Coal miners descend feets below the surface to extract the valuable black diamond, facing extreme conditions and utilizing innovative tools. The process is an impressive blend of courage, expertise, ...

In Emery County, fourth-generation coal miner Jared Simms says, “This whole area was raised on coal mining." But at 49, he ...

Rate of black lung disease among miners may be 10 times higher than reported Lung disease is a well-known deadly consequence of working in the coal industry. But a new NPR study finds miners are ...

At Least 9 Miners Are Trapped in a Coal Mine in India's Northeastern Assam State GUWAHATI, India (AP) — At least nine workers are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern ...