Rescuers were hand-sifting through the pile of rocks along some 100 meters (300 feet) of the corridor in their search for the missing miner, PGG spokesperson Witold Galazka told the AP. PGG has ...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Rescuers resumed an underground search for a missing miner in southern Poland Friday after a powerful tremor shook the Rydultowy coal mine the previous day, killing one ...

Coal mining is considered hazardous in Poland, where some coal mines are prone to methane gas explosions or to cave-ins. Excavation in older mines goes deep into the ground in search for coal ...