A mine safety expert says many old mines in Western Pennsylvania have less than 50 feet of ground cover between the mine and ...

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Hundreds of federal workers process thousands of retirement applications every month, by hand in a converted former mine.

An old Pennsylvania limestone mine housing all retirement paperwork for government employees is limiting how fast workers can retire. Elon Musk wants to change that. Speaking next to President ...

Emergency crews in northern California rescued a 16-year-old boy who took a tumble down a 50-foot-deep mine shaft while ...

Elon Musk, in his mission to enhance government productivity and reduce unnecessary spending, has found a new target for improvement: a 70-year-old Pennsylvania limestone mine that houses all ...

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Some miners still say the industry is safe, though, and some young people hope that coal mining continues. “I think there’s a bright future in it,” said Dillion Grimmett, a 31-year-old coal ...