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Two U.S. coal miners see growth amid sector's gloom

May 2, 2018 1:18 AM EDT

By Richard Valdmanis

(Reuters) - U.S. electric utilities are expected to shut hundreds more of their coal-fired power generators in the coming years, extending a long trend away from coal and toward natural gas that has cast a pall over the mining industry.

But not every U.S. coal company sees a bleak future.

Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ: METC), which produces coal for steel mills, and Consol Energy (NYSE: CEIX), which supplies coal to larger power plants, have ramped up investments even as the industry shrinks.

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