Rescuers planned to drill a fourth hole to try to find the miners, who've been trapped for 10 days in the central Utah coal mine. See photos of the rescue efforts » Before Thursday night's ...

such as the recent approval of the Spring Creek mine expansion in Montana. It plans to streamline permitting processes by removing regulatory barriers that the department says have undermined American ...

FARMINGTON, WV (WVNS) — Coal mining is deeply ingrained with West Virginia history, which includes various mine disasters that occurred throughout the state. According to the West Virginia ...

Investigations determined that worn and broken cutting equipment created a spark that ignited coal dust and methane gas. After the disaster, MSHA sent inspection teams to conduct impact inspections at ...

(AP) — Retired coal miner Stanley “Goose” Stewart questions ... That includes terminating leases for three dozen offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the agency responsible ...

China's coal mining industry is considered one of the most dangerous in the world, with hundreds of accidents resulting in deaths and injuries each year, despite government efforts to improve ...

BEIJING, Nov 22: The death toll from a coal mine blast in northeast China rose to 87 on Sunday, with 21 miners still trapped underground, in the nation´s deadliest mining disaster in two years, state ...

In the mid-1700s, the earliest area anthracite mines ... coal mines, preparation facilities, and storage areas,” which it explains are essential for “mitigating the risks associated with ...