After half a century of song, the 'Men of the Deeps' musical group says it's committed to discovering new members, but finding it challenging. The iconic singing coal miners are based in New Waterford, N.S. The singers are currently searching for four new members, but say the choristers require at least two
Coal miner Rodney Osborne was towards the end of a double shift at the Gateway Eagle Mine in West Virginia in June when the 32-year-old was crushed to death by a rotating drill. A subsequent investigation revealed that Osborne, who had been working at the Boone County mine for just five months, had
The notice said that the process for auction of coal mines for sale of coal under the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 and the Mines
Underwater robot engaged by the Indian Navy has detected a second body from a rat-hole tunnel out of a flooded 355 ft coal mine in
In this file photo, coal miners leave a coal mine in western Germany
In 2017 Britain generated more electricity from renewable and nuclear energy than from gas and coal for the first time. Fossil fuels are in decline and coal's share of the electricity mix has dropped to less than 7 per cent, according to recent estimates from Carbon Brief, a website that monitors climate change
BOGOTA - Colombia has extended coal miner Drummond's licence to operate its La Loma mine for an additional 20 years, the national mining
The Michel Coal Project promises to be a "2020 mine" that uses cutting-edge technology to minimize its impact on the environment and
Mine workers affected by what's believed to be the longest lockout in Australian industrial relations history say they're willing to spend another six months on the picket line. Almost 200 miners who have not worked at the Oaky North coal mine in central Queensland for six months have vowed to keep voting
Moody's Investor Service predicts that the US coal industry will continue a "sharp decline." That is, unless carbon capture and storage (CCS) is deployed. The technology involves capturing carbon emissions from power plants (and other producers), and then burying the emissions underground. Through
TO) says it will take four to six weeks to repair damage at its coal drying complex at its Elkview mine in B.C. following a "significant pressure event" earlier this month. The incident was described by a union executive as an explosion that workers said resulted in a "fireball" shooting through vents in the sides
Teck Resources Ltd. says it will take four to six weeks to repair damage at its coal drying complex at its Elkview mine in B.C. following a "significant pressure event" earlier this month. The incident was described by a union executive as an explosion that workers said resulted in a "fireball" shooting through
Three of the units shut down in 2014, and the coming full closure likely means the coal mine that feeds the plant will shutter, too. The mine is
The proposal was drawn up against backdrop of the fact that opening up commercial coal mining to private miners and auction of blocks
Around the world, coal mining contributed historically to the industrial revolution and played an important part in the development of modern society. But many mines have since been closed in the UK and Europe. In the UK, this led to hard financial times and unemployment in many communities, including
The fateful turn of events in Appalachian mining towns like Bobtown, isolated between craggy bluffs and wooded hills 70 miles south of Pittsburgh, illustrate the seemingly relentless downturn of the coal industry. While President Trump has offered some regulatory relief to the industry, market forces still
Allegiance Coal has signed a binding agreement with Cline Mining to acquire complete ownership interests in New Elk Coal Company (NECC)
Mukul said the Centre had told the state government in the 70s that it had no intention to ban coal mining based on traditional and customary
A new mine proposed near Sparwood could produce its first coal by late 2022 as it moves towards approval. North Coal plans to develop three
James Muncy can trace his breathing problems back to the 1990s, when he was still mining coal. "I couldn't cut grass hardly," he says. "When