Nearly 20 years after a mine fire ignited under Centralia, Pa., residents who still lived in the town had a dilemma on their hands - should they take a $25 million federal buyout or try to dig up part ...

The U.S. Interior Department is taking steps to recover above-ground critical minerals from existing and abandoned mine waste ...

Today, as I speak to you, our fourth wind turbine is probably on its way up, Seriti Resources Group CEO Mike Teke, who has also just opened a new coal mine down the road from the turbine in South ...

In recent years, coal mine roadway safety monitoring faces higher accuracy requirements. In this paper, we propose a method to quantify the deformation of the roadway based on 3D laser point cloud: we ...

Yancoal Australia’s Premier Coal operation has surpassed 100-million tonnes of coal production since mining began at its current site in 1996, a milestone that reinforces its role as Western ...

A once-in-a-lifetime journey into a coal mine reveals secrets no camera has captured before.

The Transportation Safety Board has released its findings after an investigation into a fire on the MV Holiday Island ferry three years ago. The board is using the report as a jumping-off point to ...

Prices of coking coal futures in China hit their ceiling for a second successive trading session on Tuesday, amid market chatter about potential government inspections in China's major coal ...

This proposed rule would codify technical specifications and working conditions in MSHA standards to allow the use of electronic surveying equipment in underground gassy mines. The public comment ...

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is extending the comment period on the proposed rule titled, "Roof Control Plan Approval Criteria," published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2025.

According to the common types of ions in mine water, the influence of ions on water solution and the change of the wetting ability of coal dust were studied. The surface tension of different ionic ...

Bulldozer activity involving coal at an open-air facility at the Port of Baltimore is closely linked to air pollutants in the adjacent neighborhood of Curtis Bay, according to a community-driven study ...