Working in railways, mines, and mills caused thousands of deaths in the early 20th century and before. Photos show the ...

Upper Silesia, a region in southern Poland with long historic ties to the coal industry, is marked by the blood, sweat, and ...

The West Virginia Mine Wars are an important but little known piece of American history. Coal miners in southern West Virginia had been trying to organize a union, while coal companies tried to stop ...

Michael Hett, a trustee of the project, said the centre aims to bring mining history alive. One feature includes a "hot and ...

Anthracite coal converted this region from agrarian to industrial. The discovery of hard coal — and the discovery by Jesse Fell of how to burn the stuff — spurred booms in the economy and population.

The Futureheads frontman Barry Hyde has announced a new solo album ‘Miners’ Ballads’ and shared single ‘Last Dance (At The ...

The Bradford County Historical Society and the LeRoy Heritage Museum recently partnered with author and historian, Malin D.

President Donald Trump's return to office could bring some temporary relief to the beleaguered U.S. coal industry.

Several years ago, Jade Powell uttered the word “transition” to a county commissioner at a local government meeting in the ...

There are 206 coal-burning power plants left in the United States, which supply about 16 percent of the country’s energy.

A coal mine where an underground fire on Jan. 13, 2025 prompted reported mine worker evacuations had a long history of safety ...

South Africa’s mining sector has recorded the safest year in history in terms of fatalities with the industry reaching a ...