The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) on Wednesday announced that Eckley Miners’ Village — a landmark patch town preserving the legacy of Pennsylvania’s Anthracite mining industry — ...

One of the most well-maintained mining villages is in Pennsylvania. Visitors can view houses that date to the 1850s and learn ...

Pennsylvania’s coal region ghost town, Centralia, continues to capture the imagination and attract tourists, even when ...

Over 100 years ago, the Ku Klux Klan embedded its roots in the Northeastern part of the United States. One of their targets ...

The West Pittston Historical Society (WPHS), in recognition of Anthracite Heritage Month, presented “Local Anthracite Mining in the 21st Century” on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at the West Pittston Library. The ...

It was clear in the early 1800s that Schuylkill County’s coal deposits were going to become big business. Investors like Stephen Girard, a Philadelphia banker and one of the richest men in the world, ...

Export officials are excited about creation of a historical area showcasing the borough’s mining history. A $139,000 state ...

The group said that even before the ordinance was approved, mining activities have already been reported even if operators were only holding exploration permits. “Sa dili pa ana kadako ang mining sa ...

An international deal to wean Indonesia off coal is “certain” to be scrapped by US President Donald Trump, according to the Southeast Asian country’s climate envoy. The US will exit the Just ...

It was once a thriving coal-mining town but after the closure of the pits, like many towns, Ashington struggled economically. The former pit village is one of the most deprived towns in ...

The inaugural South Africa Diamond Show under way at The Capetonian hotel, alongside the Investing in African Mining Indaba, in Cape Town, seeks to highlight the evolution and promotion of natural ...

There was no initial word as to his cause of death. The native of Sullivan, Kentucky, a coal mining town an hour west of the Bluegrass state's Illinois border, spent three decades distinguishing ...