch Resources Ltd. is a metallurgical coal mining company with its corporate office in Knoxville, Tennessee and operations across the coalfields of West Virginia. We supply high-quality coking coal to steel-based manufacturing for critical global infrastructure and specialty metals.
Our leadership carries a proven, multi-decade track record capitalizing, scaling, and operating coal assets across highwall, surface, and underground mining — with successful public-company IPO experience in the sector.
- First two permitted ARI projects — Mine 8 & Lanes Branch — ramping now
- 39% ownership of the fully-permitted JJ Resources / Sewell Mountain complex
- Met coal designated a U.S. Critical Mineral in November 2025
4th
Generation coal operatorsLeadership recognized across the U.S. coal sector
Why Metallurgical Coal
The irreplaceable carbon behind modern steel
Metallurgical coal is essential to integrated steelmaking — with no viable substitute today. It cannot be replaced by natural gas or renewables, and it now sits on the U.S. Critical Minerals list.
Preferred mid-vol grade
Mid-volatile met coal is the preferred mixing agent for steel producers, driving blast-furnace efficiency and productivity that blends can't match.
A U.S. Critical Mineral
Added to the U.S. Critical Minerals list in Nov 2025. Since then, prices have climbed from ~US$180 to about US$220–230 per metric ton.
Our Portfolio
An integrated carbon & critical-materials platform
Anchored by low-cost, high-quality met coal in the heart of Central Appalachia — extended into trading, specialty carbon, and rare-earth recovery.
Flagship · 100% owned
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The ARI Project
Approximately 53,977 acres across six leased tracts about 80 miles south of Charleston, WV — hosting ~111M tons of M&I resource inclusive of 22.1M tons of Proven & Probable reserves, with an operational wash plant and Norfolk Southern rail load-out already on site.
963kAvg. annual tons
22.2MLOM throughput
85.2%Lanes Branch recovery
JJ Resources — Sewell Mountain
Fully-permitted mid-vol met-coal complex on ~23,904 acres in Fayette County, WV, hosting the past-producing Meadow River mine.
Aster Resources
An asset-light merchant platform integrating physical production with trading, financing, and logistics across metallurgical and specialty coal.
ARI REE & Critical Minerals
High-value rare-earth element recovery from historic tailings — a low-capital, complementary revenue stream feeding EVs, wind, and defense.
Virginia Carbon Products
Patented low-ash (<5%) carbon and biochar from renewable biomass — a sustainable substitute for fossil-derived carbon inputs.
Markets We Serve
Carbon for the industries that build the world
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Integrated Steelmaking
Premium coking coal — the irreplaceable carbon behind blast-furnace steel.
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Specialty Metals
Silicon metal, ferroalloys, and industrial specialty products.
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Infrastructure & Construction
The structural steel that builds cities, bridges, and transport.
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Energy, Defense & Telecom
Carbon and critical minerals for defense systems and clean energy.
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Investors
Near-term production. Scale. Critical-mineral tailwinds.
A low-cost North American met-coal producer sitting comfortably within the lower quartile of the global cost curve — with existing infrastructure that shortens restart timelines and lowers the capex hurdle.
Total shares outstanding355,317,909
Shares held by insiders34,102,549
Options & warrants28,333,416
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2024 global met coal market0B
Projected market by 20300Mt
Projected 2035 supply gap0%
Lower quartile of global cost curve
Leadership
Meet the Team
Proven operators & capital-markets veterans
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Jon Nix
President & CEOBY
Brett Young
Chief Financial OfficerCC
Cesar Canali
Co-CEO, Aster ResourcesBG
Bobby Gaylor
EVP, Investor RelationsNewsroom
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Latest from Clinch
Jul 15, 2026
Clinch Resources completes debt settlement
The Company strengthens its balance sheet through a settlement of outstanding indebtedness.
Read release May 26, 2026Acquisition of a highwall miner for the ARI Project
A Caterpillar highwall miner is added to accelerate the production ramp at ARI.
Read release May 20, 2026First coal production from the Lanes Branch property
Commercial-grade coal production commences at the Lanes Branch surface operation.
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Let's build the future of carbon together
Whether you're an investor, a steel partner, or looking to join our team — we'd like to hear from you.