By Radovan Stoklasa and Jan Lopatka STONAVA, Czech Republic, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The last Czech black coal shaft will shut at ...

Critics have characterized the transfer as a raid on the trust fund established by the 1977 Surface Mine Reclamation Act, the ...

Even as administration officials vowed this week to head off scheduled retirements, some aging plants are now breaking, and ...

A project aiming to harness geothermal energy from disused, flooded coal mines in the northeast of England took another step forward this week after it was given planning permission for an initial ...

Old mine car found underground 20 years ago has been restored and now sits at the Archbald Historical Society; it will be ...

WEST FRANKFORT — Since its inception in 1941, the Old King Coal Festival has honored the region’s coal miners and their contributions to the community. The deep-rooted celebration kicks off Thursday ...

Work is underway on a new attraction in McDowell County that will pay tribute to the region’s rich coal mining history. In keeping with the city of Welch’s “CoalTown USA” theme, the coal miner ...

Gerald Lucas first picked up a No. 4 coal shovel in 1972. For the next 45 years, he worked underground. We’re more than a hundred feet under Beckley, West Virginia, when the lights go out. One minute, ...