FUXIN, China – Rescuers searching for miners trapped by a coal mine explosion in northeast China (search) found six more bodies early Wednesday, bringing the death toll in the country's worst mining ...

President Trump has been a cheerleader for coal miners. But these miners say his administration is failing to enforce limits ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Coal mining deaths surged in the U.S. in 2017, one year after they hit a record low. The nation's coal mines recorded 15 deaths last year, including eight in West Virginia.

China has launched a safety inspection effort targeting all working coal mines and coal-mining projects after several recent fatal accidents, a statement by its State Council, or cabinet, showed on ...

The nation’s coal mines are nearing a record low mark for on-the-job deaths for the third year in a row and have a chance to keep the number of fatal accidents in single digits for the first time.

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Virginia and Tennessee had one death each, among the 19 miners killed on the job in U.S. coal mines, preliminary federal figures show. West Virginia led the nation in coal deaths in 2012, accounting ...

As a coal miner, Brad McGarry faced danger underground on a daily basis — but it was an unexpected threat above ground that ended his life. McGarry was found shot to death in the basement of his ...

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The number of mining fatalities in 2017 already is outpacing last year’s count as of the end of July, according to MSHA. Three separate accidents at different worksites bring the total number to 10 ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Federal regulators are urging U.S. coal companies to refocus on health and safety regulations after three mine fatalities in three days last week. In West Virginia, a miner ...