The PRB, as it is known, is more famous for coal; and two of the biggest miners, Peabody Energy Corp. and Arch Coal Inc., are throwing their lot
Eastern Kentucky's hills are interrupted by jarring flats of bare rock: the aftermath of mountaintop removal mining, which uses explosives to
Thousands of European environmental activists are readying to blockade a huge open-pit coal mine in Germany, backed for the first time by the
It singles out hardrock mining - normally for metals - and coal mining, and points to salmon populations as a key economic and
TAIYUAN, June 19 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in northern China's Shanxi Province have suspended or held back the construction of 82 coal mines
The letter fans a long-running dispute over pollution from coal mines in the
It's in regional Queensland - where, according to many analysts, widespread voter support for coal mining and the jobs it creates swayed the
The Australian government has approved Indian group Adani's plans for a controversial coal project that will open up a new mining region in
The historic coal mining shovel that was hidden under bramble for more than 70 years has gone on display in southeast Kansas alongside its
LAUNCESTON, Australia (Reuters) - Adani Enterprises' Carmichael coal mine in Australia is assuming mythical status way out of proportion to
Shawna Canning took a photo of the miner's monument following Davis Day ceremonies in Springhill on June 11. Her great-great grandfather's
Selenium from Teck Resources' Elk Valley coal mines, which share a watershed with Idaho and Montana, has killed and deformed fish,
Stories about how coal helped build Cape Breton hospitals and schools. About coal dust being the piles you played on as kids and coal miners being some of
New Delhi (CNN Business) One of India's richest men just got the green light to start building a new coal mine in Australia despite fierce
FILE--In this Oct. 16, 2018 file photo, Jim Lovell, left, and Carmen Boccia look over the Markley shovel where it has been for 70 years in nearby
India's Adani Mining said it would start work on a A$2bn ($1.38bn) coal mine following approval by Australian authorities on Thursday, opening
Josephine Clarke remembers hearing the whistle blowing four times a day to signal the miners' change of shifts. "My grandfather used to say
The NGT had issued a complete ban in 2014 on mining and transportation of coal mining keeping in mind the adverse impact on ecology and
China's National Energy Administration said on Monday it will curb output by 20% at coal mines at risk of "bumps", or sudden jolts inside a mine
BEIJING-A coal mine accident in China's northeastern Jilin Province that occurred in the late hours on June 9 left nine dead and 10 injured,