A former coal-mining hub in Canada has been exploring an unexpected pathway to clean energy by using the labyrinth of ...

Cumberland, B.C. was built on coal mining—both literally and practically. Thousands of workers were employed and millions of ...

A recent tragedy in Colorado wasn't an anomaly. From drowning in quarries to stumbling into open pits, hundreds have died in ...

From Europe to North America, an energy revolution is breathing new life into empty, long-forgotten coal mine shafts—by repurposing them into places to store renewable energy. Using "gravity batteries ...

A Washington state man died while exploring an abandoned mine on Prince of Wales Island earlier this month, leading to an extended recovery effort. Fifty-year-old Devin Albert was visiting his cousin ...

Long before skyscrapers dominated America's skyline, the country was rife with rough and remote mining towns that were built ...

Sasol Mining is building a new coal-mine shaft on the farm Zandfontein, in Secunda. The project is an extension of the Middelpunt mine, making it a brownfields project, the new satellite shaft being a ...

A dog owner was exploring a mining area in the Arizona desert when her dog fell 100 feet into darkness, rescuers said. Instead of fetching the animal herself, the 39-year-old woman asked for help at ...

Indiana leaders gathered Thursday to consider how the state could mine its ample coal waste for the rare earth elements key to modern technology — in a bid to boost ...