Lehigh Anthracite

What Lehigh Anthracite does

Lehigh Anthracite Coal, LLC is a private Pennsylvania-based anthracite coal miner and supplier that commenced operations in 2011 after acquiring the historic Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company (LCN) reserve. The company operates from an approximately 8,000-acre site in Tamaqua, PA — the largest surface mining permit in the state — with access to 300 million tons of proven premium anthracite reserves across the Mammoth, Forty-Foot, Primrose, and Orchard seams and an annual production capacity of up to 500,000 tons. It is a subsidiary of Robindale Energy Services, Inc., the largest waste coal reclamation company in the United States, with which it coordinates on environmental stewardship and site reclamation.

The company's core technology stack is physical rather than digital: an on-site preparation plant performs washing and sizing, and an on-site testing laboratory delivers quality results in hours rather than the days required by external labs, enabling rapid specification adjustment. A direct rail loadout facility connecting to the Reading & Northern Railroad — with over a quarter mile of track, capacity to stage 53 rail cars, and the ability to load 103 cars in a few hours — provides structural logistics capability for domestic and export shipping. The mining fleet includes 4 draglines, 9 crawler dozers, and 8 hydraulic excavators.

Lehigh Anthracite generates revenue through a single primary stream: the sale of sized premium anthracite coal (Egg, Stove, Nut, Pea, Buck, Rice, Barley, No. 4, No. 5) to iron and steel manufacturers for blast furnaces, sinter plants, indurating furnaces, charge carbon, injection/slag foaming carbon, and recarburizer applications, where it can replace up to 30% of coke. Secondary revenue comes from industrial buyers in water filtration and power generation, and from residential customers purchasing 40lb bags or bulk coal for home heating. Pricing is quote-based for large industrial orders and unit-priced for retail; go-to-market is sales-led for enterprise buyers with a direct-to-consumer layer for home heating, and distribution uses both truck and rail.

Name

Lehigh Anthracite

Legal name

Lehigh Anthracite Coal, LLC

Website

https://lehighanthracite.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lehigh Anthracite is a Pennsylvania-based private anthracite coal miner and supplier serving steel manufacturers, industrial buyers, and residential heating customers with on-site processed and tested premium coal from a 300-million-ton reserve on an 8,000-acre site.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Anthracite Coal Mining

NAICS

Surface Coal Mining (212114), Coal Mining (2121)

SIC

Bituminous Coal & Lignite Surface Mining (1221), Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum) (5050)

akta.pro primary industry

Anthracite Mining (IMAKAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coal Extraction Operations (Surface & Underground) (IMAKAIAG), Metallurgical Coal Mining (Coking/PCI Coal) (IMAKAIAB), Coal Preparation & Beneficiation (Washing, Crushing, Screening) (IMAKAIAH), Coal Handling, Stockpiling & Loadout Terminals (IMAKAIAI)

Keywords

• Anthracite coal mining
• Industrial coal supply
• Home heating coal
• Coal sizing processing
• Bulk coal distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Tamaqua

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Anthracite Coal Sales: Sale of premium anthracite coal in various sizes (Egg, Stove, Nut, Pea, Buck, Rice, Barley, No. 4, No. 5) to industrial and retail customers. Coal is mined, processed, washed and tested on-site.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Lehigh Anthracite mines, washes, processes, sizes, and tests premium anthracite coal from an 8,000-acre site in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania with 300 million tons of reserves. The company sells size-classified coal (Egg through No. 5) to steel manufacturers for blast furnaces, sinter plants, and carbon injection applications, sells bulk and 40lb bagged coal for residential home heating, and supplies anthracite for water filtration and other industrial uses. All products are mined, processed, and quality-tested on-site at the company's preparation plant and rail-served loadout.

Product overview

Lehigh Anthracite is an anthracite coal mining and supplier operating from the largest surface mining permit in Pennsylvania (approximately 8,000 acres). The company offers a portfolio of coal products including standard and custom-sized anthracite for industrial applications (Steel Manufacturing Anthracite Coal for blast furnaces, sinter plants, indurating furnaces, charge carbon, injection carbon, and recarburizer), Water Filtration Anthracite for water treatment, and Retail Bagged/Bulk Anthracite Coal for residential heating. All products are mined, washed, processed, and quality-tested on-site, with production capacity of up to 500,000 tons per year and access to 300 million tons of reserves.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Anthracite Coal Sizes (Egg, Stove, Nut, Pea, Buck, Rice, Barley, No. 4, No. 5) Standard and custom-sized anthracite coal products with precise sizing specifications (round hole and square hole measurements) for industrial and commercial applications, ranging from Egg (largest) to No. 5 (smallest).
• Retail Bagged/Bulk Anthracite Coal Premium anthracite coal sold in 40lb bags or in bulk for residential and light commercial heating, providing approximately 25,000,000 BTU per ton with ultra-low volatile content, low ash, and low sulfur for efficient, clean-burning heat.
• Steel Manufacturing Anthracite Coal Anthracite coal products specifically formulated for iron and steel industry applications including blast furnaces (egg, stove, and nut coal), sinter plants, indurating furnaces, charge carbon, injection/slag foaming carbon, and recarburizer applications, delivering up to 30% savings as coke replacement in blast furnaces.
• Water Filtration Anthracite High-quality anthracite coal specified for water filtration applications, leveraging its low sulfur and high carbon content properties.

Quantifiable outcome

• Coke replacement at blast furnaces with up to 30% savings
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Robindale Energy Services, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Robindale Energy Services, Inc. is the largest waste coal reclamation company in the United States. Lehigh Anthracite works with Robindale on reclamation efforts at the mine site. Robindale has a strong environmental record reclaiming old waste coal sites which eliminates acid mine drainage and restores streams and rivers to health. This partnership ensures Lehigh's commitment to responsible mining and environmental stewardship.
• Pennsylvania DEP, EPA, and Army Corps of EngineerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLehigh Anthracite works closely with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), EPA, and the Army Corps of Engineers on the Slum Creek Restoration Project. This project removed nearly 300,000 tons of waste coal that had been leaching into nearby streams.
• Reading & Northern RailroadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLehigh Anthracite's rail loadout facility connects to the Reading & Northern Railroad, enabling transportation of coal via rail to nearby ports and destinations worldwide.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Arch Resources: Major US metallurgical coal producer serving global steel markets. Comparable in serving the steel industry with metallurgical-grade coal, but operates at much larger scale and is not anthracite-focused.
• CONSOL Energy: Large US coal producer with a mix of thermal and metallurgical coal operations, including Pennsylvania and West Virginia assets. Broader incumbent serving overlapping industrial coal markets but not focused on anthracite.
• Peabody Energy: Largest US coal producer with global metallurgical and thermal coal operations supplying steelmakers and utilities. Broad incumbent in the same end-markets as Lehigh but at a fundamentally different scale and commodity exposure.
• Alliance Resource Partners: US coal producer focused on thermal coal for utilities and industrial customers in the Illinois Basin and Appalachia. Adjacent incumbent in industrial coal with comparable logistics-driven customer relationships.
• Coronado Global Resources: Global metallurgical coal producer with US and Australian operations supplying steelmakers. Comparable in metallurgical coal end-markets and steel industry exposure, but at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Kimmel Coal & Packaging: Anthracite coal producer in Pennsylvania selling bagged and bulk coal for residential and commercial heating. Overlaps with Lehigh's retail bagged/bulk segment and shares a similar Pennsylvania anthracite customer base.
• Reading Anthracite Company: Pennsylvania-based anthracite mining and processing company with coal preparation plants and a similar mix of industrial, domestic heating, and specialty customers. Directly comparable in product offering and regional footprint.
• Blaschak Coal Corporation: One of the largest remaining anthracite producers in Pennsylvania, mining and marketing anthracite for residential, industrial, and water filtration uses. Direct competitor with similar product portfolio, geography, and customer base.
• Jeddo Coal Company: Anthracite mining and sales operation in northeastern Pennsylvania producing sized anthracite for industrial and domestic markets. Comparable product mix and operating geography.

Regional players

• CarbonLite Environmental: Supplier of anthracite filter media and other carbon-based filtration products for water and wastewater treatment in North America. Direct overlap with Lehigh's water filtration anthracite product line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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