Sept. 16 is National “Collect Rocks” Day. For geology buffs, Virginia is a great destination, as quite a few varieties of minerals have been discovered in the Commonwealth.

Economic boosters in Virginia say 100,000 acres of abandoned mine lands can provide the state a unique tool in meeting green energy goals. Log In. Subscribe. Industry Topics.

Coal mining sites in Southwest Virginia are being repurposed into places of business, outdoor recreation, entertainment, and greener forms of energy production. Click here - to use the wp menu builder ...

As the coronavirus swept across the globe this spring, Southwest Virginia’s coal industry felt the pandemic’s impacts as companies furloughed employees and idled production at several sites ...

Mica mining was a tough way to make a living and hard rock mining was back breaking, dusty, dirty, deafening, freezing, wet and dangerous. It was a small wonder that no one was ever seriously injured.