Digital twin technology is helping mine operators make more informed decisions around critical processes and infrastructure, ...

Preparing comprehensive safety measures—covering dust control, system redundancies and mental health—is vital for the success ...

Federal officials in white hard hats speak with miners in an Indiana coal mine in 2015. AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley President Donald Trump’s administration has announced its intention to pause or ...

CORE, W.Va. — Federal Mine Safety Chief Chris Williamson, the head of MSHA, toured the West Virginia University Academy for Mine Training and Energy Technologies in Core Wednesday, National Mine ...

The so-called Department of Government Efficiency wants to cancel leases at mine safety offices across the nation. Safety advocates warn it could have disastrous effects. President Donald Trump’s ...

The Sago Mine disaster served as a catalyst for mine safety law changes, but its unclear if some changes will survive budget ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration is among the federal agencies selected for spending cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency. Nearly three dozen MSHA ...

Using electrical equipment on the job is always hazardous. According to a report prepared by the Fire Protection Research Foundation, there were 1,962 electrical-related workplace deaths during the 10 ...

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — The proposal to close 34 Mine Safety and Health Administration field offices across the country, including the one in St. Clairsville, has been overturned. This decision has ...

It has been 20 years since 13 miners were trapped in the Sago Mine in Upshur County. Of those miners, 12 died in the tragedy.

Advocates had called for holding a hearing on Wayne Palmer to lead the Mine Safety and Health Administration. A Senate panel on Thursday advanced President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead federal mine ...