Zambia has been selected as the first African country to host the 2026 International Mine Rescue Competition (IMRC), a prestigious global ...

The West Virginia University Mine Rescue Team is continuing its tradition of excellence on the international stage.

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University came in second in a recent annual mine rescue competition. Held Feb. 16-21 in in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, WVU finished “just behind” overall champion Laurentian ...

MARION, Ill (WSIL) — It’s a call no mine operator ever wants to make, but when disaster strikes underground, a team of highly trained mine rescuers must be ready to answer. This week, miners from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — The Kansas City Chiefs may have lost out on their chance to “three-peat” this year, but WVU’s Mine ...

SPRINGFIELD - Paul Perrine, rescue team captain at an Elkhart coal mine, helped at the scene of the Sago mine collapse in 2006 in West Virginia, and now he watches colleagues go through the same ...

MARION — The annual Illinois Mining Institute meeting at the Pavillion in Marion provided a chance for mine rescue teams from three states to brush up on their training and teambuilding on Wednesday.

ABINGDON, Va. (AP) — Coal producer Alpha Natural Resources Inc. says a team from one of its affiliated mines has won the National Mine Rescue Competition. More than 100 mine rescue teams put their ...

ABINGDON, Va. — Wellmore Coal Company captured first place in the Metallurgical Coal Producers Association 38th Annual Governor’s Cup Mine Rescue competition and Iron Synergy earned first place in the ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Alden Resources Blue Mine Rescue Team took top honors in the Virginia Mining Institute’s Mine Rescue Competition held August 3-4.The rescue and safety contest was sponsored by the ...