The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration is proposing rule changes that would limit the authority of district safety ...

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has issued one of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice’s coal companies notices of ...

Thousands of visitors and over 150 exhibitors are coming to Mercer County this September when the Coal & Mining Show brings buyers and sellers together. Presented by the Chamber of Commerce of the Two ...

More than 200 coal miners in Wyoming County have been laid off as of Friday, August 1, 2025, after a verifiable source ...

Core Natural Resources, which operates the West Elk Mine in the North Fork Valley, expects increased demand and thanked Trump ...

Coal mining experts, company exhibitors discuss the future of the industry during the 50th annual West Virginia Mining Symposium By Katherine Skeldon March 26, 2024 - 4:48 pm 50th Coal Mining ...

There is no disputing it: coal isn’t disappearing. Despite reports of coal’s demise, global coal use hit a record in 2024.

Coal mining is alluring for many in rural West Virginia, not for money alone. GLEN DANIEL, W.Va., April 7, 2010— -- Charlie Athey sobbed Tuesday night as he stood before friends and family at ...

Christopher Finley drowned at Twin State Mining Inc.’s Mine No. 39 in McDowell County, West Virginia, due to safety failures, federal regulators found.

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The West Virginia Office of Miners Health Safety and Training is set to receive a large grant from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety ...

Those who tend to look down their noses at coal forget that coal plants continue to play a critical role in the United States ...