A cooling tower at a decommissioned coal-fired power plant was destroyed with a controlled explosion in Hohenhameln, Germany, ...

Saturday marked the 15th anniversary of one of the deadliest mining disasters in West Virginia history.On April 5, 2010, 29 ...

But flour, cornstarch, sugar, coal dust, powdered plastic, and aluminium powder can all burn, meaning that if they get airborne, the risk for a truly devastating explosion goes up. That's because ...

Miner Fabio Cáceres García died Tuesday as a result of “an explosion of methane and coal dust” in El Zulia in eastern Colombia, while 14 other workers remained trapped, it was reported.

Dust explosions pose a significant risk in dry bulk processing industries, yet they are often underestimated. With catastrophic consequences that can include destruction of property, injury, and even ...

Chris Mark has knowledge and experience in the mining industry that digs deeper than the coal mine itself. Now about 40 years into serving as a government employee, in his own words, he's adding a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US coal producer Peabody Energy is “reviewing all options” on its $3.3bn deal to buy Anglo American’s ...