Sparwood, British Columbia, is a town of roughly 4,000 people tucked into the Elk Valley, surrounded by the open pits and ...

Western Canadian Coal has struck a merger agreement with its largest shareholder, Cambrian Mining, a marriage the two companies said will help them survive the current economic downturn and build ...

Cumberland, B.C. is reimagining its coal mining past as a clean energy opportunity. Water trapped in abandoned mine tunnels ...

When the coal-fired turbines at this sprawling power plant north of London went silent this week, the skies above its eight giant steam stacks finally cleared – and Britain became the world’s first ...

LONDON (AP) — The British government said Monday that it will hold a public inquiry into the “Battle of Orgreave,” a violent confrontation between police and striking coal miners that became a ...

Mining is a key driver of economic activity in Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island, supporting more than 12,300 jobs and contributing over $3.5 billion in annual economic output, according to a new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of a pile of coal in front of the coal mine. British mining company Anglo American said on Monday that it has suspended ...

Canada is turning abandoned coal mines into clean energy sources. Discover how this geothermal tech could heat our post-oil ...

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of miners and their loved ones have held a sentimental solidarity march in North Yorkshire to mark the closure of Britain's last operating deep coal mine. The crowds and a ...