26 Chinese miners die as elevators plunge in ore mine in Hunan provinceOctober 8th, 2009 26 die in latest China mine accidentBEIJING — The collapse of two elevators in a tin ore mine in central China has killed 26 men and injured five others in the latest accident to hit the country's dangerous mining industry, an official said Friday. Yuan Ronghua, an official with the Communist Party in the city of Loudi, which oversees Lengshuijiang city in Hunan province, said the five injured are being treated and are in stable and safe conditions.
12 killed in Polish coal mine fireSeptember 18th, 2009 WARSAW - Twelve miners were killed and some 16 were hospitalised with burns after a fire in the KWK Wujek Slask coal mine in southern Poland, media reports said Friday. Fifteen miners were seriously injured, TVN 24news broadcaster reported.
13 trapped in China gold mine fireSeptember 8th, 2009 ZHENGZHOU - A fire broke out Wednesday morning in a gold mine in central China's Henan province, trapping 13 miners including seven who had gone to rescue them, authorities said. The fire has not been brought under control, according to the city's coal mine industry bureau.
Death toll from illegal coal mine blast in China rises to 42; 37 still trapped and feared deadSeptember 8th, 2009 China mine blast death toll hits 42; 37 trappedBEIJING — The death toll from an explosion at an illegal coal mine in central China rose to 42 Wednesday with another 37 men still trapped with little hope for survival. Elsewhere in the same province, Henan, 13 workers were killed in gold mine fire sparked by the severing of electrical wires in a cave-in, the Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.
China says coal mine blast kills 35 in Henan province, with 44 more trappedSeptember 7th, 2009 China says coal mine blast kills 35 in HenanBEIJING — A coal mine blast killed 35 miners in central Henan province Tuesday and left an additional 44 trapped, the government said Tuesday. The pre-dawn explosion happened at Xinhua No.
Poisonous gas in graphite mine in central China kills 15August 29th, 2009 Poisonous gas in mine kills 15 in ChinaBEIJING — Chinese state media say 15 miners have died after inhaling poisonous gas at a graphite mine. The official Xinhua News Agency says the accident occurred Friday afternoon at the Jicai Graphite Mine near Chenzhou City in central Hunan province.
11 miners dead, 3 missing, in northern China mine blastAugust 25th, 2009 11 miners dead in northern China mine blastBEIJING — A gas blast in a coal mine in northern China killed 11 and left three miners missing, state media reported. The explosion ripped through a mine shaft in Jinzhong city in Shanxi province on Monday morning, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Slovakia observes day of national mourning for 20 killed in coal mine blast, fireAugust 12th, 2009 Slovakia mourns 20 killed in coal mine blast, fireBRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovakia observed a day of mourning Wednesday for 20 victims of a fire and explosion in a coal mine, one of the worst accidents in the country's history. Also Wednesday, rescue officials have recovered the bodies of the last two missing miners from the Handlova mine in central Slovakia, a mine official said.
6 Slovak workers dead, 14 others believed killed by fire, explosion in coal mineAugust 11th, 2009 6 found dead after coal mine blastBRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Six Slovaks have died and another 14 are believed to have been killed by a fire and explosion in a coal mine. Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek says rescue workers have found six bodies of a total of 20 workers who were trapped underground after a fire and explosion hit the coal mine in central Slovakia on Monday.
Emergency officials: West Virginia mine worker killed when excavator rolls into pondJuly 28th, 2009 W.Va. mine worker killed in excavator accidentORGAS, W.Va. — Emergency officials in Boone County say a worker at a coal mine has been killed in an accident.
Torrential rains hinder efforts to rescue 23 trapped miners in northeastern ChinaJuly 23rd, 2009 Rain hinders efforts to rescue 23 miners in ChinaBEIJING — Heavy rains hindered efforts to rescue 23 miners who became trapped early Thursday in flooding at a mine in northeastern China, a local authority said. After a week of torrential storms, the Xinyongfeng Coal Mine in Heilongjiang province flooded around 2 a.m.
Gas leak kills 25 at coal mine in southwestern China, 20 others trappedMay 30th, 2009 Gas leak kills 25 at mine in ChinaBEIJING — A gas leak killed 25 miners and 20 others remained trapped underground Saturday at a coal mine in China's southwestern city of Chongqing, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Rescuers are working to release those trapped, the news agency said.
18 people dead after explosives catch fire at coal mine in central ChinaApril 17th, 2009 18 people dead in coal mine explosion in ChinaBEIJING — China's state television says 18 people have died and six are injured after three-story warehouse blew up at a coal mine in central China. China's CCTV said Saturday the blast in remote mountainous Hunan province also left two missing Friday afternoon.
At least 96 trapped in China coal mine accidentFebruary 22nd, 2009 TAIYUN - At least 96 miners were trapped inside a coal mine following a gas blast in northern China Sunday. The accident occurred at about 2: 00 a.m.
11 killed, 96 trapped in China coal mine blastFebruary 22nd, 2009 TAIYUAN - At least 11 miners were killed and 96 trapped in a coal mine following a gas explosion in northern China Sunday, officials said. The blast occurred at 2 a.m.
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