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 ...
Earlier this week, rescue teams managed to recover the body of one of the miners, while efforts continue to reach the ...
Oscar Brigade has emerged as the best overall emergency rescue team at the Minerals Council of Australia’s Victorian Mine ...
The 1976 Scotia disasters in Letcher County transformed U.S. mine rules. Fifty years later, the rescuers were honored.
Zambia has been selected as the first African country to host the 2026 International Mine Rescue Competition (IMRC), a prestigious global ...
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 ...