A bulldozer gets drenched in water sprayed from a nearby truck that aims to keep dust down while work is done to control an underground coal seam fire on Marshall Mesa south of Boulder, Nov. 20, 2024.

It is called the Coal Seam Fire. U. S. Forest Service personnel encountered smoldering ground cover Oct. 9 in the McPhee Park area about 10 miles northeast of Dolores.

Usually, a coal seam fire doesn't cause any risk to the public except for unstable ground, which could cave in" — though visitors might notice the occasional puff of smoke and smell of creosote.

Coal has been mined near Healy since 1918. Usibelli Coal Mine has been in the area since 1943 and the underground fires are near its lease area 115 miles south of Fairbanks, mine spokeswoman ...

In Southwest Colorado, a coal seam fire has been discovered on the San Juan National Forest. The fire is in the burn scar of the 2018 Plateau Fire and has likely been burning since then. Read the ...

Step back in time as we venture into a century-old railroad tunnel, carved deep through stone and history. Hidden within, a visible coal seam reveals the area's rich industrial past, offering a ...

To the west and in sight of the former town lies the coal seam believed to have started the June 8 Coal Seam fire. According to Olp’s history, in 1903 “a model coal camp” flourished in South Canyon.

CSG production requires the extraction of large volumes of water to depressurise the coal seam and shift methane so it can be recovered. and slowly depressurise nearby areas.