Explore NJ’s mining legacy and rare glowing minerals at Sterling Hill Mining Museum Journey beneath the Garden State to uncover New Jersey’s rich legacy of mining and innovation. From colonial copper ...

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 ...

Kalispell Middle School teacher Kris Schreiner demonstrates how to use a sluice to eighth-graders, from left, Shyann Richsel, Hallie Granley and Kaylee Whitten during a lesson on panning for gold, ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct pricing of the Hike Home with a Miner Tour. A century before five peaks became the town of Breckenridge’s identity, the mountains were ...

Sam Bennett is a fourth-generation coal miner who was instrumental in erection of the coal miner memorial on the Coshocton Court Square. Bennett recently gave a talk on coal mining history at the ...

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — Longwall Rifles LLC in Windber opened up along Graham Avenue in Windber this past July. Owners Brian Bahorik and Lynn Crisi call this a "one stop shop" where you can both ...

As part of the Anthracite Mining Heritage Month presentations, the Greater Pittston Historical Society proudly hosted “Historical Places, Historical Markers” on Jan. 12, at St. Joseph Marello Parish ...

An acquaintance recently asked me if I knew anything about Charles F. Willis whose name she had encountered in a research project. I had to admit that I was not familiar with him, but would do some ...