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 ...
Coal and anthracite are synonymous with Northeast Pennsylvania, but when you think of a coal mine, you probably think of a dark, dingy cavern. But in reality, 9 ...
Photographed in 1972, the coal miners pictured worked in Wanamie, Newport Township, one of the last underground coal mines operating in the 1970s in Wyoming Valley. WILKES-BARRE — Professor Bob ...
High above Pottsville, a towering statue of Henry Clay gazes over the historic Philadelphia Reading Coal and Iron Company building, now the Reading Anthracite Company office and the surrounding coal ...
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 was capable ...
Each January, Luzerne County honors its past with Anthracite Heritage Month, a time to reflect on the profound impact of anthracite coal mining on the region’s history, culture and people. For decades ...
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 ...
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 ...