CENTRALIA, Pa. - Standing before the wreckage ... on millions of tons of slow-burning anthracite coal in the abandoned network of mines beneath the town. At first, most Centralians ignored the ...

Eternal flames are flames that continuously burn for an extended period of time, often indefinitely. This natural phenomenon doesn’t occur often, but there happens to be one ...

At first, you may think it is just another common town, but beneath the land lies the real truth that has been burning for almost six decades, as per Mining.com.   Back in 1962, Centralia was just ...

Urgent coal mine fire mitigation work has begun near Glenwood Springs after hotspots with surface temps up to 900°F threaten ...

The clue: “About an hour from Wilkes-Barre, the Centralia Mine Fire in the Buck Mountain coal bed in this state has been ablaze since 1962.” The answer: “Where is Pennsylvania?” National recognition ...

Former ranch hand Pat Thiele has spent years fighting a losing battle against a massive coal mine creeping underground toward ...

Minnesota-based Talon Metals and Westmoreland Mining Co. signed an agreement Wednesday that gives Talon the sole rights to ...

Maryland’s largest active underground coal mine changed hands last month after the mine’s previous operator, Canadian firm Corsa Coal, filed for bankruptcy and auctioned assets to pay creditors.

The move comes after public pressure from Capito, and follows a series of ABC News reports detailing the impact the firings would have on black lung health care programs for coal miners.