Mine Accident

Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship received the maximum sentence for his misdemeanor charge of conspiring to violate federal mine safety laws. His…

State mining officials are citing Patriot Coal for serious violations during a severe coal burst that killed two miners in May.The enforcement action by…

State and federal mine safety officials are investigating an accident that injured eight workers at a Greenbrier County mine.The state Office of Miners'…