Anthracite mined in Northeast Pennsylvania has the highest grade of carbon in the world and is a different product than what politicians refer to when they call for “No More Coal,” a local mining ...

WILKES-BARRE — Black diamonds might not have as many settings these days as they did a century ago, but they haven’t lost their luster. Although mining operations have scaled back considerably from ...

MAHANOY CITY — An industry trade association is calling on President Donald Trump to enact tariffs on imported anthracite coal, a spokesperson announced Wednesday. “The anthracite industry requests ...

LANCASTER COUNTY COMPANY COMPANY. BUSINESS IS HOT AT MACHINE IN LANCASTER COUNTY. THE AMISH OWN COMPANY MANUFACTURES AND SELLS ANTHRACITE COAL AND WOODSTOVES PRODUCTS, OFTEN USED IN AMISH HOMES. NOW ...

POTTSVILLE – When it went into operation in March 1931, the St. Nicholas breaker outside Mahanoy City was one of the largest processors of anthracite coal in the world. State-of-the-art technology, it ...

THE same date, April 1, for the first time in the history of our coal industry, calls this year for the settlement of wages in both anthracite and bituminous mines over the whole region east of the ...

For several years, a group of historians has worked to preserve the history of the anthracite coal region by creating informational boards and signs. The Anthracite Cultural Board, composed of 16 ...

In the mid-1700s, the earliest area anthracite mines offered secure employment for local residents. Nearly 250 years later, regional mines still provide jobs. The Department of Environmental ...

George Shoemaker knew it was time to run. Despite his willingness to give away his product simply for the cost of its transport, a group of angry Philadelphians had obtained a warrant for his arrest.

KANSAS CITY — Saying it plans to become a major producer of anthracite, a Missouri company has purchased a Branch Twp. coal company. Guess & Company announced this week that it bought the 14-acre ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — The work of C. Edgar Patience can be found all over the Anthracite Heritage Museum in Scranton as well as on display in museums and collections around the country. "We have called him ...