The paper presents current state and the role of high quality hard coking coal, used for production of the highest quality blast-furnace coke and its importance for appropriate management of ironmaking process. The paper gives a detailed description of recoverable reserves and life of coking coal mines of JSW S.A. against a background of reserve base of coking coal in Poland. Currently and for oncoming 7 - 10 years, coal of these mines composes the base of production of the highest quality blast-furnace coke. Currently half of coke output is an object of attractive (profitable) export. The paper presents also the JSW S.A. activities in the range of hard coking coal quality stabilisation and foreseen prognosis of coal quality until 2007. Moreover, the paper presents foreseen structure of coking coal sale on domestic and foreign market. Basing on materials submitted, the report educes conclusions concerns short-term and further outlook for supply of good quality coking coal for Polish cokemaking industry, particularly hard coking coal mined by JSW S.A.