The 2010 mine disaster, which killed 29 workers, and the cover-up by successive governments, demonstrate the urgent need for ...

A major emergency operation is underway in northern Spain following the collapse of part of a coal mine in Asturias, where at ...

Morrisey identified the coal miner as foreman Steve Lipscomb and said a two-man crew discovered his body just before 9 a.m., ...

Asturias emergency services were alerted to “a ground collapse” in the mine in Vega de Rengos. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Two tragic mining accidents in Spain and Congo highlight the serious safety issues and precarious working conditions in the ...

In addition to coal, production is falling in almost all items.

These are the real heroes we should look up to. As a West Virginia native, I grew up around coal mining. I still remember when my grandparents had a coal house in their garage, and seeing my grandpa ...

Rescuers resume the search for six Utah coal miners trapped underground. Aug. 7, 2007 — -- Even if they're still alive, the six miners trapped 1,500 feet below ground wouldn't have heard the boss ...

BEIJING, China -- China's official news agency says 16 coal miners were killed after their shaft collapsed in the country's northwest. Another 11 miners were injured in the disaster that struck just ...

November 19 marked 15 years since an explosion ripped through the underground Pike River Coal mine on the remote West Coast ...