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

The Penn-Anthracite Society of Mining Engineers held an event Thursday in Hazleton Twp. as part of the regional observance of Anthracite Mining Heritage Month. David Williams, Mining Engineer and ...

WILKES-BARRE — A regional observance of Anthracite Mining Heritage Month will take place during January 2024. A variety of programs will be featured in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Hazle Township, Ashley, ...

Aug. 12—SCRANTON — The oldest tourist mine in Pennsylvania is now also the newest. The Brooks Mine, a model mine in Nay Aug Park in Scranton dating to 1902 but closed for nearly half a century, ...

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 ...

Plenty of programs remain in the 2025 Anthracite Mining Heritage Month schedule of events, running through the end of the month. For the complete listing visit www.anthracitemuseum.org. Among those in ...

Anthracite mined in Northeast Pennsylvania has the highest grade of carbon in the world and is a different product than what politicians refer to when they call for “No More Coal,” a local mining ...

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, ...

This writing is in reference to the recent discussions with the Schuylkill County commissioners and in the recent article in the Republican Herald regarding the sale of two parcels of anthracite coal ...

LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — Underground Miners hosted the meet and greet and dinner at the Union Craft House on North Main Street in Taylor Saturday afternoon. Underground Miners is a nonprofit ...