LOUISVILLE, Ky. The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has sued a coal company alleging that it illegally refused to hire black miners at a facility in western Kentucky. The EEOC on Monday sued River View Coal of Waverly on behalf of Shawn

A Canadian mining firm is preparing draft proposals for a major gold mine north of Fairbanks, and putting some well-known faces in front of the project. About $70 million has been budgeted this year to keep exploring the site, which project managers say is one of the largest gold discoveries in North America.