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Drummond Company
Drummond Company, Inc. is a privately owned company based in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, involved in the mining and processing of coal and coal products as well as oil and real estate.
History
The company was founded in Jasper, Alabama in 1935 by Heman Edward Drummond, an Alabama coal miner.[1][2][3] Drummond started mining on land he inherited from his family; he used mules to drag coal out of the mines.[1] When Drummond died in 1956, the company remained family-owned.[1]
In 1970, the company signed a contract to sell coal to Japanese steel companies.[4][clarification needed]
In 1973, Garry N.
Drummond, one of the founder's seven children, was appointed as chairman.[2] Another son, Elbert Allen "Larry" Drummond served as vice chairman until his death in 2012.[5] During 1979–1980, these Drummond brothers, along with company executive Clyde Black, were in