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West Virginia’s worst mining disasters of the 1900’s
WVNS Bluefield via Yahoo News· 4 months agoGHENT, WV (WVNS) — West Virginia’s coal mining industry has faced some monumental mining disasters, with some of the worst occurring during the 1900’s....
16 killed in coal mine fire in southern China
United Press International via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA CAT endloader moves coal at the Gateway Eagle Mine, an United Mine Workers mine in Pond Fork, Boone County, in southern West Virginia, in March 2016....
Kentucky man who died at W. Va. coal mine was thrown from bulldozer as it rolled
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoThe accident that killed a Kentucky man Feb. 26 at a West Virginia coal mine occurred when the...
Senate climate bill has West Virginia written all over it
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe sprawling economic package passed by the U.S. Senate this week has a certain West Virginia...
U.S. Supreme Court spurns coal executive's challenge to mine-explosion conviction
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away former Massey Energy Co CEO Donald Blankenship's bid to...
Simulated mining ride hopes to kickstart coal heritage recognition in Northern West Virginia
Times West Virginian, Fairmont via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSep. 20—FAIRMONT — Although not overlooked, much of northern West Virginia's coal mining history lacks representation through standing museums or heritage sites. Through a combination of robotics ...
Kentucky has a long history of coal mining disasters. These are 5 of the deadliest
Lexington Herald-Leader via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe collapse of an 11-story coal mining plant in Martin County left two workers trapped under the...
A Strange Creature Was Lurking in West Virginia. Then an Iconic Bridge Collapsed
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoHow the Silver Bridge Came Crashing DownAP A sleepy town of barely 4,000 people, Point Pleasant sits...
Brooks inducted into SGMA of West Virginia Hall of Fame
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 5—Music is part of Scott Brooks' heritage and, on April 22, he became a permanent part of West Virginia's southern gospel music history. Brooks was one of eight new members inducted into ...
Longwall mining job fair offers a chance for 'all the blue collar families'
Times West Virginian, Fairmont via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoJan. 30—BRIDGEPORT — Despite coal's decline as a major producer of electricity, Allegheny Metallurgical expects coal for steel and alloy production to be a major economic driver for West Virginia ...
