A former Chequerbent resident recalls life in Bolton's lost mining village, demolished decades ago after generations shaped by coal, ...

British coal miners had relied on canaries for decades to warn them of lethal gas underground. On December 30, 1986, those ...

One of the most iconic objects of the National Coal Mining Museum is to be restored.

A project aiming to harness geothermal energy from disused, flooded coal mines in the northeast of England took another step forward this week after it was given planning permission for an initial ...

Flooded coal mines across the U.K. are being converted into geothermal heat sources capable of supplying clean district heating. Early projects in Wales and County Durham show promise but require ...

Lanchester Wines in north-east England uses heat from a disused coalmine to maintain wine temperatures and with 23,000 flooded mines in the UK, there’s huge potential for more businesses and homes to ...

Britain, which faces soaring natural gas prices, has been forced to run coal-fired power stations in order to secure energy supplies, electricity generation company Drax said on Thursday. The country ...

The closure of Britain’s last coal mine on Friday in a misty corner of Yorkshire brings to an end a proud history of industrial boom and social struggle. “Britain’s best miners work at Kellingley,” ...

Anglo American says it has sold its five steelmaking coal mines in central Queensland to a United Kingdom mining company for up to $5.43 billion. The sale to Dhilmar Ltd includes Anglo's interests in ...

Glencore PLC (LSE:GLEN)recent share price weakness may be overlooking a familiar source of earnings upside: coal. Shares in ...