FAIRMONT — One thousand feet underground, Mike Payton has come 200 feet away from where the victims of the 1968 Farmington No. 9 Mine Disaster took place. "The coal they were mining is the same coal I ...

The 1976 Scotia disasters in Letcher County transformed U.S. mine rules. Fifty years later, the rescuers were honored.

Here is a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. Timeline December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in ...