BILLINGS — Up To 75 employees of Montana's Decker Coal Mine will be laid off from the surface mine near the Wyoming border in mid-January, managers said Friday. A spokesman for mine operator ...

As the provincial government finalizes details of new rules for coal mining in Alberta’s mountains and foothills, one company is asking officials to pick a definition of open pit mining that won ...

3 Coal Mine Workers Killed in China After Water Rushes In BEIJING (AP) — Water rushed into a coal mine in northwestern China’s Gansu province, leaving three workers dead, official state news ...

BEIJING (AP) — Water rushed into a coal mine in northwestern China’s Gansu province, leaving three workers dead, official state news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday. There were 133 people ...

In 1924, coal mining in America was at its peak, employing over 860,000 miners. Today, employment numbers are slightly over 40,000. Want more proof that the industry is on the decline? Just take a ...

The owner of the Decker coal mine filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday night and announced it would substantially reduce its workforce at its facility in Montana. The Decker coal mine is ...