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            Chart 		Summary.     Click for More > Mine collapse kills 24 All gold miners freed from mine 3,200 workers trapped in gold mine   Power has been restored to a gold mine, and some of the more than 3,200 miners inside are beginning to return to the surface Millions flee as typhoon rips into China
Battle to save 37 miners 63 killed after coal mine blast Map of Donetsk Ukraine
Jun.8   Ukraine

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Nov.18   Ukraine
  A methane blast has ripped through a mine in eastern Ukraine, killing more than 30 miners and leaving about 50 others missing.    The explosion occurred at the Zasyadka mine in the Donetsk region at a dept...
Oct.13   Colombia
Oct.4   South Africa
Oct.3   South Africa

29 reported dead in mine accident Mine collapse kills 24  Many more are missing after a mine accident in the south-west of the country All gold miners freed from mine  The last of 3,200 miners trapped by a power failure reached the surface after nearly two days underground in the cavernous Elandstrand New M... Miners being pulled from underground 3,200 workers trapped in gold mine

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Battle to save 37 miners   Rescue teams are battling to save miners trapped underground after a gas explosion. The rescuers are racing against time amid fears of flood... 75 feared dead in mine floods Gas explosion kills 20 in illegal mine Miners on strike over death toll Phone call frees miners 63 killed after coal mine blast Map of Donetsk Ukraine

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Jan.21   China

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Dec.4   South Africa
Nov.18   Melbourne
  Ukraine
  A methane blast has ripped through a mine in eastern Ukraine, killing more than 30 miners and leaving about 50 others missing
 The explosion occurred at the Zasyadka mine in the Donetsk region at a depth of more than 1,000 meters. The blast, caused by a build-up of methane gas
Nov.8   China
Oct.13   Colombia
Oct.4   South Africa
Oct.3   South Africa
  South Africa
  Power has been restored to a gold mine, and some of the more than 3,200 miners inside are beginning to return to the surface.    A broken pipe severed power cables to a lift. The workers are more than 1.3 miles underground...
Millions flee as typhoon rips into China Aug.20   China Miners' relatives turn violent Aug.19   China China mum on miners' fate Aug.17   China Scores trapped in coal mine Map of Xintai China  The emergency teams are searching for 172 miners trapped in a flooded mine Aug.16   Utah Three die in rescue attempt Aug.7   Utah Fresh moves to free miners Aug.6   Utah Coal mine collapse traps six May.24   Siberia 35 die in mine gas blast Mar.20   Siberia Search for miners after 100 killed Mar.19   Siberia Mine explosion kills more than 100
  88 miners had been rescued after the blast at the Ulyanovskaya mine is in the city of Novokuznetsk in the Kemerovo region.    At least 43 are missing after a methane gas explosion. Among the missing were off...
Mar.11  Northern China  22 die in 'danger' mine flood Feb.3   Colombia Gas blast traps miners Warming 'very likely' human-made

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Nov.22   Poland No survivors in mine blast   Rescuers at a coal mine have found the bodies of 15 miners, ending hopes of finding any survivors Nov.21   Poland Race to save mine workers   Poland Mine blast kills eight; 15 missing  The missing miners believed to be trapped about 500 feet underground at the mine in Ruda Slaska Sep.6   India Scores trapped after blast Aug.4   China Gas leak kills 18 miners May.22   Northern China Hopes fade for 57 miners May.21   Northern China Flooding traps 57 in mine  Rescuers now believe that an estimated 57 coalminers are trapped underground in the province of Shanxi May.20  Northern China  44 miners trapped by water May.8   Australia Trapped miners rescued  Brant Webb and Todd Russell have been rescued from a gold mine after being trapped underground for 2 weeks May.7  Australia  Dramatic rescue bid in final phase May.6  Australia  Rescuers within meters of miners Apr.30  Australia  Tasmania miner rescue under way Feb.25   Mexico Mine missing declared dead  There is no chance of survival for 65 miners trapped underground for almost a week Feb.24   Mexico Rescuers suspend miners search  Hazardous gas levels prompted rescuers to suspend the search for 65 men trapped in a coal mine by an explosion 64 dead in roof collapse Feb.20   Mexico Hope fading for trapped miners Feb.19   Mexico Blast traps 66 in mine
  In a remote, semi-desert region an explosion ripped through a coal mine two miles underground
 8 miners who had been near the mine's exit were rescued and hospitalized. There were 65 miners trapped throughout the mine, near the town of Sabinas. Rescuers had not been able to make contact with the trapped miners. Grupo Mexico owns the mine. Rescue teams were taking turns removing debris that had clogged the steep shaft.
Jan.29   Canada Fire traps 70 inside mine  Fire is forcing miners trapped underground to retreat to emergency rooms with oxygen and supplies Jan.3   USA Only one miner reported alive  26-year-old Randal McCloy critically ill and rushed to hospital   USA West Virginia mine rescue accelerated Jan.2   USA Search begins for trapped coal miners

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Dec.7   Northern China Mine blast leaves 74 dead  A gas explosion at a coal mine has killed 74 miners and 32 are still missing in Tangshan in the Hebei Province Dec.2   China Mine flood traps 42 miners  Rescuers are searching for 42 miners trapped after a flood at a coal mine Nov.27   Northern China 169 workers die in mine blast
  More than 100 missing after an explosion at a colliery at the Dongfeng mine in Heilongjiang province
Major quake kills thousands Mar.19   China Mine: 42 dead, 27 trapped Feb.14   Northern China 203 dead in mine explosion  A gas explosion in a coal mine in Liaoning province is the deadliest such disaster reported since 1949

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Nov.28   China Battle to rescue miners Nov.27   China Mine blast traps 187  A gas explosion tore through a coal mine in the state-owned Chenjiashan coal mine in Shaanxi province Oct.20   China 56 die, 150 missing in blast  A gas explosion in a coal mine occurred at the Daping mine in China's Henan province

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Nov.14   China Mine blast kills 48 Oct.29   North Caucasus 11 miners emerge from ordeal Oct.28  North Caucasus  Rescuers close to trapped miners Oct.25   North Caucasus Rescuers Free 33 Trapped Coal Miners May.13  China  Dozens dead mine blast First alert over SARS

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Jul.31  Ukraine  Coal mine explosions kills at least 19 Jul.27   Pennsylvania All 9 pulled alive from mine  One by one, miners, their faces blackened with dust, were pulled from a flooded coal mine after being trapped for 3 days

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Nov.22  Colombia  Landslide at mine kills at least 23 Aug.19  Ukraine  Mine blast kills 33 Jul.22   China 100 miners feared dead