Mining

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Federal inspectors issued nearly 600 citations for safety violations found at 30 problem mining operations across the country in September, the Mine Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday.

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile — The miners who spent 69 agonizing days deep under the Chilean earth were hoisted one by one to freedom Wednesday, their rescue moving with remarkable speed while their countrymen erupted in cheers and the world watched transfixed.

COPIAPO, Chile -- Some of the 33 miners trapped for 69 days in a collapsed mine a half-mile underground have reached the surface.

WELLINGTON, Utah  — Arch Coal Co. says it has resumed full operation of Utah's Dugout Canyon Mine after months of problems with elevated carbon monoxide levels.

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile  — Thirty-three men stuck a half mile underground are now the longest-trapped miners in recent history as a huge drill is the early stages of digging a planned escape route.