Coal mining was often a family affair with different ... The reliance on huge amounts of coal as a fuel during the Industrial Revolution has had a serious effect on the environment.

Modern industry started in the 18th century, and its growth accelerated throughout the 19th as production switched from metal to coal mining. By the early 20th century, about one in four Welsh workers ...

From the rise of copper to the push for digitalisation, these trends are redefining the landscape and creating new ...

The industrial revolution was underway and it depended ... Tutty starting working in the Glace Bay coal mines when he was 14 years old. His father had drowned and Tutty became the first in five ...

The mining sector is embracing digital transformation, with technologies like automation, artificial intelligence, and data ...

By comparison, the U.K., where coal helped fuel the industrial revolution two centuries ago, shut down its last coal-powered plant ... Low’s company, Bayan Resources, is looking to supercharge its ...

Luzerne County honors its past with Anthracite Heritage Month, a time to reflect on the profound impact of anthracite coal mining on the region’s history, culture and people. For decades, coal was the ...

He later worked for 23 years in the coal mines of the island ... Heritage status as Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution. The island mining town is now in ruins, displaying only traces ...