Last month, the Trump administration nominated mining industry association executive Wayne Palmer to head MSHA.

The multi-phase initiative will focus on constructing a new coal breaker modeled after the 1915 Eckley breaker, enhancing both the historical authenticity of the site and the visitor experience.

An exact project cost hasn’t been determined. A climate-controlled facility inside the breaker will house collections of mining tools, coal samples and mining company equipment. “It will ...

Peak coal could be considered akin to that of mythical folklore – a narrative widely told but never experienced in reality.