The lore of this Colorado mining town named after a gold prospector is worthy of a Hollywood Western, and its remnants are ...

Deep inside an abandoned coal mine, explorers crawled through collapsing side tunnels, flooded passages, and low ceilings held up by century-old timber supports. With no ventilation and multiple dead ...

As one of the most productive mining regions in the country, the Coeur d’Alene District produced record amounts of lead, zinc, and silver ore, but also created vast quantities of waste. Most mine ...

Drive south on rural Highway 33 highway out of the small town of Carbondale and you’ll encounter a mysterious sight amidst ...

Trump reshaped the industry this year, even as it faced opposition from the United Nations, scientists and Indigenous peoples ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — The history of much of northeastern Pennsylvania is coming to life through artwork. An exhibit at the University of Scranton takes us to the time when coal was king. Jon Meyer got a ...

The armed conflict between coal miners and coal mine owners was triggered by the owners’ decision to replace private labor, i.e., the miners, with contracted convict laborers furnished by the ...

Michael Smith receives funding from Innovate UK and Northern Net Zero Accelerator. Faye Doughty does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West ...

A West Virginia coal miner was found dead inside a flooded mine on Thursday morning after a desperate five-day search, officials said. Steven Lipscomb, a 42-year-old Elkview native, died in Rolling ...

A rescue crew in West Virginia recovered the body of a worker days after he was trapped inside a flooded coal mine, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced on Thursday, Nov. 13. Morrisey identified the coal ...

The miner was identified as Steven Lipscomb, 42, of Elkview. A missing miner trapped in a flooded West Virginia coal mine for nearly a week has been found dead, according to West Virginia Governor ...