[imgbelt img=CoalWasheryWindmill.jpg]Declining coal production is hurting Appalachia’s economy, which was already in rough shape. Scholars are looking at Wales, which lost its coal economy in the 1980 ...

A World Socialist Web Site reporting team spoke to local residents in the village of Rhos and the nearby town of Pontardawe, South Wales. Rhos is close to the privately owned Gleision drift mine, ...

ABERFAN, Wales -- An avalanche of rain-loosened coal slag cascaded down a Welsh mountainside today, burying a school, shops and homes in this mining village. It was feared as many as 200 persons, most ...

Like other countries in Europe during the 19th Century, Wales felt the effects of the Industrial Revolution. Rapid increases in population and harsh working conditions in manufacturing and coal mining ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In its early-20th-Century heyday, the valleys of South Wales boasted ...

A Welsh mining museum in Blaenafon, Wales, called Big Pit has been named the United Kingdom’s “Museum of the Year.” The Gulbenkian Prize carries a $120,000 award, making it the largest monetary arts ...

Can’t wait to check out 'After Coal: Welsh and Appalachian Mining Communities' right from your couch? Here are ways to watch including rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can start ...

Catching up on previous seasons of The Crown before diving into season five? If you're in search of information about the real life Aberfan disaster, read on for our story from 2019: On October 21, ...

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Journal Intelligence team. A growing series of reports, each focused on a key ...