A data center has been proposed at the site of a former coal mine in Greene County, Pennsylvania. According to reporting by ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in US ...

They are often stored in impoundments, held in place by dams made of rock (and other mine waste), that ideally are managed and kept safe. This storage is necessary because tailings often contain high ...

RICHLANDS, Va. - Alpha Natural Resources announced they're idling three mines in Southwest Virginia and 70 workers will loose their jobs. But officials in the coal industry are partly blaming a ...

BARRACKVILLE — When Barrackville community leaders began putting together a memorial for victims of the town's mine disasters in March, Diana Marple thought it would take five years of $1,000 ...

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 ...

A major coal mine in Wyoming has received approval to open up a huge new section of federal land for mining. This newly accessible area contains around 14.5 million tons of coal. That is a little more ...