“The disaster at Upper Big Branch (UBB) was manmade and could have been prevented had Massey Energy (Massey) followed basic, well-tested and historically proven safety procedures,” according to the Governor’s Independent Investigation Panel’s 113 page report. This finding directly opposes …
A preliminary study of an asbestos-plagued Montana town indicates health dangers remain in some areas already addressed in a federal cleanup that, so far, has cost more than $370 million. Tuesday’s release of a long-awaited draft toxicity study for the …
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration says it issued 134 citations during its latest round of inspections targeting problem mines. The agency said Thursday that 60 of the violations were uncovered at coal mines in West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, …
A rescue team worked to find a missing miner at a northern Idaho silver mine Saturday by clearing debris from a collapsed tunnel more than a mile underground, officials said. Hecla Mining Co. President Phil Baker said the collapse at …
West Virginia says it has issued seven citations to the operator of a Wyoming County mine in connection with the industry’s first fatality of 2011. The Office of Miners’ Health Safety and Training says it also cited two individuals in …