Coal mining has produced some of the deadliest industrial accidents in modern history. From methane explosions and coal dust ignition to structural collapse and flooding, the industry’s worst ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Six people were taken to a hospital from a mining accident in Greene County Monday night. First responders were called to the ...

Federal mine safety officials have released their final report on a fatal accident at the Ohio County Mine in Dallas, West Virginia, that killed a 36-year-old s ...

May 24 (Asia Today) --A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's Shanxi Province has killed at least 82 people in what Chinese-language media described as the country's deadliest mining accident in 17 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BEIJING, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Seven people were killed in a gold mine accident in China's eastern Shandong province, and authorities ...

Five miners died on Monday and four were injured in an accident in a coal mine in the northern Spanish region of Asturias, the regional emergency services said. Two more workers were unharmed. The ...

HONG KONG — Six students from a university in China drowned Wednesday after falling into a flotation tank while visiting a mine in the country’s Inner Mongolia region. Subscribe to read this story ...

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is distributing more than $10.5 million to 45 states, the Navajo Nation and the Northern Mariana Islands to support programs aimed at reducing mining ...

The latest reported accident in Barkagaon, Hazaribagh, where a worker lost his life and others were injured following the collapse of an allegedly illegal coal excavation site, is only the newest ...

Shares of copper miner Freeport McMoran rose early Tuesday after catching an upgrade. BofA is “sufficiently confident” that risks following September’s fatal mining accident are priced in.