Nearby, mining ... sold his coal business for an estimated $1 billion in 2009 and turned to philanthropy before backing the casino. Now 84, his name adorns university buildings, art collections ...

Throughout the 19th century, as the Industrial Revolution brought advancements in manufacturing across Europe, coal-burning ...

“In the shadow of Soviet repression, where personal expression was tightly controlled, Nikolay Bakharev carved out a quiet ...

Ironbridge is known throughout the world as the symbol of the Industrial Revolution. It contains all the elements ... south bank of the River Severn was important for navigation, coal mining, clay ...

There’s a place in Pennsylvania where Victorian architecture meets mountain vistas, where cobblestone streets whisper tales of coal barons, and where the Lehigh River carves through a gorge so ...

Nestled in the embrace of the Pocono Mountains, where Victorian mansions perch on hillsides and the Lehigh River carves through a dramatic gorge, lies a Pennsylvania treasure that feels like it was ...

BEIJING (AP) — Water rushed into a coal mine in northwestern China’s Gansu province, leaving three workers dead, official state news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday. There were 133 people ...

The business near Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, has started pumping water from a nearby mine water treatment site to heat its warehouse. The Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority ...

Days after the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) approved a controversial exploratory coal mining project in the Rocky Mountains, concerned residents protested in the Crowsnest Pass to voice their ...

Former ranch hand Pat Thiele has spent years fighting a losing battle against a massive coal mine creeping underground ... forgive me for saying this, the art of the deal,” Downing said ...

One of Australia's largest coal mines has received approval to dig almost 19 million more tonnes of the resource in the NSW central west. There are fears Ulan Coal Mine's expansion will impact ...