Apr 10 West Virginia Mine Saga Ends; Missing Miners Found Dead More than 100 hours after an explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine Monday afternoon, the final four missing West Virginia miners were found dead, officials announced early Saturday, extinguishing hopes of a miracle that they might have taken shelter. Continue reading
Apr 07 At West Virginia Mine, Drilling Effort Aims to Speed Rescuers’ Reentry Crews have opted to drill a third borehole deep into a West Virginia coal mine in hopes of drawing out enough poisonous, explosive gas to allow rescue teams to reenter the area and hopefully find four miners alive, officials… Continue reading
Apr 06 As Hopes Dim in W.Va., Examining a Century of Mining Deaths The chances of survival appeared grim on Tuesday afternoon for four coal miners still missing after a massive underground mine explosion Monday in West Virginia, according to rescue officials and the mine owners. Rescue efforts at Massey Energy's Upper… Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch Mining Safety Reexamined After Another Deadly Disaster in W.Va. Following the deadly mine explosion in southern West Virginia, Jim Lehrer talks to two reporters about the ongoing recovery efforts, the dangers of mining coal and the state of safety standards in the industry. Continue watching
Apr 05 In W.Va., Blast Leads to Worst U.S. Mining Disaster in Decades Updated 3:14 a.m. ET Tuesday | At least 25 coal miners were killed and more remained missing after an explosion Monday afternoon at an underground coal mine in southern West Virginia, according to the mine's owner. "Massey… Continue reading