Coal Age

What Coal Age does

Coal Age is a business-to-business trade publication serving the global coal mining and processing industries, operated as a brand of Mining Media International, Inc., a privately held media company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. The publication traces its origins to Engineering & Mining Journal (founded 1866) and has served coal industry readers as a standalone trade journal for over 100 years under the editorial leadership of President Steve Fiscor. Coverage spans safety, operational efficiency, environmental stewardship, regulatory developments, equipment technology, and global market intelligence, distributed to coal operators, mine managers, engineers, and mining industry decision-makers.

The product surface consists of a print magazine (with active issues through June 2026), a WordPress-based website (coalage.com) delivering breaking news and feature articles, flipbook digital editions including a multi-year archive and dedicated international editions, and email newsletters. Advertising is sold to equipment manufacturers and mining suppliers including Komatsu, Joy, Allu, Conn-Weld, and Jennmar, which run display placements on the site home page. The publication explicitly markets itself to "marketers looking to capitalize on coal" via its loyal readership.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring print and digital subscriptions, newsletter sign-ups, and advertising sold to a concentrated set of heavy-equipment advertisers; no public pricing tiers or financial disclosures are provided. The business is small (1–10 employees), privately held, with no disclosed funding, institutional investment, or M&A activity, and operates as part of Mining Media International, Inc.'s portfolio of mining-focused media brands.

Name

Coal Age

Legal name

Mining Media International, Inc.

Website

https://coalage.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1866

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Coal Age is a B2B trade journal publishing news, features, and analysis on coal mining and processing for industry professionals, with print, digital flipbook, and newsletter distribution. The publication is owned by Mining Media International, Inc., based in Jacksonville, Florida, and serves a global advertiser and reader base.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Publishing & Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

Keywords

• Trade journal publishing
• Coal mining news
• Industry magazines
• B2B media publishing
• Mining trade publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Print Magazine Subscriptions: Coal Age offers print magazine subscriptions for coal industry professionals. The publication has served readers since being rolled out of E&MJ more than 100 years ago, making it a long-established trade journal.
2. Digital Edition Subscriptions: Digital flipbook editions available for subscribers, with archives of past issues accessible through the website. Recent issues include June 2026, May 2026, April 2026, March 2026, and January-February 2026.
3. Newsletter Subscriptions: Email newsletter subscriptions delivering industry news and updates to subscribers. Options include Subscribe to Newsletter and Subscribe to Print.
4. Advertising: The publication features advertising from equipment manufacturers and mining suppliers. Advertisers mentioned include Komatsu, Allu, Conn-Weld, and Jennmar. The publication states Marketers looking to capitalize on coal will find the biggest returns working with Coal Age's loyal readership.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Coal Age is a trade journal serving the global coal mining and processing industries, publishing news, features, safety information, operational techniques, and market analysis. The publication offers print magazine subscriptions, digital flipbook editions, email newsletters, and a content-rich website covering coal operations, equipment manufacturers, regulatory developments, and industry events. Published by Mining Media International, Inc. and serving readers for over 100 years, it operates as a B2B media outlet targeting coal operators, mine managers, and industry suppliers worldwide.

Product overview

Coal Age is a single unified trade journal product serving the coal mining and processing industries. The offering consists of the print and digital Coal Age Magazine as the core product, supplemented by Digital Editions (including archives and international variants), newsletter and print subscription services, and the Coal Age Website as the online content platform. The portfolio is unified around delivering industry news, safety information, operational efficiency insights, and environmental stewardship content to coal operators and mining professionals.

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Products and services

• Coal Age Magazine A trade journal for the coal mining and processing industries delivering news, features, and analysis on safety, operational efficiency, environmental stewardship, and market developments for coal operators and mining professionals.
• Digital Editions Online flipbook versions of the Coal Age magazine allowing subscribers to access content digitally with page-flip navigation, including international editions.
• Digital Edition Archives Archived digital editions of past issues of Coal Age magazine, providing historical reference and research access to previous issues for subscribers.
• Print Subscription Physical magazine subscription delivering printed copies of Coal Age magazine to subscribers via mail.
• Newsletter Subscription Email newsletter delivering breaking news and industry updates to subscribers in the coal mining sector.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Engineering & Mining Journal (E&MJ): Direct sibling publication also published by Mining Media International; serves the broader mining industry (metals, aggregates) with the same trade-journal operating model. Peer because it shares publisher, distribution mechanics, advertiser base, and content stack — making it Coal Age's closest structural analogue.
• International Mining: Global mining trade publication covering equipment, technology, and operations across mineral commodities. Peer to Coal Age because it uses the same B2B trade-journal model to monetize advertisers and reader subscriptions in adjacent mining verticals.
• Mining Magazine: Long-running international mining trade publication covering operations, technology, and project news. Peer because it competes for the same advertiser mindshare and reader attention across the mining sector that Coal Age targets within coal.
• World Coal: Trade publication explicitly dedicated to the coal industry globally, covering thermal, metallurgical, and coking coal markets. Peer because it serves the same vertical readership and competes for the same set of OEM and supplier advertisers as Coal Age.
• Mining Engineering (SME): Flagship publication of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, delivering peer-reviewed technical and operational content to mining professionals. Peer because it targets overlapping mining professional readership and competes for similar advertiser budgets through subscriptions and trade advertising.
• North American Mining: Trade publication focused on the North American mining industry with editorial on operations, equipment, and technology. Peer because it covers a near-identical audience of mine operators, engineers, and equipment purchasers with a similar B2B trade media business model.

Broad incumbents

• Pit & Quarry: Established U.S. trade publication serving the aggregates, crushed stone, and industrial minerals industries, with overlapping advertiser base (Komatsu, Conn-Weld types). Peer to Coal Age as a fellow B2B mining-adjacent trade journal competing for industrial equipment supplier ad spend.
• Rock Products: Long-running aggregates and mining trade publication covering equipment, operations, and regulation for industrial minerals producers. Peer because it competes for the same heavy-equipment OEM and supplier ad budgets that support Coal Age, while serving a parallel mining-adjacent vertical.

Emerging players

• POWER Magazine: Trade publication covering the power generation industry, including coal-fired generation, policy, and operations. Peer because it is the natural downstream-of-coal counterpart serving utility buyers of coal and competing for advertisers from equipment and services suppliers.

Others

• Diesel Progress / Diesel Progress International: Trade publication covering diesel, gas, and electric powertrains used in mining, construction, and industrial equipment. Peer because it serves overlapping OEM and supplier advertisers targeting Coal Age's mining professional readership with drivetrain technology content.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/coalagemag

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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