Fortitude Gold says its small County Line Mine near Gabbs will require minimal construction and infrastructure, so it can be ...

Henderson, joined local officials and business leaders last week to celebrate the grand opening of Alliance Coal’s newest underground mining operation in ...

Arch Coal (ACI) is the second largest U.S.coal producer.Through our national network of mines,we contribute 16% of America's annual coal supply.We strive to operate the world's safest and most ...

Photo by Brandon Clement via Kentucky Today. By Liam Niemeyer. Kentucky Lantern. Over a week in July 2022, more than a foot of rainfall came down on Eastern Kentucky bringing a deluge of flood waters ...

By Liam Niemeyer. Kentucky Lantern. Over a week in July 2022, more than a foot of rainfall came down on Eastern Kentucky bringing a deluge of flood waters that displaced thousands of people and killed ...

Over a week in July 2022, more than a foot of rainfall came down on Eastern Kentucky bringing a deluge of flood waters that displaced thousands of people and killed more than 40.A recent study ...

How we owned a mine, or a brief history of Kentucky’s coal mining cooperative Martin County historical society works to preserve legacy of immigrant who mined coal, interrogated Nazis. By: Anya ...

The two Kentucky workers who were trapped when a coal mine plant collapsed have been identified. One worker died during rescue efforts and another is believed to be trapped.

On the morning of Aug. 4, 1917, a methane gas explosion at the Western Kentucky Coal Company’s No. 7 mine in Webster County killed 62 of the 153 men underground at the time.

“Fifty years ago, 700,000 American coal miners were able to mine less coal than 140,000 dig today,” says HARRY M. CAUDILL. What has happened to the men who have been replaced by mechanization ...

Many of these were once coal company camps, said Addington, who grew up in one. They were built for miners 100 years ago and often named — like the Fleming in Fleming-Neon — for coal company ...