To clean up the town landfill, officials set the dump on fire. What they didn’t realize was that this dump was located right ...

The decline of coal has wiped out small towns across West Virginia that have based their entire economies around the industry ...

according to the Mining History Association. The ovens were later operated by Cahaba Mining Co. to convert coal from 10 of its mines in the area. Cahaba was purchased by Tennessee Coal ...

We are honoured and delighted to welcome all the eminent speakers, fellow colleagues from different mining houses across the ...

A large vein of anthracite coal, known as the Mammoth Vein, was the main focus of mining operations. Fossil hunters dig for treasures at New Paris, Pa. during last year’s geology field trip.

A Trump effort to streamline the project would benefit the overseas steelmaking industry while putting Alabamians and the ...

LYNVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The Museum of the Coal Industry in Lynnville is celebrating 25 years. Over that time, the museum has showcased Indiana’s coal mining history, using a range of historical ...

A 100-year-old painting by Lawren Harris depicting miners' houses in Glace Bay, N.S., evokes memories of the killing of one ...

A geology field trip will take participants into a historic coal mine and a fossil site on Saturday, May 3, led by geologist ...