Hundreds of years later, Underground Miners, a dedicated nonprofit of volunteers consisting of miners and coal mine enthusiasts, will demonstrate the vintage lighting miners used to dig for ...

In the coalfields of Appalachian West Virginia, everyone hopes the mine will keep giving up its coal to pay rare six-figure salaries. But their prayers ask that they return safely to the surface.

One of the measures would protect groups that want to help clean up abandoned coal mines. The House will vote on a slate of natural resources and water bills this week, including one dealing with ...

A major underground fire in an abandoned Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) mine near Rajrappa threatens 10,000 residents of Bhuchungdih village. Toxic gases are being released, raising fears of ...

“Butterflies are a bit of a canary in a coal mine,” he told The Canadian Press. “They’re really sensitive to changes in weather. They’re sensitive to changes in habitat loss. They’re ...

After nearly four decades working in underground coal mines, Carter was diagnosed with black lung, a deadly and incurable disease caused by inhaling coal dust over a long period. Now, the 70-year ...

Peabody Energy said on Monday if issues involving Anglo American’s Moranbah North mine were not resolved to its satisfaction, it may elect to terminate its pending deal to acquire some of the ...

Mozambique’s coal mines including the country’s largest operation are laying off hundreds of workers following post-electoral violence and a slump in the price of the nation’s biggest export.

BROOKWOOD, Ala.—The Trump administration has announced it will aim to fast-track the permitting and environmental review of a major coal mine expansion in central Alabama as part of a larger ...

(AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed several changes that would affect the struggling U.S. coal industry. Trump issued executive orders this month to allow mining on ...