The Trump administration’s reclassification of metallurgical coal as a critical material in the production of steel will provide a boost to coal-producing communities in Virginia and elsewhere, ...

In Southwest Virginia, we've long known the value of what's beneath our feet. For generations, coal has powered the region's ...

Appalachia and coal miner advocacy groups celebrated that dozens of MSHA offices that were scheduled to close will now remain open.

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A coal refuse fire in an abandoned mining area in Chesterfield reignited on Monday. A cloud ...

The impact of metallurgical coal on communities and the opportunities it creates dominated the discussion last week during the Metallurgical Coal Producers Association (MCPA) annual conference and ...

A Swiss corporation — the largest commodity company in the world and one of the largest companies of any kind — is set to purchase five open-pit coal mines in southern British Columbia that ...

The Feb. 12 death of a coal mine drill operator resulted from a lack of safe drilling policy and the lack of a safe barricade on the highwall where he was working, according to the Mine Safety and ...

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes joined five other tribes and First Nations in urging Canadian and U.S. leaders to address open-pit coal mining in the Elk Valley of southeast British ...

Chesterfield Fire and EMS says residents may see smoke in the Winterpock area due to a coal refuse fire. “Virginia Energy’s ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — Knife River Corp. is selling its coal mines to a Colorado company, divesting itself of a business the company has been in for more than 80 years. Westmoreland Coal Co. is ...

Judy Slack, a local historian and the vice president of the Big Horn City Historical Society, said building a city on the top of Bald Mountain — a peak more ...

The Midlothian Ruritan Club will be cleaning up the Midlothian Coal Mines. Members adopted the area as a project to keep the access trails and the mine site clear of trash and to trim back weeds ...