A coal mine worker died following an incident in early April at a mine located in Marshall County. Now, the Mine Safety and ...

The state announced Thursday the completion of a nearly year-long effort to extinguish a burning pile of century-old coal ...

The state Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety is taking immediate action to try to reduce the danger of an underground coal mine fire on City of Glenwood Springs property that poses a risk of ...

Decades after underground coal mining all but ended in Eastern Pennsylvania, residents of certain areas continue today to face a hidden danger: mine subsidence. Gaping holes sometimes open without ...

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — Excavation work is underway to put out an underground coal mine fire that’s been burning in Boulder County for decades. The mine closed roughly 100 years ago, but still holds ...

Maryland’s largest active underground coal mine changed hands last month after the mine’s previous operator, Canadian firm Corsa Coal, filed for bankruptcy and auctioned assets to pay creditors. The ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Dozens of people were rescued from a coal mine in Pennsylvania on Monday after getting stuck underground during a tour.

Coal mine disasters in the United States are relatively rare events; many of the roughly 50,000 miners underground will never have to evacuate a mine in an emergency during their careers. However, for ...

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