A coal mine blast in northern China left at least 74 workers dead, the government said Thursday, marking the third massive coal mine disaster to hit China's disaster-plagued industry in recent weeks.

A highlight for Mining Journalism Training (MJT) attendees this year was experiencing a controlled live blast at Canyon Coal’s Mpumalanga-based Gugulethu Colliery. Menar’s MJT programme began with ...

Page-Kincaid Public Service District officials reported Friday that iron that has recently inflitrated the drinking water of Fayette County residents is likely related to nearby mining and blasting.

Orica and Epiroc have developed a semi-automatic explosives delivery system for underground mining, labeled Avatel. According to the developers, the system eliminates charge crew exposure at the face.

The large-scale blasting at the Goantagab mine in the Sorris Sorris conservancy near Khorixas last Friday has reignited debate over the potential threat to desert-adapted rhinos, tourism and the ...

The engineer for the company that hopes to mine both sandstone and limestone near the Rolling Hills development in Franks­town Township said the company does not plan to do any blasting. Earlier this ...

Rescuers struggling through the blast-shattered corridors of a Siberian coal mine have nearly reached the last area where any of 30 missing miners could still be found alive, Russia's Emergencies ...

Harford County residents are concerned for their health and homes because of a bill introduced to the County Council that aims to expand mining operations by allowing blasting operations to take place ...

Crews not expected to reach blast area where miners trapped for 24 hours. MONTCOAL, W.Va., April 6, 2010— -- A miner who survived the massive West Virginia mine explosion said he had to struggle ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- An unusually strong blast at Cloud Peak's Cordero Rojo coal mine rocked the Gillette area Tuesday morning, shaking the ground for miles and activating seismographs hundreds of miles ...

Harford County legislation that would have allowed blasting at mining operations to take place 1,000 feet closer to residential property lines was withdrawn Tuesday night after community members ...