HAVANA, Fla. (WCTV) - Mine rescue teams from across the nation flocked to Havana, Florida for the 6th annual Surface Mining Emergency Response Training and Competition. Twelve teams participated in ...

WVU’s Mine Rescue Team took second overall at the 2026 North American University Mine Rescue Competition in Sudbury, Ontario, and won the Confined Space Challenge.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia native who was part of the rescue attempt at the Rolling Thunder mine in Nicholas County last year said it was the first time that kind of search had ever been ...

Scranton firefighters spent part of Tuesday at the Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour in McDade Park training to extricate mine visitors in the event of an emergency. The training comes almost a year after ...

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.

Oscar Brigade has emerged as the best overall emergency rescue team at the Minerals Council of Australia’s Victorian Mine ...

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