Abandoned coal mines had left waterways acidic and rusty orange. Local residents are cleaning them up, and recovering rare ...

When Barrackville community leaders began putting together a memorial for victims of the town's mine disasters in March, ...

Koderma: Koderma police have intensified crackdown against illegal mining and transportation of mica and other precious stones in the district. A day .

Nearby, mining counties across Virginia’s slice of Appalachia were reeling after decades of job loss. Mr. Stacy and his friend Jim McGlothlin, both former coal magnates, ...

Earlier, these were classified as minor minerals. "The Ministry of Mines vide gazette notification dated 20th February, 2025 ...

Fontel Mines was crucial to Virginia Tech’s success in their recruitment of the class of 2025. Mines serves as Virginia Tech’s assistant head coach, wide receivers coach, and offensive ...

Nov. 25, 2006, Blacksburg, Va, USA; Virginia Cavaliers wide receiver (84) Fontel Mines is tackled by linebacker (31) Brenden Hill and defensive end (49) Chris Ellis in the Hokies 17-0 victory over ...

WMUR Manchester. Fritz Wetherbee: Mica Mines in Groton. Posted: September 6, 2024 | Last updated: September 6, 2024. Little town of Groton NH once was world famous I’ll tell you the story, ...

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.

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 ...

Metallurgical coal producer Coronado Global Resources halted production at the Buchanan underground complex in Virginia, US, on Friday evening, after a 27-year old miner lost his life when a loose ...