Social-media users ask why some workers weren’t wearing mandatory tracking devices and why there were twice as many of them ...

The Gymkhana is expensive to join, but access has long been controlled more by gatekeeping than price. Applicants must be ...

A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern province of Shanxi killed at least 90 people, state media reported ...

Former miner Karl Jarrett has been quietly drawing pictures of life underground for decades. Now they are being exhibited for ...

A hidden fire that has been burning underground near Meeker since the 1930s is now hot enough that state crews are racing to ...

"Minersville," a locally-produced documentary film, continues to gain recognition, being named a top finalist at the Best of ...

Bauhaus-trained and politically fearless, Edith Tudor-Hart was one of Britain's finest documentary photographers. She was ...

For more than five decades, the group has listened to the people affected by forces of destruction and shared their stories ...

By Joe Manio Lethbridge Herald If anyone in Tuesday night’s crowd thought Alberta’s coal fight had already been settled, The ...

COSHOCTON − A former coal miner who has worked to keep the county's deep history with the vocation alive was recently honored by Coshocton County commissioners. Sam Bennett was given a certificate of ...

WEST FRANKFORT — The story of Southern Illinois cannot be told without the coal mining industry, and neither can the story of America. How fitting it is that the 85th anniversary of West Frankfort’s ...

West Virginia is the heart of American coal country, but most travelers may not understand what it takes to operate a mine, or why mining can be so dangerous. If you've ever wondered what life as a ...