New research has uncovered the earliest traces of lead contamination caused by human activities, linking the development of ...

The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) on Wednesday announced that Eckley Miners’ Village — a landmark patch town preserving the legacy of Pennsylvania’s Anthracite mining industry — ...

Export officials are excited about creation of a historical area showcasing the borough’s mining history. A $139,000 state ...

A Boone County coal mine had a long history of safety and environmental violations leading up to a miner death there last ...

For some, Ukraine’s Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts evoke images of coal mines, industrial sprawl, and Russian-speaking culture ...

The volunteer group dedicated to restoring the Quincy & Torch Lake Railroad recently received a donation of 100 railroad ties from Coppers’ L’Anse Tie Recovery Yard. The purpose of the ties, says ...

Serbian coal miners just stumbled upon the 1,700-year-old remains of a Roman ship that once supplied the distant reaches of ...

When English leaders began fretting about coal, the late-20-something Jevons decided he wanted to address their concerns. And ...

With OMV set to announce unexpectedly good flows from its Pohokura field and Genesis buying in more coal, the tide is turning back to investment in fossil fuels. Shane Jones tells Jonathan Milne that ...

Over 100 years ago, the Ku Klux Klan embedded its roots in the Northeastern part of the United States. One of their targets ...

The Mine Shaft boasts the longest stand-up bar in New Mexico – a whopping 40 feet of pure, unadulterated libation real estate ...

With Mining Men, Emily Webber offers a fascinating history of the industry through the real-life stories of the men at the ...