The fast-paced arcade 2D platformer game MINE SAFETY has been released for PC

The Department of Government Efficiency has targeted seven Kentucky mine safety offices for possible closure, according to the DOGE website.

In our first installment ( Part I, here ) we watched the Cherry, Illinois mine ...

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A mine employee is missing after an "underground incident" was reported early Friday morning in Jefferson County.

They start to appear in the small towns just north of us, where the makeup of the population begins to shift, subtly becoming a little less English, German, and Irish and beginning to trend more ...

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MSHA funding will support education on powered haulage, emergency response, dust hazards, and other critical safety issues, with applications due Sept. 19.

Sep 25, 2026, at 12:00 pm ET via Zoom - Join the Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center and ReImagine Appalachia for a discussion of a new report tracking major milestones regarding mine safety and health f...

Hundreds of mine safety trainers will gather at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy to explore the latest tools, techniques, and best practices in miner education.

In order to study the structural evolution and spontaneous combustion risk of residual coal under low-temperature baking conditions in a coalfield fire zone, a gradient pre-oxidation experiment was used to simulate the thermal disturbance effect. The molecular structure, microcrystalline evolution, pore characteristics, and index gas production of coal under different thermal disturbance intensities were systematically analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis–differential scanning calorimetry (TG–DSC), and temperature programmed experiments. The results show that 200 °C is the key oxidation temperature for the change in coal properties. At this temperature, the relative contents of free hydroxyl groups and carbon groups reached the peaks of 9.03% and 12.45%, respectively. Moreover, the aromatic layer spacing (d002) is closest to the ideal graphite structure, accompanied by a highly developed pore fracture network. Macroscopically, 200 °C oxidized coal showed the lowest ignition temperature (T5) and a significant spontaneous combustion tendency. The generated CO concentration is 173% higher than that of raw coal. This study clarifies the microscopic and macroscopic characteristics and connections of the secondary spontaneous combustion of oxidized coal in the coalfield fire zone, and provides a theoretical basis for fire warning and efficient recovery of remaining coal resources. Graphic Abstract

The justices decline to consider overturning 1964 precedent that concluded there must be evidence of “actual malice” for a public figure to pursue a defamation claim.

Kentucky's mining industry achieves safety milestone with no fatalities for 34 months.