One of the most common and easily available forms of fossil fuel, coal has been a major driving force for industrial advances in the history of mankind. In the present age, though, the rich legacy of coal is ignored almost entirely in favor of "futuristic" analysis. With campaigns such as Obama's Clean Power Plan, world governments are trying to throttle coal factories with every passing day.

Singer and Songwriter, Steve Mramor has been invited to perform his song, Uncle Johnny, chronicling the 1936 death of his great uncle, Johnnie Femec, in Franklin's Mine 24, along with other original and traditional folk music

Curragh Mine, an established and successful mining operation expands to increase production.

Sheffield, 10 June 2010 - Compress Media is proud to announce the DVD release of Dole Not Coal: The Strikers Story, a new documentary that tells the story of the 1984-85 miners' strike.

Tierra NRG SAS, a Colombia based metallurgical coal mining company, today announced it has retained Mineria Polaca S.A., to prepare design development and engineering plans for Tierra NRG's Boyacá/Socha area mining opportunities.