A major coal mine in Wyoming has received approval to open up a huge new section of federal land for mining. This newly accessible area contains around 14.5 million tons of coal. That is a little more ...

A giant cage elevator lowered miner Kale Pitt and his hard hat from the surface of the sagebrush desert of southwest Wyoming into the underground world of trona mining. “Tiny light at the very bottom ...

SUPERIOR — In a move aimed at reclaiming local infrastructure and honoring the town’s coal mining heritage, the Sweetwater County Board of Sweetwater County Commissioners voiced tentative support of a ...