Donald Trump to expand coal mining for powering AI data centres and steel production: Report

In order to power the surge in energy-demanding data centers for artificial intelligence (AI) and steel manufacturing, US President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign an executive order on Tuesday to increase the nation's coal mining and utilization. The order is anticipated to declare that coal would be categorized as a key mineral and that the United States will resume its business of selling coal mining rights on federal territory.

The new order would contain directives to use emergency authorities to restart closed coal-fired plants, which Trump had promised to do during his presidential campaign last year.

The signing of the order, which is set at 3 p.m. (Washington local time) in the White House's East Room, will be attended by some of the largest mining companies in the United States, including Peabody Energy Corp., Core Natural Resources Inc., and Ramaco Resources, Inc. A well-known obstacle, a leasing restriction that was first imposed under previous President Barack Obama, will also be lifted by the order.