Stephen Fields of Chauncey was drilling a test hole in a coal seam when the rock came loose from a highwall due to freezing ...

"They could have a dramatic impact. They could evolve to the point where even furloughs of mining operations are considered, " West Virginia Coal Association president Chris Hamilton said.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection pulled a mining permit for Bluestone Coal’s Poca surface mine in McDowell County, West Virginia. The mine is owned by Justice’s family ...

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has released a statement saying a West Virginia man died in a coal mining accident in Boone County.

The metallurgical coal exit list identifies 160 mining companies that are pursuing 252 metallurgical coal expansion projects in 18 countries, with planned enlargement poised to increase current ...

The death toll in a coal mine fire this week in southern Poland rose to three on Saturday, hospital authorities said. The victims were among 16 miners injured at the Knurow-Szczyglowice coal mine ...

A house has exploded in a West Virginia neighborhood, killing one man and prompting nearby homes to be evacuated, officials said. Firefighters responded to a report of a house explosion in the ...

A Logan County coal miner died in an accident at a mine in Boone County, officials said Wednesday. Steven Fields, 55, of Chauncey, died from injuries he sustained in an accident at the Progress ...

West Pittston Historical Society’s featured speaker, Justin Emershaw, is greeted by guest and friend Judy Olaviany before the beginning of his program on the coal industry in Northeastern ...

The West Virginia Coal Association, the Gas and Oil Association of West Virginia, America’s Coal Associations, and Alpha Metallurgical Resources are also listed as plaintiffs. New York’s law ...