MARION — The annual Illinois Mining Institute meeting at the Pavillion in Marion provided a chance for mine rescue teams from three states to brush up on their training and teambuilding on Wednesday.

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Alden Resources Blue Mine Rescue Team took top honors in the Virginia Mining Institute’s Mine Rescue Competition held August 3-4.The rescue and safety contest was sponsored by the ...

SPRINGFIELD - Paul Perrine, rescue team captain at an Elkhart coal mine, helped at the scene of the Sago mine collapse in 2006 in West Virginia, and now he watches colleagues go through the same ...

ABINGDON, Va. (AP) — Coal producer Alpha Natural Resources Inc. says a team from one of its affiliated mines has won the National Mine Rescue Competition. More than 100 mine rescue teams put their ...

ABINGDON, Va. — Wellmore Coal Company captured first place in the Metallurgical Coal Producers Association 38th Annual Governor’s Cup Mine Rescue competition and Iron Synergy earned first place in the ...

The University's Fire Science Academy hosted the third annual Northern Nevada Underground Mine Rescue Competition, April 20-21, in Carlin, Nev. Developed in collaboration with the Nevada Mining ...

RENO, Nev. — Dozens of mine rescue teams from across the country are gathering in Reno this week for the National Mine Rescue Contest. A total of 37 teams from Alaska to Georgia will compete in a ...

HAVANA, Fla. (WCTV) - Mine rescue teams from across the nation flocked to Havana, Florida for the 6th annual Surface Mining Emergency Response Training and Competition. Twelve teams participated in ...

The mobile black lung screening unit parked outside of the Hazel & J.W. Ruby Community Center at Mylan Park in Morgantown, W.Va., on July 31, 2025. Dozens of miners received free screenings at the ...