The open pit mining operation at the site, called Blackbird, supported a town with a population of 250 named Cobalt. Things changed in the early 90’s when federal regulators confirmed pollution ...

The number is still lower than any year prior to 2014. — -- Coal mining deaths in the U.S. nearly doubled last year, after a record low in 2016, according to data from the Mine Safety and ...

Author Tim Falconer hopes his new book will make more Canadians aware of Viola MacMillan, a mining industry pioneer who became embroiled in scandal near the end of her career.