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Herd to honor coal miners with all-black uniforms
Herald-Dispatch
Marshall’s football uniforms for its Tuesday night matchup with South Alabama feature special decals to honor the state’s coal miners. The Herd will wear all ...

US Department of Labor awards more than $10.5M in grants to support mine safety, health ...
MSHA
... Mine Safety and Health Administration has awarded more than $10.5 million in grants to reduce mining accidents, injuries, and illnesses by ...

Preliminary Report On Mine Fatality Released - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released the preliminary report on a mine accident that resulted in the death of a miner on ...

Safety as the foundation of successful underground mining
Mining Weekly
Redpath Africa|Equipment|Ground Support|Mine Safety|Mining|Predictive Maintenance|Risk Management|Skills Development|Ventilation|Artificial ...

China's Coal Production Slumps 6.8% as Winter Supply Fears Grow | OilPrice.com
Oil Price
China's spot thermal coal prices have been rising since late spring, when the deadliest mining disaster in 16 years in May prompted authorities to ...

India shelves coal import mandate for power plants, Bloomberg News reports | Reuters
Reuters
India has shelved a proposal to mandate coal imports to boost reducing stockpiles ​at the country's power plants, Bloomberg News ‌reported on ...

Is coal really making a comeback? | Grist
Grist
Headlines say the dirtiest fossil fuel is “back in fashion” — but there's much more to the story. Photo of a truck hauling coal ... Coal was on the way ...

Coal Plants in Europe Reap Windfall as Gas Prices Surge - Bloomberg.com
Bloomberg.com
Europe has spent decades shutting down coal-fired plants to combat global warming. Now the ones still left are experiencing an unexpected ...

Mine Agency Reopens Debate on Respirators for Underground Work
Bloomberg Law News
The US Mine Safety and Health Administration is giving stakeholders another chance to weigh in on a proposal that would expand the use of ...