In September, a coal mine reopened in Utah’s Coal Country. But the mine’s owner, Wolverine Fuels, can’t find enough people to fill the estimated 350 jobs needed to staff it.

As Russia's army advances on coal mines powering Ukraine and its steel industry, women in a small coal town adjust to new roles as miners. They've replaced men who're now fighting on the frontlines.

"Coal mining built this country," Rush said. "If you don't appreciate the history and the hard work that coal miners ... rock also extracted precious labor rights from the coal companies that ...

A new final rule was issued by the federal Department of Labor last week that will require coal operators who self-insure to post adequate security bonds that cover all of their black lung benefit ...

The National Mining Association industry group said the supply chain problems with rail, the primary means of transporting coal, is costing companies both in lost shipments and extra labor.

Even though coal mining in Tennessee is declining in 1972 the state was a major coal producer also mining 11 million tons a year. Virginia employs more than six thousand people in coal and mineral ...