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| May.3 |
Iran |
Iran miners killed trying to save trapped colleagues |
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| Feb.13 |
Southern China |
8 dead, 3 missing after central China coal mine blast |
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| Nov.1 |
China |
Rescuers say all 33 miners trapped in China mine found dead |
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| Oct.31 |
Southern China |
Chinese coal mine rescue bit after deadly blast |
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| Apr.24 |
Western China |
11 missing after coal mine floods |
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| Nov.21 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar Kachin jade mine landslide kills 90 people
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| May.13 |
Colombia |
Rescue workers search for 15 gold miners missing after mine floods |
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| Mar.4 |
Donbass |
33 bodies recovered from eastern Ukraine mine disaster |
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| Nov.26 |
Southern China |
11 killed in second deadly coal mine explosion in as many days |
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| Oct.28 |
Turkey |
18 workers trapped as mine collapses in Turkey |
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| Sep.21 |
 North Mexico |
Western Mexico state issues alerts for copper mine spill 
Sonora state agency is alerting people to avoid using water from the Sonora River after local municipalities complained of toxins
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| Aug.29 |
Nicaragua |
Trapped Nicaraguan miners freed
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| Jul.5 |
Honduras |
Honduras losing hope in search for trapped miners |
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| May.18 |
Turkey |
Arrests over Turkish mine deaths
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| May.17 |
 Turkey |
Turkish search efforts end after last bodies found in mine 
Rescue workers have completed their search in Turkey's worst mining disaster after retrieving the bodies of the last two missing miners
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| May.16 |
Turkey |
Police tear gas Turkey mine protest |
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| May.15 |
Turkey |
PM's aide kicking protester stokes anger over Turkey mine fire |
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| May.14 |
Turkey |
Turkish mine disaster: Unions calls protest strike
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Turkey |
Desperate search at Soma pit
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| May.13 |
Turkey |
Explosion at mine in western Turkey left 200 workers dead Map of Soma Manisa Turkey The blast, followed by a fire, occurred at a coal mine. A huge rescue operation is under way to reach hundreds more trapped miners
| Oxygen is being pumped into the privately owned mine. Large crowds of worried relatives have gathered near
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| May.1 |
Colombia |
Illegal mine collapse: 3 dead, 15 missing
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| Feb.16 |
 Johannesburg |
SA miners freed from collapsed pit Illegal gold miners trapped in an abandoned shaft near Johannesburg have begun to emerge, a day after they were caught in a collapse
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| Feb.5 |
Johannesburg |
Bodies found in South Africa mine Rescue workers at a South African gold mine say they have recovered eight bodies after a fire and rock fall
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| Sep.14 |
Northern Afghanistan |
24 Afghans die as tunnel collapses in coal mine |
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| Aug.1 |
Chile |
Anger in Chile over ruling on 2010 mine collapse |
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| May.21 |
Indonesia |
All 28 bodies recovered from Indonesian mine room
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| May.11 |
Sichuan |
China colliery blast kills 27 miners
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| Apr.20 |
Northeast China |
China mine blast kills 18, injures 12 |
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| Aug.29 |
Sichuan |
Death toll rises in China coal mine blast
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| Apr.7 |
Peru |
Rescue workers rush to reach trapped miners |
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| Nov.4 |
China |
Dozens rescued from Chinese mine
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| Sep.16 |
Wales |
Second trapped UK miner dead |
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| May.8 |
North Mexico |
Search teams recover 14 bodies from mine
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| May.3 |
North Mexico |
Search under way for 14 Mexican miners
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| Nov.23 |
 New Zealand |
Mine: 'No survivors' after second blast Map of Pike River New Zealand| All 29 miners trapped in a coal mine in New Zealand are believed to be dead after the ignition of gases in mine meant a rescue was very unlikely. There had been no contact with 24 New Zealanders, two Australia... | |
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| Nov.22 |
New Zealand |
Second robot to aid in mine rescue |
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New Zealand |
Robot searching for miners breaks down
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| Nov.21 |
New Zealand |
Rescuers preparing robot for mine |
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New Zealand |
NZ leader hopeful miners alive |
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| Nov.20 |
New Zealand |
Blast fears delay NZ mine rescue |
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| Nov.19 |
New Zealand |
Rescue on hold for trapped coal miners
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New Zealand |
NZ mine 'not yet safe for rescue' |
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| Nov.18 |
New Zealand |
Miners missing after explosion
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| Oct.18 |
London |
Pinera: Mining conditions must improve |
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| Oct.17 |
China |
Death toll rises to 26 from coal mine
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Chile |
Service of thanks at Chile mine |
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| Oct.16 |
Ecuador |
Trapped miners found dead
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| Oct.15 |
Chile |
31 of 33 miners released from hospital
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| Oct.14 |
Chile |
First Chile miners allowed home |
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| Oct.13 |
Chile |
Chile mine rescue reaches endgame |
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 Chile |
Last trapped Chile miner rescued Map of Copiapo Chile The last of the 33 miners trapped deep underground in northern Chile for more than two months has been rescued
| They were greeted by families and President Sebastian Pinera. The rescued miners have been taken to hospital with severe dental infections and some eye problems. The six rescuers sent down to assist the miners are now being winched up
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Chile |
Half of trapped 33 miners rescued |
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| Oct.12 |
Chile |
Joy as first 3 Chile miners freed |
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Chile |
First Chile miner reaches surface
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Chile |
Rescue of trapped miners to begin soon |
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| Oct.11 |
Chile |
Tests at Chile mine 'promising' |
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Chile |
Time set for Chilean mine rescue |
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| Oct.10 |
Chile |
Final steps under way before mine rescue |
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| Oct.9 |
Chile |
Evacuation of miners to start Wednesday |
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Chile |
Rescue drill reaches trapped miners
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| Oct.8 |
Chile |
Rescuers hours away from miners |
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Chile |
Drill 24 hours from miners |
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| Oct.4 |
Chile |
Chile miners' rescue 'very close' |
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| Oct.1 |
Chile |
Mine rescue 'this month' |
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| Sep.26 |
Chile |
Rescue capsule arrives at Chile mine |
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| Sep.19 |
Chile |
Pinera speaks with trapped miners |
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| Sep.17 |
Chile |
Bore hole reaches trapped Chilean miners Map of Copiapo Chile A bore hole reached 33 miners, but it must be widened before the miners can squeeze through -- a process that should take a few weeks
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| Sep.12 |
Chile |
Cigarettes, electricity on way to miners |
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| Sep.6 |
Chile |
One rescue operation temporarily halted |
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| Sep.2 |
Chile |
Chile health minister: Miners strong |
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| Sep.1 |
Chile |
Chile miners given first hot meal |
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| Aug.31 |
Chile |
Drilling to reach miners begins Map of Copiapo Chile Drilling has begun as part of an effort to reach the 33 miners who have been trapped underground in Chile for more than three weeks
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| Aug.30 |
Chile |
Trapped miners to get hot food |
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| Aug.29 |
Chile |
Chile miners speak to loved ones |
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| Aug.28 |
Chile |
'Plan B' for quicker mine rescue
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| Aug.27 |
Chile |
Five Chilean miners 'depressed' |
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Chile |
Plan to rescue miners quicker in works |
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| Aug.26 |
Chile |
Miner family suing owners |
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Chile |
Trapped miners send video messages |
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| Aug.25 |
Chile |
Trapped miners building shrine |
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| Aug.24 |
Chile |
Mental ordeal awaits trapped miners |
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| Aug.23 |
Chile |
Supplies sent to trapped miners |
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| Aug.22 |
Chile |
33 trapped miners alive after 17 days Map of Copiapo Chile| Miners are alive and in a shelter, President Pinera said, raising hopes for the first time in the nearly 3 weeks since the mine collapsed. Rescuers retrieved a note from the min... | |
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| Aug.6 |
Chile |
33 workers trapped in mine Map of Copiapo Chile 130 people were working to rescue the miners after the main ramp into the mine was blocked
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| Jul.17 |
China |
China mine accident kills 28 |
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| Jun.20 |
China |
46 workers killed in mine blast |
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| May.11 |
Siberia |
52 dead in coal mine blasts
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| May.8 |
Siberia |
Mine blasts kill 11, trap dozens more |
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| Apr.9 |
USA |
4 missing West Virginia miners found dead |
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| Apr.6 |
 USA |
Blast killed at least 25 miners Map of Montcoal West Virginia USA| One of the men killed in coal mine explosion at the Massey Energy Co. knew of the danger but didn't let it bother him. 4 others are unaccounted for at The blast at the Massey Energy Co.
The cause had not be... | |
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| Apr.5 |
 China |
China rescues 115 from flooded mine Map of Xinhua China More than a week after their coal mine was flooded by a rush of underground water, 115 miners were pulled out alive
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| Apr.4 |
China |
Dozens rescued from flooded mine |
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China |
9 rescued after week trapped in mine |
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| Apr.2 |
China |
Sounds heard from mine |
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| Nov.21 |
Northeast China |
Coal mine blast death toll reaches 87 |
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| Jun.5 |
Southern China |
Massive landslide buries dozens |
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| Feb.21 |
China |
74 dead in mine blast |
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| Nov.18 |
 Donbass |
63 killed after coal mine blast A methane blast has ripped through a mine in eastern Ukraine, killing more than 30 miners and leaving about 50 others missing
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| Oct.4 |
South Africa |
All gold miners freed from mine |
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| Oct.3 |
South Africa |
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
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| Aug.17 |
China |
Scores trapped in coal mine
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| 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
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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
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| Nov.21 |
Poland |
Mine blast kills eight; 15 missing |
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| May.21 |
China |
Flooding traps 57 in mine Rescuers now believe that an estimated 57 coalminers are trapped underground in the province of Shanxi
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| 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
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| Feb.25 |
Mexico |
Mine missing declared dead There is no chance of survival for 65 miners trapped underground for almost a week
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| Feb.24 |
Mexico |
Rescuers suspend miners search |
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| Feb.19 |
Mexico |
Blast traps 66 in mine In a remote, semi-desert region an explosion ripped through a coal mine two miles underground
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| Jan.29 |
Canada |
Fire traps 70 inside mine |
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| Jan.3 |
USA |
Only one miner reported alive 26-year-old Randal McCloy critically ill and rushed to hospital
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| Dec.7 |
China |
Mine blast leaves 74 dead |
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| Dec.2 |
China |
Mine flood traps 42 miners |
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| Nov.27 |
Northeast China |
169 workers die in mine blast Map of Heilongjiang China More than 100 missing after an explosion at a colliery at the Dongfeng mine in Heilongjiang province
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| Feb.14 |
Northeast China |
203 dead in mine explosion
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| Nov.27 |
China |
Mine blast traps 187
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| Oct.20 |
China |
56 die, 150 missing in blast
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| Oct.25 |
North Caucasus |
Rescuers Free 33 Trapped Coal Miners |
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| Jul.27 |
Pennsylvania |
All 9 pulled alive from mine
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| Jul.22 |
China |
100 miners feared dead |
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