Monday marks 50 years since the deadly Scotia mine disaster in southeastern Kentucky. Mimi Pickering, an Appalshop filmmaker, ...

As Utah again debates coal, grid stability, energy security and the strain growth places on infrastructure, the Crandall ...

This story is courtesy of the Kentucky Lantern, a project of States Newsroom. At 11:15 on the morning of March 9, 1976, ...

Here is a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. Timeline December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in ...

Girardville’s nearly 200-year history reads like a rollercoaster of ups and downs in the Schuylkill County anthracite region.

BEIJING -- A coal mine shaft collapsed in northwestern China, killing 16 miners, an official said Saturday, highlighting the persistence of safety problems in the industry despite a leveling off of ...

A teenager died Wednesday in Morocco when an abandoned coal mine collapsed in the impoverished former mining town of Jerada which saw protests earlier this year following similar accidents. Local ...

Sacrifices made to win WWII weren't just overseas.Contributions to manufacture iron and other essentials for the war effort were produced on the home front.At ...

The suspension on all coal mining operations at a mine where a worker was killed in January has been partly lifted as the ...

Dartbrook mine near Muswellbrook has been given a six-year extension despite being plagued by problems since its collapse ...