In the mid-1700s, the earliest area anthracite mines offered secure employment for local residents. Nearly 250 years later, regional mines still provide jobs. The Department of Environmental ...

Eckley Miners’ Village in Pennsylvania feels like stepping into a piece of living history. It’s a small place tucked deep in ...

When it went into operation in March 1931, the St. Nicholas breaker outside Mahanoy City was one of the largest processors of anthracite coal in the world. State-of-the-art technology, it was capable ...

A company that owns 8 acres of old Marvine colliery land seeks from the state the release of $41,379 in reclamation bonds, ...

With January marked as Anthracite Mining Heritage Month, a range of programs has been scheduled throughout northeastern Pennsylvania, including in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Hazle Twp., Ashley, Plymouth, ...

A regional observance of Anthracite Mining Heritage Month will take place in January. A variety of programs will be featured in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Hazle Township, Ashley, Plymouth, Pittston, ...

POTTSVILLE – When it went into operation in March 1931, the St. Nicholas breaker outside Mahanoy City was one of the largest processors of anthracite coal in the world. State-of-the-art technology, it ...

A public program hosted by EPCAMR and Earth Conservancy was held on Thursday in observance of Anthracite Mining History Month. Among the speakers was Ed Philbin, shown standing at the podium, of ...

The seminal event of Anthracite Heritage Month, otherwise known as January – the Knox Disaster Commemoration – is next Sunday morning, Jan. 21, at the Knox Disaster Monument in front of Baloga Funeral ...