This Pennsylvania attraction lets guests dig for gems and minerals, creating a fun and unique experience for treasure hunting ...

As cases mount, industry pushback is delaying federal rules that would reduce miners’ exposure to deadly silica dust.

TREMONT, Pa. (AP) -- A coal mine accident, possibly an explosion, killed a miner Monday, but five others escaped, authorities said. The incident happened 2,300 feet underground at the R&D Coal Co.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." No town in the U.S. has been so drastically impacted by the fortunes and follies of what lies beneath it ...

A coal seam is visible at an abandoned mine site in Clearfield County, Pa. A bill aimed at averting another government shutdown this month would divert $500 million for states and tribal governments ...

In the mid-1700s, the earliest area anthracite mines offered secure employment for local residents. Nearly 250 years later, regional mines still provide jobs. The Department of Environmental ...

Can a town in steep decline still chart a future, or is its fate already sealed? That question anchors a new Pennsylvania-focused podcast debate sparked by PennLive’s four-part series on Girardville, ...

Acid mine drainage in Appalachia could become a domestic rare earths source, but ownership rules remain unclear.

Maryland’s largest active underground coal mine changed hands last month after the mine’s previous operator, Canadian firm Corsa Coal, filed for bankruptcy and auctioned assets to pay creditors. The ...

A bill aimed at averting another government shutdown this month would divert $500 million for states and tribal governments to repair landscapes damaged by coal mining. Pennsylvania, with a ...