K2 Radio » coal mines http://k2radio.com Wyoming's Radio Station Fri, 17 May 2013 23:25:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Coal Mine Accidents Kill 19 Workers In U.S. In 2012 http://k2radio.com/coal-mine-accidents-kill-19-workers-in-u-s-in-2012/ http://k2radio.com/coal-mine-accidents-kill-19-workers-in-u-s-in-2012/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:56:52 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=248387 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Preliminary figures show 19 coal miners in the U.S. were killed on the job in 2012, down from 21 the previous year.

West Virginia led the nation with seven coal mining deaths

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Peabody Energy Corp. has two

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