Deep in the hills of West Virginia, coal mining and the dangers that come with it have been a part of families’ lives for generations.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Faced with a small methane gas fire that couldn't be extinguished in a highly volatile underground mine, at least two victims of the country's deadliest coal mine explosion in ...

On May 11th, 1910, a sudden gust of air in the Wellington Pit marked the start of one of Britain’s deadliest mining disasters. In minutes, fire and smoke swallowed the tunnels, trapping 147 men deep ...

Monk, whose son was one of 29 workers killed in the 2010 Pike River disaster in New Zealand, extends condolences to the ...

Seven miners were killed in a blast at a coal mine in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan on Monday night, the second such deadly incident in the region in a week.

The Endeavor incident that killed two workers last week is far from an isolated tragedy. It is part of a growing pattern, in ...

TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. - Rescue workers hampered by debris and pockets of deadly carbon monoxide struggled through the night Monday to reach 13 coal miners trapped a mile underground by a powerful mine ...

BEIJING (AP) — Safety regulators in China say they've found several violations at a coal mine where 33 people died this week after being trapped underground in a gas explosion. Only two miners ...

More details have emerged after two people were killed and another injured in a mine explosion believed to be caused by a ...

BARRACKVILLE — When Barrackville community leaders began putting together a memorial for victims of the town's mine disasters in March, Diana Marple thought it would take five years of $1,000 ...

On average, 50 to 60 miners die in America while they are on the job. April 6, 2010— -- On average, 50 to 60 coal miners die in this country every year while they work. It is such a dangerous job ...