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 ...

FARMINGTON, W.Va. — The United Mine Workers of America will observe the 56th anniversary of the Farmington #9 Mine explosion in a ceremony set for Sunday afternoon. The event will be held at the ...

Safety failures at a West Virginia underground coal mine caused the death of a miner last year, federal regulators found. The Mine Safety and Health Administration released its report last week in the ...

JULIAN, W.Va. (AP) – Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway. Then, with the push of a few buttons on ...

Coal-rock dynamic disasters caused by dynamic disturbance pose a serious threat to coal mine safety and infrastructure. In this paper, the dynamic compression test of coal is carried out around the ...

March 21 (Reuters) - Flags flew at half mast across Russia on Wednesday and entertainment programmes were cancelled as the country mourned a trio of disasters which took at least 176 lives. Rescuers ...