In Focus
This year's National Metal/Non Metal Mine Rescue Contest has to be considered one of the most successful contests on record for MNM.
On August 1, American coal miners will be better protected from the disabling respiratory diseases known as black lung, as historic regulations go into effect.
During the first half of 2014, 22 miners were killed in accidents in the mining industry. Mining deaths are preventable, and these deaths are a reminder that much more needs to be done to protect the nation's miners.