Environmentalists and many locals objected, and in 1983, Virginia legislators placed a ban on the mining of uranium in the state. On November 5, the long-running dispute will make its way to the U.S.

On April 28, 1914 West Virginia’s second most deadly mine disaster took place at the Eccles/Benwood mine in Raleigh County. Newspaper reports state the blast shook windows in Beckley more than 4 ...

In West Virginia, and across the country, National Miners Day also holds a somber meaning as it coincides with the anniversary of what is now known as one of the worst mining disasters in American ...