It is likely that no mining company worldwide has achieved the highest recognised level of safety performance, despite ...

As many as 500,000 abandoned mine features litter federal land, many posing environmental or physical safety hazards that especially threaten Native communities. It’s unclear how many billions of ...

A West Virginia miner was killed within minutes of a mine accident earlier this month at a Nicholas County site, a federal ...

BAGUIO CITY—Mining in the country will require substantive reinvention as the industry confronts the intensifying impacts of ...

Aug. 11—ASHLAND — The Kentucky Division of Abandoned Mine Lands leads the effort to prevent hazards from abandoned coal mines to promote public health, safety and the environment across the ...

The Mine Safety and Health Administration has awarded more than $10.5 million in grants to reduce mining accidents, injuries, and illnesses by supporting programs such as safety and health courses.

The second initiative, Safe Sentry, combines digital tools with training for supervisors and safety representatives to ...

A new outreach program focuses on reducing the number of mining deaths because of roof and rib falls or coal bursts. Despite advancements in roof control technology for underground coal mines, roof ...

According to the bureau of labor statistics coal mining remains among the most dangerous jobs in the U.S. Coal mining has a ...