About a fifth of the coal miners in Central Appalachia have black lung. And from 1970 to 2016, more than 75,000 died.

Once nearly eradicated, the “old man’s disease” is back and suffocating younger miners. Federal cuts risk putting a solution ...

After 100 days, Trump's vow to boost coal belies cuts to miner health programs. For John Robinson, a retired coal miner who spent his career in the Virginia mines helping to power America into the ...

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 ...

While the demise of coal has been great for US emissions, the real driver is economics. Coal used to be the cheapest form of ...

Coming out of high school in 1956, East Bank senior Jerry West may not have been WVU's main recruit. The Mountaineers were ...

Last time this column covered Arizona’s “Five Cs” that underpin our economy. The first, biggest, and most important of the Cs ...

PAINSDALE, MI – A massive rock bin, steam-engine room and restored captain’s office are all new areas to explore at this ...

Lottery mining is cheap and fun, but don’t count on hitting a block. Solo ASIC mining gives you complete control, but it’s a long-odds game. Pool mining is the most practical way to earn ...

The gaping mouth of Resolution Copper Mining’s No. 10 shaft is 28 feet across and opens into a sheer drop of nearly 7,000 feet, making it the deepest continuous mine shaft in the United States.

The current state of Scottish sport has been a hot topic in Mail Sport this week, with rugby, tennis and football all coming under the microscope. The week began, of course, with the nation ...