Crews are moving the proper monitoring equipment and traffic signs into place along Interstate 70 in Ohio County, W.Va., between the Pennsylvania state line and the visitors center as Tunnel Ridge ...
American Red Cross seeks disaster action team volunteers at Ohio Valley events The American Red Cross is hosting two upcoming events as it seeks local volunteers to join its Disaster Action Team.The ...
DONEGAL TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Emergency repairs are underway along a section of Interstate 70 because of possible damage to the roadway from longwall mining. Drivers will see temporary traffic stoppages on ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Tests of methane monitors taken from the scene of the worst U.S. coal mining disaster in decades show the safety devices had not been tampered with before the explosion, the head ...
Residents of Oak Grove and Adger are demanding transparency and accountability around the mine expanding under their community. Public officials and regulators have remained largely silent in the face ...
Mindset Mining Consultants MD Alan Gissing and senior mining engineer Ronnie van Eeden discuss a recently completed longwall mining feasibility study conducted for energy and chemicals company Sasol.
Longwall mining is a highly mechanised method of underground coal extraction in which a long wall of coal is mined in a single slice. Its efficiency and productivity have made it the prevailing ...