The 1976 Scotia disasters in Letcher County transformed U.S. mine rules. Fifty years later, the rescuers were honored.

This story is courtesy of the Kentucky Lantern, a project of States Newsroom. At 11:15 on the morning of March 9, 1976, ...

Ward 92 Clr Kade Guerriero stands on Mount Zion in Meadowdale where a mine shaft can be seen behind him. In 2022 illegal mining activity was discovered in the area, although law enforcement is aware ...

Police officers stand guard at the site where a vehicle exploded outside a shopping mall, as a second vehicle containing explosives was found nearby, but did not detonate and was immediately ...

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — An explosion ripped through an illegal coal mine in India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya on Thursday, killing at least 18 workers and injuring another, authorities said.

QUITO (Reuters) -The detonation of explosive devices on two bridges in Ecuador early on Wednesday was retaliation for a major military operation against illegal miners, the country's interior minister ...

Panic gripped workers and residents after dangerous explosive cartridges were found near the main entrance of the Hatti Gold Mine in Karnataka’s Raichur district on Friday, prompting an immediate ...

Speaking after touring key chemical and manufacturing companies in Kwekwe yesterday including Intrachem, Sable Chemicals, Global Union Alloy and Zimchem, VP Chiwenga said the country must urgently ...