By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph
BLUEFIELD – What organizers are calling the biggest mine industry event of 2025 keeps taking shape with less than two weeks to go as Mercer County prepares for thousands of attendees and exhibitors.
Around 6,000 visitors are expected when the three-day Bluefield Coal & Mining Show opens Sept. 10 and continues until Friday, Sept. 12. Around 150 exhibitors showcasing their latest products and services will be joining visitors from all 25 of the nation’s coal-producing states at the Brushfork Armory and Convention Center. This year’s show theme is Connecting Buyers and Sellers.
Presented by the Chamber of Commerce of the Two Virginias in partnership with Mining People, the 25th biennial coal exhibition gets underway 8:30 a.m. Sept. 10 at the armory with the Media and Exhibitor Appreciation Breakfast. The morning’s keynote speaker will be Andy Eidson, CEO and Director of Alpha Metallurgical Resources
“We are thrilled that Mr. Eidson is able to join us and to present his views on the future of the coal industry,” said Jeff Disibbio, President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of the Two Virginias, which owns and produces the show “This is certainly an exciting start to our event and we look forward very much to provide an unparalleled Bluefield welcome to Andy as well as to the mining folks from all over the country, who will join us.”
