Nowhere is Murray's companies' safety record more dismal than Galatia, the southern Illinois mine Murray bought in 1998, which has piled up 2,787 violations since June 2005. Of those, 660 violations were considered significant and substantial, meaning the hazard could "result in an injury or illness of a reasonably serious nature." picked by hisidea 1 year ago

Bush, for some reason, is determined to have Richard Stickler to head up the Mine Safety and Health Administration despite congress refusing to accept the nomination. He continues to pull one trick or another to get the man with a poor record of mine safety and leadership, but an excellent record of corporate interest in place. picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

Two Chinese brothers who tunnelled their way out of a coal mine collapse after being trapped for nearly six days survived by eating coal and drinking urine. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Three men were killed after plunging 500 feet down air shaft at Indiana coal mine. picked by punthe 1 year ago

We have one confirmed fatality,” said Kurt Knaus, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection. “I believe it is a recovery and not a rescue operation.” picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

As of 3:30 pm PST, Russian officials say 78 bodies of miners have been recovered from the mine site explosion in Siberia, but fear casualities will increase. picked by indierockcafe 1 year ago

A large cache of stone tools estimated to be up to 35,000 years old has been discovered on the site of one of Australia's largest iron ore mines, sparking calls on Monday for the site's preservation. Archaeologists uncovered the tools on the site of the A$1 billion ($920 million) Hope Downs iron ore mine, about 310 kilometres (192 miles) south of Port Hedland, in western Australia's ore-rich Pilba... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Picture of a coal miner from the north China province of Shanxi, taking a bath after finishing his shift. picked by kamaloo 10 months ago

Show will include a punk performance by Bruce the shark. No word yet of a seagull chorus singing "Mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine..." picked by Wingnut 2 years ago

A rescue team navigated flooded farmland in a boat to save a 70-year-old woman and her dog from rising floodwaters and made another critical rescue _ a pot of stew from the woman's stove. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Police said Nathan Bowman was trespassing on coal company property around 1 a.m. Friday when he slipped and fell into the Springdale Pit, an inactive mine about 700 feet deep, 3,000 feet long and 1,500 feet wide picked by dollyllama 4 months ago

The Huayuan Mining Co. mine flooded Friday afternoon when the Wen river burst a dike. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

The Communist Party USA has donated a vast collection of its photographs and documents, including smuggled directives from Moscow, to New York University. picked by suebe 1 year ago