The near-tragic accident in Pennsylvania illustrates a hazard that coal miners have worried about for years: Maps of many abandoned mines are inaccurate, in part because former operators voraciously ...

Municipalities in the former anthracite mining area are being offered free mining maps to assist in community planning, coping with possible natural gas pipeline placement and with mine subsidence ...

WILKES-BARRE – Robert Hughes stopped his maroon SUV in the middle of Espy Street, turning on his flashers to let drivers know he might be there for a while. He knelt by an uncovered hole in the street ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Pennsylvania has a long history of anthracite coal mining. The result is that millions of buildings and homes are located above abandoned mines. Looking to see old mine maps? Penn ...

RHINEBECK >> The Town Board has wrapped up the public hearing on whether to adopt a zoning map that correctly identifies the boundaries of mining activity instead of the entire parcels where mining ...

Two recent coal mine accidents in Appalachia have led to calls for establishment of national standards for documentation of underground mines and for a reassessment of the state of technologies, such ...

Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett announced yesterday the release of Department of Environmental Protection’s “Pennsylvania Mine Map Atlas.” The online tool is a detailed map of the state’s underground mines.The ...

The Environmental Justice Atlas released new maps March 2 alleging that Pan American Silver operates mines that don’t have the consent of local communities and that pollute local water supplies — ...

Residents near Chelatchie Bluff thought an application that could someday allow surface mining of gravel on 330 acres near their homes was dead. After all, the Clark County Council held a public ...