Who owns Elk Creek?
Elk Creek is owned by Ramaco (the United States, NASDAQ: METC).[1]
Evidence: Ramaco Resources, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-26, SEC EDGAR, 26 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ramaco Resources, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Lexington
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Energy › Power & utilities › Coal
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: METC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Elk Creek
Elk Creek is Ramaco's metallurgical coal mining complex, with six active mines at 31 December 2025 according to the 2025 Form 10-K. It produces high-vol A and B coals and its development began in 2016.
What Ramaco's annual report says about Elk Creek
Sentences about Elk Creek from Ramaco's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Development of the Elk Creek Complex commenced in 2016 and included the construction of a preparation plant and rail load-out facilities.
The Elk Creek property consists of approximately 20,200 acres of controlled mineral rights and contains approximately 16 seams targeted for production.
Expansion of the Elk Creek preparation plant occurred in 2022 and 2023 in order to increase production, and high-volatile additions at the Elk Creek Complex occurred during 2024, which were fully in production by the end of the third quarter of 2024.
How often Ramaco names Elk Creek in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Elk Creek
Where Elk Creek sits in Ramaco
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Ramaco
Ramaco controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in energy.
Also in energy
Other brands in coal, and who owns them
The 18 brands in coal on Brandtree belong to 8 owners. The largest is Core Natural Resources, with 4; Ramaco has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Arch Resources | Core Natural Resources | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Centurion | Peabody | 🇺🇸 United States |
| River View | Alliance Resource Partners | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Marfork | Alpha Metallurgical Resources | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Blue Creek | Warrior Met Coal | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Sunrise Coal | Hallador | 🇺🇸 United States |
| North American Coal | NACCO | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Black Thunder | Core Natural Resources | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Ramaco
Ramaco is a publicly listed company headquartered in Lexington, United States. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: METC.
Ramaco Resources is a Delaware corporation formed in October 2016 with its executive offices in Lexington, Kentucky. Its 2025 Form 10-K says it operates and develops metallurgical coal in southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia and is developing rare earth and critical mineral production in Wyoming.
🇺🇸 Elk Creek and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Elk Creek is not one of them.
- AES Ohio — AES 🇺🇸
- Agway Energy Services — Suburban Propane 🇺🇸
- Alabama Power — Southern Company 🇺🇸
- AmeriGas — UGI 🇺🇸
- American Transmission Company — WEC Energy Group 🇺🇸
- Arch Resources — Core Natural Resources 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Elk Creek?
The parent company of Elk Creek is Ramaco, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Elk Creek American?
Yes. Elk Creek originated in the United States and its owner, Ramaco, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Elk Creek still owned by Ramaco?
Yes. As of 11 October 2026, Elk Creek is still owned by Ramaco. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Ramaco Resources, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-26 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 26 February 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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