MERRIMAC - The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy calls an abandoned mine in Montgomery County's Coal Mining Heritage Park an "extreme danger," but also says people have nothing to ...

From that effort sprang the Montgomery County Coal Mining Heritage Association ... director of Appalachian Studies at Virginia Tech. This festival is not a tourist draw, but a gathering of ...

BLACKSBURG (WSLS 10) - Seven teams from multiple states came to Blacksburg for the 49th annual Virginia Mining ... reflects the current decline of the coal mining industry, but they must continue ...

The Virginia Mining Institute is hosting a three-day mine rescue competition in Blacksburg. Twelve coal mining teams are competing in different rescue operations. Each team will work its way ...