Drainage from abandoned coal mines can carry massive loads of carbon dioxide, venting to the air decades or even centuries ...
India has over 500 officially identified abandoned coal mines. Many of these old pits, especially in Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, ...
The first death occurred on Feb. 28, “when a portion of rib rock fell” on 46-year-old Billy Stalker, who had 28 years of ...
Steven Lipscomb, a 42-year-old married father of two and retired Marine, was found dead in Rolling Thunder Mine, officials ...
Eckley Miners’ Village in Pennsylvania feels like stepping into a piece of living history. It’s a small place tucked deep in ...
A coal miner's body was found in West Virginia's Rolling Thunder Mine, which flooded after breaching a water pocket. This ...
DRENNEN, W.Va. — Mine rescue teams are looking for a coal miner in a flooded Nicholas County mine. State police said the Rolling Thunder Mine near Drennen flooded at about 1 p.m. Saturday and all ...