It has not been a very good year for the American coal industry, as both exports and price per ton continue to trend downwards, but it’s been even worse for the coal miners themselves. Meanwhile, one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Group of men in a dark mine underground - mining concepts A new federal rule aimed at reducing coal miners’ exposure to silica ...

Rotating shifts, for example, would mean exposing even more miners to silica dust over time. Those who work in other parts of the mine without dust would have to then be in dustier parts, increasing ...