LCT Energy, based in Johnstown, is operating a mine called Rustic Ridge #1, located in Westmoreland County. Now, it’s ...

A huge pile of waste coal is being remined in Shamokin, Pa., and sent to area power plants. Pennsylvania is getting another $29 million in federal funding to clean up abandoned mines, as part of the ...

Continuing a tradition that started in 1953, the King Coal Show will bring people from the area to celebrate Southwestern Pennsylvania’s coal mining history. This is the 70th year for the annual ...

MAHANOY CITY, Pa. (AP) — When coal was king, its castle was the breaker — an imposing fortress that crushed, washed and sized billions of tons of Pennsylvania anthracite for use in factories, ...

Waste coal piles in Russellton, PA, a site where Stronghold Digital Mining acquires coals to use at their Panther Creek power plant. Credit: Stronghold Digital Mining PHILADELPHIA (CN) — A ...

TAYLORSTOWN, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A small Pennsylvania town is trying to ban coal mining in a battle being played out across the state as rural communities try to assert control over mining, gas ...

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A Canada-based crypto mining company is acquiring two Pennsylvania coal-fired power plants as part of its purchase of a digital mining group. Bitfarms Ltd. is set to buy Stronghold Digital Mining in a ...

LANSFORD, Pennsylvania — Much of Pennsylvania's natural beauty comes from its breathtaking views, from the top of a gorge, out the window of a car or peering out the window of a historic train. The ...