All the headlines from our Mining Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 11 2007 // The deadly Sago Mine explosion in West Virginia may have been nearly seven times more powerful than previously reported, according to a government report obtained by the Sunday Gazette-Mail.The 138-page Army Corps of...
Dec 3 2007 // Massey Energy Co. is facing another lawsuit over a fatal fire at one of its mines in West Virginia.Wyatt Robinson’s lawsuit claims Richmond, Va.-based Massey and a subsidiary, Aracoma Coal Company Inc., failed to...
Nov 19 2007 // Data mining is a very powerful tool, but actuaries need to exercise caution when building insurance risk models because of the potential limitations of data.“I’ve heard data mining defined as ‘torturing...
Nov 18 2007 // Federal regulators believe they’ve found a quick and safe way for miners to escape fires or explosions in underground mines.A reusable system of 30- or 42-inch-diameter concrete pipes installed in underground mines...
Nov 16 2007 // A former district manager who has participated on mine rescue teams and fatal accident investigations will direct a new federal Mine Safety and Health Administration office charged with assessing compliance with agency...
Nov 13 2007 // A coal truck crash that killed the driver in 2005 has been reclassified as a mining accident, the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration said.As a result, the agency plans to publish a report on the death of Chad...
Nov 8 2007 // Federal regulators believe they’ve found a quick and safe way for miners to escape fires or explosions in underground mines.A reusable system of 30- or 42-inch-diameter concrete pipes installed in underground mines...
Nov 4 2007 // When a former employee sued Ernest for age discrimination, the owner of a small food services company fought back. He knew the allegation was totally false but, unfortunately for Ernest, he was completely on his own.Like...
Oct 5 2007 // Connecticut-based W. R. Berkley Corp. reports it has closed on the acquisition of CGH Insurance Group, the owner of American Mining Insurance Co.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. American Mining, based in...
Sep 28 2007 // Local miners told the Utah Mine Safety Commission that more regulations would do little to improve safety at the state’s mines.The commission was formed by Gov. Jon Huntsman to explore whether Utah should begin...
Sep 18 2007 // A worker was killed Sunday in an underground coal mine in southern West Virginia, a state mine safety official said.Ron Wooten, director of the state Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training said one person died...
Sep 12 2007 // A nonprofit group is offering free assistance to miners who believe they have suffered retaliation from employers for reporting safety problems.The Appalachian Center For the Economy and Environment launched the West...
Sep 5 2007 // A Philippi, West Virginia company that developed a heart and breathing monitor for firefighters and helped NASA research global warming has been hired to create a prototype tracking system to locate miners...
Sep 4 2007 // Insurance holding company W. R. Berkley Corp., based in Greenwich, Conn., is acquiring acquire CGH Insurance Group, the owner of American Mining Insurance Co.American Mining, based in Birmingham, Alabama, has specialized...
Aug 31 2007 // Underground coal miners in the United States are facing a new and apparently growing safety threat: the theft of emergency air packs.Authorities say the devices have been disappearing from mines, particularly in the state...
Aug 29 2007 // Utah Governor Jon Huntsman has named the members of the newly organized Utah Mine Safety Commission to look into mine safety and accident prevention, as well as to investigate the Crandall Canyon Mine disaster and the...
Aug 22 2007 // Fines for violating New Jersey mine safety laws will increase under legislation signed into law by Gov. Jon S. Corzine.State mine safety fines have ranged from $25 to $500. The new law increases them to up to $2,500 for...
Aug 20 2007 // The state Department of Environmental Protection said it is launching a broad review of West Virginia’s 250 or so underground coal mines after one operation mined beyond its permit and – perhaps – inside...
Aug 9 2007 // State and federal mine safety officials are investigating an accident that killed a section foreman at a mine in West Virginia’s Mingo County.Stevie Joe Browning, 24, died Monday at St. Mary’s Medical Center in...
Aug 7 2007 // An eastern Kentucky coal miner claims he has been targeted by a Virginia company because he spoke out against unsafe working conditions at one of the company’s mines.Charles Howard, of Roxana, filed a complaint with...