WALSENBURG (AP) – About 500 coal miners died in Huerfano County in the early to middle part of the 20th century. Often called “The City Built on Coal,” this small town is home to the Walsenburg Mining ...

The regulator has confirmed it is carrying out an assessment into the running of the tourist attraction in Wakefield, where around 40 staff members are on strike over a pay dispute. Jon Trickett, MP ...

Funding for the National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield is to be "reviewed" until strike action over workers' pay is resolved. Wakefield Council will also be asked to urge the Charity Commission to ...

The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum in Leadville has been selected to participate in the Museum Assessment Program to help improve the board of directors and to better serve those who visit ...

This story was originally published in the 2024 edition of Discovery magazine, the College of Science's publication. This edition of Discovery celebrated the 20th anniversary of the College of Science ...

Grant Dewey, center, executive director of the Western Museum of Mining & Industry, makes the cut on the ceremonial ribbon Oct. 3 at the museum in North Colorado Springs. Along with the TriLakes ...

This Saturday, Memorial Day Weekend, at the Good Old Days Museum in Soddy Daisy, the emphasis is on local coal mining. The museum is open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. This is what made this entire area into ...

Torfaen Borough Council’s planning department has given the go-ahead for the pumps and planning officer Mia McAndrew said in ...

The celebration begins with an opening party from 8 p.m. to midnight, March 6 — featuring an all-vinyl set with DJ Alex Brough. No entry cover is required. Stranahan’s Founder Jess Graber will then be ...

Museums hold billions of biological specimens, many of which still contain DNA. Wow, the whole cast of Chip n' Dale... Well, they did work for peanuts... More seriously, it's an interesting approach ...