Coal mining has produced some of the deadliest industrial accidents in modern history. From methane explosions and coal dust ignition to structural collapse and flooding, the industry’s worst ...

An explosion in 1893 explosion killed 139 workers, making it one of Yorkshire's deadliest disasters.

Graham Dawson, 62, was killed in a roof collapse on a central Queensland mining site in 2021. The District Court in Brisbane heard Mastermyne Crinum Operations was criminally negl ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (WBRE/WYOU) — Wednesday marked 66 years since the Knox Mine Disaster. On January 22, 1959, ice filled the Susquehanna River and ...

SAGO, WV (WVNS) — There are many mine disasters that have occurred in the Mountain State throughout the years. One such disaster is the Sago Mine Disaster that occurred on January 2, 2006 at the the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescue workers pass by an ambulance in the aftermath of an explosion at Changzhi ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in ...

On February 18, contamination in the Kafue river, Zambia, led to a mass death of fish. Its water turned a deathly gray and adjacent farmland was poisoned. The drinking water it supplied to half a ...

By Sudarshan Varadhan, Sam Li and Colleen Howe SINGAPORE/BEIJING, June 16 (Reuters) - A deadly mining accident in China's biggest coal-producing region and mounting policy chaos around Indonesian ...

A gas explosion at a coal mine in China’s northern province of Shanxi, the country’s main coal mining province, killed at least 82 people, local officials said Saturday. The cause of the explosion, ...