An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran killed at least 34 workers and injured 17 others, officials said Sunday, marking one of the worst mining disasters in the country's history as others ...

One month ago, on September 8, approximately 800,000 tons of mud slid into an underground portion of the Grasberg mine. Located in Indonesia, this is one of the world’s largest copper mines.

THE latest string of mining disasters in Zamfara State remains a grim feature of a sector that continues to erase lives yet receives little attention or the regulation it desperately needs. So, the ...

A memorial in honor of the 12 Sago miners who lost their lives was placed by the historic Covered Bridge in Philippi. Three of the men who died in the accident were from Barbour County. (Photo ...