WEST VIRGINIA (WVNS) – $250,000 dollars in mine safety and education funding has been made available by the U.S. Department ...

Federal safety data determines 27 mine operators and five contractors earning top honors for outstanding workplace safety performance.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the Trump administration took the first steps toward shutting down two major programs aimed at protecting the nation’s miners ...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has announced a final rule to protect miners from accidents associated with surface mobile equipment. According to a release ...

Surface miners held a critical drill at the Alabama Fire College to help rescue those who get injured on the job.

WASHINGTONWASHINGTON — Coal miners will be better protected from poisonous silica dust that has contributed to the premature deaths of thousands of mine workers from a respiratory ailment commonly ...

In West Virginia, a push for stronger regulations to fight the new epidemic of black lung afflicting Central Appalachian miners. Retired West Virginia coal miner Terry Lilly, who has black lung, ...

Anyone in the US who’s depended on a respirator to provide protection against dust, smoke, mold or airborne viruses has likely relied on a small but mighty agency within the US Centers for Disease ...

Twenty-three individuals emerged alive on Wednesday from underground at the La Reliquia gold mine in Colombia's Antioquia department, after enduring 43 hours beneath the surface. The rescue followed a ...

China's top mine-safety official in a major coal region is under investigation for corruption. Hu Haijun, director of the ...

When the Trump administration took the first steps toward shutting down two major programs aimed at protecting the nation’s miners, the grassroots response was immediate, and vehement. And, it turns ...