Laurentian University is celebrating the success of the Laurentian University Mine Rescue Club, which secured first place at the 2026 Intercollegiate Mine Emergency Response Competition. Held earlier ...

MARION, Ill (WSIL) — It’s a call no mine operator ever wants to make, but when disaster strikes underground, a team of highly trained mine rescuers must be ready to answer. This week, miners from ...

MARION — The annual Illinois Mining Institute meeting at the Pavillion in Marion provided a chance for mine rescue teams from three states to brush up on their training and teambuilding on Wednesday.

Sixteen teams ran through mine rescue scenarios, firefighting and rope rescue challenges this weekend in Penticton for the ...

The University's Fire Science Academy hosted the third annual Northern Nevada Underground Mine Rescue Competition, April 20-21, in Carlin, Nev. Developed in collaboration with the Nevada Mining ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia native who was part of the rescue attempt at the Rolling Thunder mine in Nicholas County last year said it was the first time that kind of search had ever been ...

"The collapse risks are high because you're constantly touching the roof, and it's hand-dug. There's no support anywhere," ...

A miner was rescued Wednesday after being trapped for nearly 14 days following a collapse in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa, authorities said in a statement. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum ...

Rescue teams are today searching a gold mine in Laos where seven workers remain trapped inside after flash flooding. The locals were stranded in Xaisomboun province on May 19 when intense rainfall ...