MOOSIC, Pa. - A group of fourth graders in Lackawanna County just wrapped up a lesson on the Knox Mine disaster a day after the disaster's
The union that represents miners at Teck's Elkview Mine says it warned the company and province about a series of accidents and explosions. Now the United Steelworkers Union is demanding action before there is a fatality after several incidents recently at Teck's steel-making coal mines in the Elk Valley,
NANJING, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Meng Hui began learning to play the trumpet at age 21, not for fun, but to earn money, after he lost his job at a coal mine in Mazhuang Village, east China's Jiangsu Province. Some 15 years ago, the village brass band offered him a job with a stable salary. He has continued to
VANCOUVER - The union at a Teck Resources Ltd. coal mine near Sparwood, BC, says it's concerned about worker safety following an explosion that knocked out the mine's coal drying complex last week. Alex Hanson, president of United Steelworkers Local 9346, says someone could have been killed
I am writing in response to the Jan. 5 article "Five-Year Report Assesses Impacts Under 25-Year-Old Mining Law." The article resonated with
(Bloomberg) - A Polish coal mining union chided one of its leaders for meeting climate activist Greta Thunberg as a misstep that undermines
The UK will no longer allow foreign aid money to be spent in support of coal mines or coal power plants, as a part of a bid by Prime Minister
SHILLONG: The blame game between the Opposition and ruling coalition in Meghalaya over the ban on coal mining in the state year continues
The North Gauteng High Court on Tuesday refused mining company Atha Africa's application for leave to appeal against a decision in 2018
As mining of coal depends on the depth and quality of the coal seams, different techniques are used to dig the deposits. Surface mining and deep underground mining are the two main methods of mining coal. Depth, density, and thickness of the coal seam are the factors that are taken into account while
A welcome sign in the coal mining town of Sparwood, B.C., is shown on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016. The union at a Teck Resources Ltd. coal mine near Sparwood, B.C., says it's concerned about worker safety following an explosion in the coal drying complex last week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff
President Donald Trump pledged to revive the beleaguered American coal industry and put miners back to work. Coal production and exports ticked up in 2017, but mining employment barely budged and coal-fired power plants continued to close. The changes were largely due to market forces, not White
Rio Tinto sold its last coal mines in 2018, becoming the first mining major to go coal-free. Since then other mining companies have followed Rio
The coal-producing Rocky Mountain states argue the denial violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits states from
Cerrej??n is one of the world's largest open-pit coal mines, owned by three of the world's largest mining multinationals, and operating in one of
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's December coal output climbed 2.1 percent from the year before, government data showed, hitting the highest level
The decision to allow the Bradley opencast coal site in Pont Valley, County Durham, which began operating in 2018, is to be reconsidered by
In that case the idea was to withdraw the licence so that the zone is handed to the state-based joint venture firm, and that presumably be in the
China approved more than 45 billion yuan's (US$6.64 billion) worth of new coal mining projects last year, much more than 2017, official
ZAGREB, January 20, 2020 - The Istrian coal mines in Ra??a can have a negative impact on local food production, despite the fact that mining in