Feature Stories
The Long Run: Running Helped Chilean Miner Survive
November 1, 2010
Running saved the life of at least one of the recently rescued Chilean miners. Edison Pena, along with 32 other miners, spent 69 days trapped in a gold and copper mine 2,300 feet below the surface of the earth before their…
Chile Miners Honored by President Sebastian Pinera in Capital
October 26, 2010
They autographed soccer jerseys, received medals and posed with the Phoenix 2 rescue capsule like celebrities. They even battled the government in a friendly soccer match. The victory tour for “los 33,” the 33 miners trapped deep underground for 69 days,…
Chile Miners Given Clean Bill of Health
October 19, 2010
The 33 rescued Chilean miners have undergone extensive medical checks since being hauled to the surface, but doctors believe that most of them are in surprisingly good health after their two-month ordeal. At least one of the men is believed to…
Chilean Geologist Says Global Mining Industry Will Never be the Same
October 19, 2010
Joaquin Cortés, PhD, a visiting assistant professor of geology at the University at Buffalo, a Chilean native and former staff member of the Chilean Geological Survey (Sernageomin) says that the San Jose mine disaster will alter, dramatically and forever, small mining…
Burning Rock in W. Va. Put Visitors in Touch With Coal Mining Heritage With ATV Tours
October 19, 2010
Early in the last century, nearly 15,000 people lived along a 15-mile stretch of Winding Gulf Creek, where an army of miners toiled in the surrounding hillsides, producing up to 20 million tons of high-quality coal a year from five major…
Joy Echoes in Kentucky Coalfields as Chilean Miners are Rescued
October 14, 2010
Thousands of miles stretch between the mountains of southeast Kentucky and the barren Chilean dessert where 33 miners have been trapped for an unprecedented 69 days. As rescue operations began being televised live for the world to see, Kentuckians joined the…
Equipment From Two Pa. Companies Play Criticial Role in Chile Mine Rescue
October 14, 2010
A combination of equipment from two Pennsylvania companies played a critical role in the effort to rescue 33 Chilean miners, who since August were trapped more than 2,000 feet below ground in a collapsed mine. Four drilling rigs manufactured by West…
Chile President Predicts Rescue of Miners by October 15
October 5, 2010
Chile’s president said Monday that his government is “very close” to pulling 33 trapped miners to safety and he hopes to be there in person to see the rescue before leaving on a trip to Europe. It was Sebastian Pinera who…
Students in Pennsylvania With Deep Ties to Coal Reach Out to Chilean Miners’ Families
October 5, 2010
Run your finger down the roll call carved into slabs of black granite at the Coal Miner Memorial in front of Bethlehem-Center High School, and you’ll find the name of John G. Strickovich, who died years ago in a coal mining…
Peabody Energy Chairman and CEO Calls for Global Energy Access by 2050 as ‘a Human Right’
October 4, 2010
Peabody Energy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gregory H. Boyce delivered the keynote address on ‘The Future of Fossil Fuels’ at the Global Energy Future Symposium at Washington University in St. Louis, calling on the assembled international academic and governmental leaders…
