Twelve West Virginians miners lost their lives 20 years ago today in one of the worst coal mining disasters in the state’s ...

There are many mine disasters that have occurred in the Mountain State throughout the years. One such disaster is the Sago ...

The Sago Mine disaster served as a catalyst for mine safety law changes, but its unclear if some changes will survive budget ...

Eight workers evacuated, but contact with two was lost. After seven hours, teams found the missing miners dead.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State mine safety investigators are looking into a serious accident at a southern West Virginia surface mine which left a worker hospitalized. According to the State Office of ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Nearly a third of the 260 miners stuck underground following an accident at a Sibanye-Stillwater gold mine in South Africa were brought to the surface on Friday, the company ...

Two miners were killed and twenty were injured after a mining accident occurred in Ouray, Colo. early Sunday morning. The accident was ruled to be neither a cave-in nor a mine collapse, but the exact ...

An elevator malfunction in the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine killed a tour guide and injured four others. Twelve adults were trapped for hours at the bottom of the mine during the incident. The mine has ...

Mining accidents across China this year have seen a 6.1 percent year-on-year decrease in fatalities. Serious accidents and resulting deaths have registered respective declines of 6.3 percent and 17.1 ...