China's worst coal mining disaster in 15 years comes amid an ambitious pivot towards green energy.

The explosion took place at 19:29 local time on Friday at a coal mine in northern China.

Deadly explosion reveals the hurdles facing the mining hub as it tries to tap into greener sectors such as tourism.

A list of some recent fatal mine disasters around the world: — 2013: 83 workers are buried by a massive landslide at a gold mining site in a mountainous area of Tibet, east of Lhasa, according to ...

A latest tragic news report reveals a mine shaft collapse during an illegal mining operation in southwestern China’s Yunnan ...

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — One of the nine miners rescued in the 2002 Quecreek Mine disaster died Wednesday at Windber ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for authorities to "spare no effort" in treating the injured and conducting search and ...

—1942: China’s northeast is the site of the world’s deadliest coal mine disaster when an accident kills 1,549 miners in Japanese-occupied Manchuria during World War II. —1906: A dust explosion in a ...

SAGO, WV (WVNS) — There are many mine disasters that have occurred in the Mountain State throughout the years. One such ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BARRACKVILLE, W.Va. (WBOY) — The Barrackville 1925 Mine Memorial Committee has been given the funds to help establish a monument ...

Chinese coking coal futures jumped by the daily limit and mining stocks surged after a deadly accident in Shanxi province ...