A list of some recent fatal mine disasters around the world: — 2013: 83 workers are buried by a massive landslide at a gold mining site in a mountainous area of Tibet, east of Lhasa, according to ...

Scientists who work to prevent mine disasters and the spread of disease among miners face looming cuts under the Trump ...

The collapse of an 11-story coal mining plant in Martin County left two workers trapped under the rubble as crews worked to free them Wednesday. One of the workers has since been confirmed dead. But ...

Divers have found human remains in a long-abandoned flooded coal mine here, where a ceiling collapse killed 183 miners during World War II.

(CNN) — Here’s 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 US ...

Chile’s state-owned copper company halted operations at its El Teniente mine after an earthquake. By Francesca Regalado and Jonathan Wolfe The miners were trapped underground at a gold and copper mine ...

—1942: China’s northeast is the site of the world’s deadliest coal mine disaster when an accident kills 1,549 miners in Japanese-occupied Manchuria during World War II. —1906: A dust explosion in a ...

A new coal-miner themed mural is planned for the site of the Avondale Mine Disaster, which will be part of the Susquehanna ...

Coal miners around the country are being asked to take time out on Monday to review safety procedures. Federal regulators called for the safety "stand down" after a deadly series of accidents in West ...

A part of Interstate 80 in New Jersey passes near and over abandoned iron mines, remnants of a thriving ore-and-mineral industry that began before the American Revolution. By Dan Barry The accident ...