Utah’s coal mines can’t find enough workers, as the industry changes
In Emery County, fourth-generation coal miner Jared Simms says, “This whole area was raised on coal mining." But at 49, he ...
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How Many People Work in the Coal Industry?
In 2021 and 2022, coal industry employers could not find enough workers to fill their positions. It may be that people simply do not find coal mining as attractive an employment proposition as ...
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Rescuers in southwestern Pakistan recover the bodies of 11 workers who died in a coal mine blast
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Local residents gather as rescuers conduct an operation to recover coal mine workers following a methane gas ...
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Rescuers race to save 12 workers after gas explosion in Pakistan coal mine
Mining accidents and explosions, blamed mainly on lax safety standards, have killed dozens of coal workers in Pakistan in recent years. In June last year, 11 miners died after inhaling methane gas ...
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Rescuers in southwestern Pakistan recover the bodies of 11 workers who died in a coal mine blast
Safety standards are commonly ignored in the coal mining industry in Pakistan, leading to accidents and explosions that kill dozens of mine workers every year. Miners often complain that owners ...