More than 200 people have been killed in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

Wilburton marks 100 years since a deadly 1926 coal mine explosion that killed 91 miners, as city leaders and families honor ...

Town of Farmington will consider sand mining permit at February 10 meeting as neighbors express concerns about dust, noise ...

The collapse happened Wednesday due to heavy rains at the rebel-controlled Rubaya mines. Congo is a major supplier of coltan, ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) – It has been 20 years since 13 miners were trapped in the Sago Mine in Upshur County. Of those miners, 12 died in the tragedy. On Jan. 2, 2006, an explosion rocked the Sago ...

This abandoned coal mine has been left untouched for years. Inside, the tunnels, supports, and equipment remain frozen in time. Exploring it reveals how dangerous and demanding underground mining once ...

Elvis Hatfield and Don Bragg died of smoke inhalation when a belt fire filled the mine entry where they were working with thick smoke ...

Deputies in Kanawha County need your help finding a hit-and-run driver who collided head-on with a United States Postal Service mail truck. The National Guard is helping people get access to critical ...

One worker was killed and another injured when a roof collapsed at the Mammoth underground coal mine near Blackwater in Central Queensland on Friday afternoon. The two men were trapped underground at ...

Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Trump administration and U.S. Congress are launching a plan this week to overturn former President Joe Biden's mining ban in northern Minnesota and prevent future administrations ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An explosion that killed 12 workers at the Sago Mine likely was caused by a massive lightning strike that ignited methane gas in a sealed-off area, the mine's owner said Tuesday.

Friday marked 20 years since an explosion at the Sago Mine in Upshur County left 12 coal miners dead after trapping 13. The disaster prompted the nation’s most recent major mine safety law later in ...