• A mining accident is an accident that occurs during the process of mining minerals or metals. Thousands of miners die from mining accidents each year...
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    The 2010 Copiapó mining accident, also known as the "Chilean mining accident", began on 5 August 2010, with a cave-in at the San José copper–gold mine...
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    The Pike River Mine disaster was a coal mining accident that began on 19 November 2010 in the Pike River Mine, 46 km (29 mi) northeast of Greymouth, in...
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  • Chile mining accident may refer to: 1945 El Teniente mining accident, the biggest metallic mining accident in history 2006 Copiapó mining accident, which...
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    Mining in New Zealand began when the Māori quarried rock such as argillite in times prior to European colonisation. Mining by Europeans began in the latter...
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  • This is a list of coal mining accidents in China. On April 26, 1942, a gas and coal-dust explosion in Benxihu Colliery killed 1,549 miners, making it the...
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    The Stanrigg mining accident, also known as the Stanrigg Pit disaster or the Arbuckle Pit disaster, was a coal mining accident which occurred on 9 July...
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  • Category:Mining in Nevada Category:Mining in Pennsylvania Category:Mining in Utah Category:Mining in West Virginia From 1880 to 1910, mine accidents claimed...
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    Coal mining is an industry in transition in the United States. Production in 2019 was down 40% from the peak production of 1,171.8 million short tons (1...
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    mining accidents lead to more safety measures surrounding the use of explosives for mining. Mining accidents continue worldwide, including accidents causing...
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  • The Gleision Colliery mining accident was a mining accident which occurred on 15 September 2011 at the Gleision Colliery, a drift mine at Cilybebyll in...
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    descriptions of redirect targets Mining accident – Accident occurring during the process of mining minerals Problems in coal mining Recovering of heat from old...
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  • younger sister, Primrose (nicknamed "Prim"). Her father's death in a mining accident several years ago left her mother deeply depressed, forcing Katniss...
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    Italy in 1946. On 8 August 1956, a major mining disaster occurred at the Bois du Cazier mine. The accident initiated at 8:10 am when the hoist mechanism...
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  • the miners involved in the 2010 Copiapó mining accident The 33, a 2015 film based on the Copiapó mining accident Thirty Three (film), a 1965 Soviet comedy...
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    The Meghalaya mining accident happened on 13 December 2018, when 15 miners were trapped in a mine in Ksan, in the Indian state of Meghalaya. While five...
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    Ny-Ålesund (section Mining)
    fishing port. Mining resumed for some months in 1941 and then from 1945. After several fatal incidents occurred including a mining accident on 5 November...
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  • and debris in search of missing people. Coal mining in China "10 Dead, 6 Missing in China Mining Accident: State Media". 13 January 2024. Archived from...
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  • recovered 26 days after the accident occurred. With a death toll of 375, Chasnala was India's deadliest mining accident. The Indian Iron and Steel Company...
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    Spanish photographer Chema Madoz in Santiago. Following the 2010 Copiapó mining accident, Piñera and Morel gave a press conference before the start of the rescue...
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    1945 El Teniente mining accident, known locally as the Smoke Tragedy (Spanish: La tragedía del humo), is the largest mining accident in metal extraction...
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    2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion (category 2009 mining disasters)
    (Chinese: 鹤岗新兴煤矿爆炸事故; pinyin: Hègǎng Xīnxīng méikuàng bàozhà shìgù) was a mining accident that occurred on November 21, 2009, near Hegang in the Heilongjiang...
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  • Blantyre mining disaster, which happened on the morning of 22 October 1877, in Blantyre, Scotland, was Scotland's worst ever mining accident. Pits No...
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    Mine safety (redirect from Mining safety)
    been a concern in the mining business, especially in underground mining. The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst mining accident, involved the death...
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    List of mining disasters List of coal mining accidents in China List of gold mining disasters List of mining disasters in Lancashire List of mining disasters...
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  • Zonguldak Province in Turkey (May 17) Copiapó mining accident at Copiapó, Chile (August 5) Pike River Mine accident near Greymouth, New Zealand (November 19)...
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    Coal (redirect from Strip mining coal)
    mines. The coal mining industry employs almost 2.7 million workers. More accidents occur during underground mining than surface mining. Not all countries...
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  • (1981). Report on the Circumstances Attending the Accident in No. 2 Shaft, Vaal Reefs Exploration and Mining Company Limited, in the Magisterial District of...
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    the six men fell to their death in the shaft. As a result of this accident, the Mining Act was amended to provide guide rails in shafts to prevent bucket...
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    Knox Mine disaster (category Coal mining disasters in Pennsylvania)
    The Knox Mine disaster was a mining accident on January 22, 1959, at the River Slope Mine in Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania. The disaster occurred when...
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