Coal mining has been the linchpin of the Ruhr economy since the mid-19th century. Coal mines, together with iron works and steel mills, was the mainstay of the reconstruction of Western Germany. In ...

Anthracite coal, often referred to as “hard coal,” was the engine driving Luzerne County’s economic development from the 19th century onward ... harsh realities of mining life.

A new "time tunnel" exhibition which tells the history of British coal mining has opened in West Yorkshire. The feature, ...

Spence also commented on the strategy employed by Stronghold and the role it plays in reducing the impact of coal waste fires. “Simply put, we employ 21st-century crypto mining techniques to remediate ...

Modern industry started in the 18th century, and its growth accelerated throughout the 19th as production switched from metal to coal mining. By the early 20th century, about one in four Welsh ...

In the 19th century mining was a very dangerous business: miners had only basic tools and worked by open candle flame. Down the coal mines there were places where there was a high concentration of ...