In Emery County, fourth-generation coal miner Jared Simms says, “This whole area was raised on coal mining." But at 49, he ...
Mining activity ceased at the site in the early 1900’s, but the coal still left in the ground has been burning ever since.
A coal mine where an underground fire on Jan. 13, 2025 prompted reported mine worker evacuations had a long history of safety ...
Visit the interactive map online, then in the upper right-hand corner check the “Mine Maps Index” box that will bring up purple lines indicating the exact location of the mines underground.
The Everhart Museum hosted a Knox Mine Disaster film reception Friday in honor of Anthracite Heritage Month.The event also ...
But, today, that mining has hollowed out the ground beneath us. Pennsylvania’s inventory of abandoned coal mines is larger ... ground movement following underground mining — since 2017.
Underneath the present-day Marshall Mesa trailhead lies one of 14,000 abandoned mines across Colorado. Mining activity ceased at the site in the early 1900’s, but the coal still left in the ...