WVU’s Mine Rescue Team took second overall at the 2026 North American University Mine Rescue Competition in Sudbury, Ontario, and won the Confined Space Challenge.

Nine postsecondary teams from Canada and the United States participated competition, hosted by Laurentian University ...

MARION, Ill (WSIL) — It’s a call no mine operator ever wants to make, but when disaster strikes underground, a team of highly trained mine rescuers must be ready to answer. This week, miners from ...

MARION — The annual Illinois Mining Institute meeting at the Pavillion in Marion provided a chance for mine rescue teams from three states to brush up on their training and teambuilding on Wednesday.

The Victorian Country Fire Authority's Oscar Brigade mine rescue response team has won one of the largest mine safety training exercises in Australia ...