At 11:15 on the morning of March 9, 1976, Virgil Coots, a foreman at the Scotia coal mine in Letcher County, called to the ...
OVEN FORK, Ky. (WYMT) - Monday will mark the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Scotia mine disaster in Letcher County.
Last year, eight workers in a Coahuila coal mine were briefly trapped after the winch pulling their mine cart broke.
Sacrifices made to win WWII weren't just overseas.Contributions to manufacture iron and other essentials for the war effort were produced on the home front.At ...
In 2010, the Upper Big Branch mine exploded. An investigation following the disaster found that mines in southern West ...
This is in relation to a Public Interest Litigation concerning the illegal coal mining tragedy. The incident claimed 34 lives ...
The Mine Safety and Health Administration has seen staffing cuts and is no longer publishing certain mine inspection data.
An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran killed at least 34 workers and injured 17 others, officials said Sunday, marking one of the worst mining disasters in the country's history as others ...
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is set to gain enhanced powers to combat illegal coal mining nationwide. Following amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act, CISF will be authorized to ...