Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Betty Jean Hall, front right, applauds during the Coal Employment Project's annual conference in Charleston, West Virginia, in ...

Almost three decades ago, the chert mining area in Krumlov Forest was discovered. Since then, much has been written about the mining activity that took place here. While chert mining occurred here ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Betty Jean Hall, 78, a Kentucky-born attorney who fought to make coal mining jobs available to women and went on to serve as an ...

Betty Jean Hall grew up in the coal country of eastern Kentucky, a place where thousands of men braved the heavy darkness of the mines, the gruesome injuries that often befell them deep inside the ...

In 1984, on the cusp of turning 16, Lisa McKenzie was excited to leave school and start her adult life working in a hosiery factory. But something happened that would change the course of her life, ...

Women Miners in Africa, IWoMA, has launched facility for women miners with access to loans and grants to upscale their productivity. The Director and Head, IWoMA, Dr Comfort Asokoro-Ogaji, explained ...

Follow the key races and measures across the nine Bay Area counties. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and analysis to make sense of the news. Episodes drop Monday, ...

COSCUEZ, ColombiaCOSCUEZ, Colombia — Deep inside mountain tunnels where the heat is so intense it causes headaches, women with power tools are chipping away at boulders in search of gems. They have ...

Job scarcity and the hope of striking it rich are driving women to pursue mining despite the grueling conditions. Colombian emeralds are highly valued globally, with the potential for significant ...