The 100-foot behemoth stood tall, towering over ramshackle homes built on the backs of tens of thousands of anthracite miners — a reminder of their sacrifice that fueled an industrial revolution.

The Scranton Zoning Board approved two separate building projects in the Pine Brook area planned by Lackawanna College and ...

Anthracite coal converted this region from agrarian to industrial. The discovery of hard coal — and the discovery by Jesse Fell of how to burn the stuff — spurred booms in the economy and population.

In the coal saga there’s more to mine than the mountain. Despite protestations of due diligence and highest engineering standards, every coal mine in the Eastern Slopes has had spectacular ...

Here in Routt County, there’s a strong tourism industry and diverse economy centered in Steamboat Springs. Coal mining is responsible for less than fifteen percent of the county’s economic output.

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What is known is that he made his money connecting coal mines in Russia and Mongolia with Chinese customers. He remains a mystery to Australia’s casino operators and regulators since buying 6.5 ...

January is Anthracite Mining Heritage Month, which is specifically observed in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Founded by Professor Bob Wolensky, “AMHM celebrates anthracite coal, its role in the ...

New Jersey has nearly 600 abandoned mines, according to state officials. (See an interactive map of abandoned mine ... More recently, in western Pennsylvania on Dec. 2, a 64-year-old woman ...

The Assam government has detected 220 rat-hole coal mines in the Dima Hasao district’s Umrangso area, including the ill-fated one where nine miners were trapped on January 6. The State ...

A map shows predicted snowfall for Pennsylvania. On January 16, the National Weather Service in Pennsylvania alerted residents to possible snowfall in the forecast. A map shows predicted snowfall ...

2:10 Political analyst doubts impact of Alberta coal mining protests “The facts speak for themselves,” said protester Laura Laing. “To us the answer is pretty straight forward.