U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, held a hearing examining the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) proposed budget for fiscal year 2027.

Komatsu marked the grand opening of its new Peoria mining and surface haulage headquarters Wednesday with a ceremonial tree planting, a fitting symbol for a company whose name translates from Japanese as "little pine tree."

On July 12, 2025, a delivery truck driver died when the truck he was driving traveled off the road and crashed into a ravine.

Held at Bloomfield’s Abel mine, five composite teams applied their specialist training in search and rescue, first aid, and firefighting across underground and surface settings.

MSHA has established an alliance with the Metallurgical Coal Producers Association that will protect miners working in the coal sector by providing information, guidance, and training resources.

Gerry Finfinger, the well-known and highly respected coal mining researcher, has died.