In the late 1920s, the owners of the Coal Glen mine turned to convict labor, leasing nearly 200 Black prisoners from the state. This ended in 1929 following a rail car accident that killed four men.

Deep cuts Miners have long faced grave health threats. Between 1900 and 1960, cave-ins, explosions, other disasters and mining accidents killed nearly 100,000 coal miners on the job.

FARMINGTON, N.M. – President Trump recently signed an executive order to try and reinvigorate coal mining in the U.S.. The Four Corners Region is home to the third-largest coal producer in the ...

A coal miner named Jose Antonio ... which includes participation by union mine safety experts. An MSHA record of Lara’s death classifies the accident as a “fall of roof or back.” ...

An accident which may have resulted more seriously, occurred at the Taylor mine switch Monday afternoon when a B. & O.

First Quantum Minerals suspended operations at its open-pit copper mine in Zambia after an employee was killed following an incident involving a dump truck.

The accident on February 28th claimed the life of Billy Stalker, 46, who was the head of a contracted construction crew. The ...

Coal shoots out as it travels from a silo at the Iron Senergy coal mine plant, April 16, 2025, in Kirby, Pa. Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images.

A retired North Dakota coal mine is set to become the new home of a nickel processing plant. Minnesota-based Talon Metals and Westmoreland Mining Co. signed an agreement Wednesday that gives Talon ...

Mining and trading house Glencore consolidated its global portfolio of coal and ferroalloy assets under one company registered in Australia, according to its annual report lodged with the country ...