The coal-producing areas of West Virginia have been traditionally defined as fields, each field corresponding to a given geographical location or region of the state. Our readers should note that a ...

Peyton of Virginia bought a large tract of land where Peytona is now located. Peyton's intent was to open a cannel ... The K&M line later became part of the New York Central System. By 1906, 261 coal ...

There are many mine disasters that have occurred in the Mountain State throughout the years. One such disaster is the Sago ...

The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at ...

The incidence of so-called “black lung disease” has been roaring back due to mechanized coal extraction technology.

Randy Smith, a 64-year-old retired coal miner, is in line to be the next president of the West Virginia Senate ... worked the past nine years in coal mine safety after spending 22 years ...

(WCHS) — A retired coal miner has been nominated to be the next president of the West Virginia Senate ... Industry and Mining Committee. The 64-year-old Republican currently represents a ...

It also commemorates the deadliest mining disaster in America's history which occurred in 1907 in West Virginia where more than 300 coal miners were killed in an explosion.

In September, a coal mine reopened in Utah’s Coal Country. But the mine’s owner, Wolverine Fuels, can’t find enough people to fill the estimated 350 jobs needed to staff it.