A new "time tunnel" exhibition which tells the history of British coal mining has opened in West Yorkshire. The feature, ...

With Mining Men, Emily Webber offers a fascinating history of the industry through the real-life stories of the men at the ...

While many of the other commercial outfits seeking to make a final stand for British coal in former mining heartlands have been local firms, such as the family-owned Banks Group in the northeast ...

Coal mining has been an essential part of British industry since Roman times. This collection looks at the hardship of the day-to-day toil beneath the earth as well as the effects of industrial ...

Lindsey Hopkins, 75, is one of the more than 3,000 former miners that could be affected and said the government had "thrown us to the wolves" by not treating both schemes in the same way. The ...

World’s biggest gold miner aims to build multi decade presence in Canadian province anchored by “sustainable and responsible ...

The Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission says the outcome of the Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell project, if it ...

The mine's supporters say using British coal would save the carbon emitted by shipping it from abroad. But Labour's shadow business secretary Ed Miliband has argued that 85% of coal due to be ...

She is among the women working to tell stories of the coalitions that were formed between American and British mining communities and their allies. Here, James and others protest in 1984. (Photo ...

A recent report by British think tank Ember highlights the ... several countries have already closed all their coal mines; Belgium, Austria and Sweden have shut down all coal-fired power plants ...