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Coal pile | | wvnews. com
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (22+ words) Coal pile WV News Steel companies in need of mass amounts of coal created subsidiary coal mines to ensure their supply....
Coal cutter underground
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (28+ words) WV News The number of mine jobs was cut over the years as mines became reliant on machinery like the coal cutter pictured here....
West Virginia Miners among 13 killed nationwide as mining fatalities increase in 2026
2+ day, 35+ min ago (675+ words) Two fatal mining accidents in West Virginia this spring contributed to a nationwide increase in mining deaths, with federal data showing 13 fatalities across the industry so far in 2026. CLARKSBURG, W. Va. " Two mining fatalities that occurred less than 24 hours apart in…...
Abandoned mine workings, mapping failures cited in WV miner's 2025 death: MSHA Final Report
1+ week, 1+ day ago (756+ words) SWISS, W. Va. " A failure to properly identify and verify abandoned mine workings led to a fatal inundation at the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County that killed a veteran West Virginia miner in November 2025, according to a federal final report…...
WVU expands rare earth research with new initiative and commercial startup
2+ week, 1+ day ago (835+ words) Water moves through a recovery process developed by WVU at a processing facility in Mount Storm where researchers are advancing technologies aimed at recovering rare earth elements from mine waste and other unconventional feedstocks. A research team in the A34 AMDREE…...
MSHA, state police investigating fatal underground mining accident in Pa. | WV News | wvnews. com
3+ week, 1+ day ago (447+ words) Federal and state officials, including the Mine Safety and Health Administration and Pennsylvania State Police, are investigating a fatal underground roof-support accident at the Bailey Mine's Wind Ridge operation that killed a 34-year-old Greene County miner struck by falling rock....
Deep-Sea Mining | US and World News | wvnews. com
3+ week, 1+ day ago (265+ words) Deep-Sea Mining WV News There was a problem reporting this. Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language. - South Carolina House approves a new congressional map intended to give GOP all 7 seats; bill heads to Senate…...
West Virginia gets $13. 7 M for abandoned mine cleanup in 2026 federal grants
3+ week, 4+ day ago (393+ words) West Virginia will receive more than $13. 7 million in federal abandoned mine land funding this year to help clean up and remediate hazardous former coal mining sites across the state. MORGANTOWN, W. Va. " West Virginia will receive more than $13. 7 million in mandatory…...
Chris Hamilton: "This record belongs to the miners" as injury rate hits historic low
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (629+ words) CHARLESTON, W. Va. " The West Virginia Coal Association is praising miners across the country after federal data showed U. S. mining operations reached a record-low injury rate in 2025, even as production increased. According to the U. S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, the total recordable…...
Agencies coordinating on mercury cleanup in Charleston
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (203+ words) CHARLESTON, W. Va. " The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 and the City of Charleston are coordinating the cleanup of a mercury spill near Dixie Street. The WVDEP was notified Friday afternoon and responded immediately to find…...