At the start of their shift, the coal miners working on Enlow Fork Mine’s H-3 longwall section step into a black steel elevator and descend 800 feet underground, where they walk out through a heavy ...

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In Season 15, Episode 5 of Discovery Channel’s Gold Rush, Parker Schnabel, 30, confronts significant operational challenges at his Dominion Creek claim. Despite a $15 million investment and an ...

A photo of a coal miner at a Kentucky elementary school’s homecoming went viral, capturing the hearts of many with its ...

President Trump on Tuesday is expected to sign an executive order aiming to bolster U.S. coal mining. In the order, Trump will define coal as a “mineral,” allowing it to benefit from a previous ...

In 2023, dirty mine water gushed out of the ground behind James Christian's home, flooding his yard in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Sinkholes formed, a strong sulfur-like odor lingered in the air ...

A major coal mine in Wyoming has received approval to open up a huge new section of federal land for mining. This newly accessible area contains around 14.5 million tons of coal. That is a little more ...

Gov. Jim Justice leveled criticism at a reporter and a Russian mining company over a federal judge’s order to force the sale of a key component of his family’s business network. And the governor ...

Note to readers • This story was originally published by High Country News. In September, a coal mine reopened in Utah’s Coal Country. But the mine’s owner, Wolverine Fuels, couldn’t find enough ...

The Trump administration has announced plans to open 13 million acres of federal land for coal mining, as part of President Donald Trump's aim to bolster the shrinking U.S. coal industry. The policy, ...