On Aug. 31, MSHA published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to require underground coal mines to equip continuous mining machines with proximity detection systems in order to protect miners ...

The mandate for the South African subsidiary of Germany-based under-ground mining equipment and industrial gearboxes supplier Eickhoff will focus on supplying continuous miners to the local coal ...

State mining inspectors are investigating the death of a coal miner who was pinned by a coal-extracting machine he was operating in a southwest Virginia mine.A spokeswoman for the state Department of ...

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The minecart was developed hundreds of years ago, with examples of this style of vehicle dating back at least to the 1500s. They were used to help move earth and minerals out from the deep tunnels ...

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Coal miners who worked at the Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, West Virginia, where a deadly blast killed 29 miners on April 5, told federal investigators that Massey foremen ordered an electrician, ...

A coal miner in Western Kentucky died after being pinned against a wall by a mobile digging machine in an underground mine, the first coal mining death in the state this year. Nathan G. Phillips, 36, ...

The first episode of a reality show filmed in a southern West Virginia coal mine had real-world results: Federal inspectors who watched the Spike TV series have cited Cobalt Coal Corp. for activities ...