In an early scene from the Oscar-winning “Harlan County U.S.A.,” a piece of technology is shown swallowing coal miners by the dozen. One after the other, we see helmeted workers merge their prone ...

As the mining industry continues to grow and evolve, companies are working with Tucson-area schools to fill what have been historically hard-to-fill positions. “We’re at a pinch point. It is more ...

Coal production and mining jobs over the past half-century have been influenced by several factors, principally demand from the utility sector, technological breakthroughs in natural gas production, ...

The mining industry continues to play a critical role in the Central West economy, with new figures showing the sector delivered more than $1 billion in direct spending across the region in the past ...