The coal-fired power plant that's being used in the experiment is scheduled to be shut down in 2028. Ameren says that so far it’s pleased with the project, which has mined 20 coins and mints a ...

Lexington Coal Co., which now holds the permit, was fined $30,000 in June for failing to clean up the mine and stop the leakage.

"The coal mining industry is what drove the economy of the United States for a great deal of time," said Mike Sharp, assistant director of the Abandoned Mine Land program. "It was very dangerous ...

Rubén Viejo remembers home being much different when the coal industry dominated the Spanish region of Asturias. “When I was little, there was a lot of life in these towns: kids everywhere ...

Old coal mines could still have a role to play in heating homes – but this time, without burning fossil fuels. Martha Henriques explores the buildings heated from the warmth of long-disused mine ...

In 2016, Alcoa put the former coal mine and its adjoining industrial facilities on the market with a new name — Sandow Lakes Ranch — and a hefty price tag of $250 million.

At a mine of the Sunnyhill Coal Co. near New Lexington, Ohio one day last week, amazed mine experts watched a huge (26-ton) machine in action. With surprisingly little noise, it tore into a seam, ...

This Saturday, Memorial Day Weekend, at the Good Old Days Museum in Soddy Daisy, the emphasis is on local coal mining. The museum is open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. This is what made this entire area into ...