Wrexham’s MP has thrown his support behind a campaign fighting for fairer pensions for those who worked for British Coal.

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 ...

Each line etched in their face, each finger and toe lost, tells a story interwoven in the tapestry of coalfield life.

In Zimbabwe it was believed that if a woman went underground the gold seam would vanish, but above ground women held ...

There were a lot of ways to die in a coal mine. You could stumble upon a deadly gas, which they called “damp”: “choke-damp” ...

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A new "time tunnel" exhibition which tells the history of British coal mining has opened in West Yorkshire. The feature, ...

Prohibition was in full force in February 1923 when Deputy Sheriff R.T. Edwards arrested three bootleggers in Sego, Utah, ...

Environmentalists and farmers are challenging Arizona's approval of an air pollution permit for Copper World Mine, claiming it's lax on toxic dust.

A tour guide killed at a former Colorado gold mine last year fell out of a crowded elevator taking tourists below ground ...

A tragic landslide at a coal mine in the Harnai district of Balochistan has once again highlighted the persistent dangers faced by miners in the region due to inadequate safety measures. The incident ...

Coal mining industry leader Mr Tony Maher has been appointed as the new Chair of Safe Work Australia.Mr Maher brings a wealth of experience to the ...