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Just a few months ago, the U.S. coal mining industry was on track for its safest year in history. But in an eleven-day span in late December, three miners…
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Attorneys for former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship are seeking to erase his misdemeanor conviction related to the deadliest U.S. mine disaster in four…
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A Union County coal miner died today after being struck by a ram car in an underground mine near Waverly. This is the 2nd mine-related fatality in…
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Illinois coal mining deaths increased sharply in the past year from one in 2012 to four in 2013.Illinois Coal Association President Phil Gonet says the…
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The number of Kentucky coal miners killed on the job in 2012 fell by half from the previous year. Four died working in the mines this past year, and…
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A worker has died after being trapped in machinery Saturday at a Saline County, Ill., mine. The incident happened at Willow Lake Mine. The operation,…