The state Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety is taking immediate action to try to reduce the danger of an underground ...

Josh Cochran worked deep in the coal mines of West Virginia since he was 22 years ... mines blast through rock to reach diminishing coal seams. Around 43,000 people are employed by the coal ...

Lawyer Hunter Mullens is representing a retired couple after an explosion at their West Virginia house injured ... mining under homes where the coal seam is within 400 feet of the surface until ...

Photo: PA The company behind a proposed development for the UK’s first coal mine in 30 years has withdrawn its planning application. The government confirmed on Friday that West Cumbria Mining ...

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The Government has confirmed that West Cumbria Mining (WCM) has withdrawn its planning application for the Whitehaven coal mine. A letter from the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local ...

opening a new coal mine in one of the world’s most developed countries was always going to be highly controversial. Still, West Cumbria Mining’s plan to do so in Whitehaven became far more ...

“It’s little surprise that West Cumbria Mining has not appealed the judgment. The High Court found in our favour on four separate grounds, and each of these would have had to be overturned to change ...