About Kentucky Coal Association
Headquartered in Lexington, KCA is the state’s leading coal association with members representing both Eastern and Western Kentucky, surface and underground production, and union and non-union operations. This diversity helps the association build a consensus approach in problem solving and dealing with the complex issues facing the industry today.
KCA traces its origin to a statewide association of coal operators who united their efforts in 1942. KCA’s constitution and by-laws were adopted on April 28, 1947, “to promote the best interest of the coal mining industry in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and all those engaged therein…”



February 2, 2010 at 8:57 am |
My family has been in coal all of there life’s. If we didn’t have coal we would have nothing. I have a 5yr old little girl and she love when they bring coal home in the bed of there turcks. She will sit and play for hour, by asking you thing about coal. She just lost her daddy Oct. 1st. He was on his way to work. He worked in the mines. She wonts to no more of what he does and what mountaintop mining is. thanks so much for what you all are doing. It will save a lot of jobs.