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South Africa's informal miners fight for their future in coal's twilight

G rowing up, Cyprial dreamed of being a lawyer. Instead, he now spends his days underground, swinging a pickaxe against rock ...
The Times Leader

ATV park breathes life into old Appalachian mine

(AP) An eastern Kentucky county hit hard in recent years by the region’s dwindling coal industry has built a tourist attraction on the remains of an old Appalachian mine. All-terrain vehicles and ...
90.5 WESA

Second coal mine proposed in the Laurel Highlands met with opposition: ‘I wish it wasn’t coming’

LCT Energy, based in Johnstown, is operating a mine called Rustic Ridge #1, located in Westmoreland County. Now, it’s ...
Colorado Public Radio

The owner of Colorado’s largest coal mine sees a future in coal — and so does the Trump administration

The Department of Energy posted an unusual meme — for a federal department — on the social media platform X last Thursday: A photo of a gleaming rock, center-framed, with the caption, “She’s an icon / ...
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Project showcasing historic mine fans nears completion in Carbon County

LANSFORD, Pa. — The No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum in Lansford takes people back in time to the days of the coal industry. "This is what built northeastern PA. Had coal not been discovered, it would have ...