Iron and coke and chromium steel

Someone needs to talk about the old economy...   Mineweb covers several topics that all have impacts here:

Steelmaking boom has sent nickel and hard coking coal prices soaring--Scotiabank

I really don't know the answer to this... but does any local coal get exported overseas? There is an international trade in coal.  I once had to inspect a coal ship while it was being loaded.  It was 'raining' this coal dust and I was in a white uniform.  Bad.