But now, 159 years later, all that is left of the northern New Mexico town are the stories, photographs, and a few stone walls of the old Mutz Hotel ... decline in the mines. Photos of ...

We explore the depths of an abandoned coal mine, venturing through narrow, collapsing tunnels and past remnants of old wooden ...

In 1924, coal mining in America was at its peak, employing over 860,000 miners. Today, employment numbers are slightly over 40,000. Want more proof that the industry is on the decline? Just take a ...

said the Nay Aug Park-based mine will show guests what kind of working conditions coal miners toiled in on Saturday, June 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “We’ll have the old oil-wick lights and ...

Nearby, mining counties across Virginia’s slice of Appalachia were reeling after decades of job loss. Mr. Stacy and his friend Jim McGlothlin, both former coal magnates, seized on what they ...

The fate of a massive coal mine expansion on the doorsteps of Jasper National Park is now in the hands of Alberta's energy regulator. The company submitted a formal application in April.

The incident took place in the wee hours of the day at the South Eastern Coalfields Limited’s Gevra open-cast coal mine. Two people were killed, and another sustained critical injuries ...

BEIJING (AP) — Water rushed into a coal mine in northwestern China’s Gansu province, leaving three workers dead, official state news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday. There were 133 people ...