Dead Miners

Don Blankenship: Investors, Politicians Begin Calling For Massey Head To Resign

Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

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The calls to oust Massey Energy Company Chairman and CEO Don Blankenship began in earnest Monday, with members of both the private and public sectors ...

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Upper Big Branch: Fallen Miners Remembered

AP | JOHN RABY | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — They ranged in age from 20 to 61. Some had been miners only a few months, others for 34 years. Their passions ranged from k...

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Upper Big Branch Mine: Crews Begin Recovering Bodies

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mine crews have started the solemn task of bringing the victims of this week's underground coal mine explosion to the surfac...

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Upper Big Branch Mine Rescue: Ambulances Arrive, Crews Search For West Virginia Miners

AP | GREG BLUESTEIN and VICKI SMITH | Posted 05.25.2011

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COMFORT, W.Va. — Time stopped five days ago for the families of 29 coal miners killed in the devastating explosion at Upper Big Branch mine. As...

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