Two of the most devastating and deadly coal mine disasters in Wyoming history hit Kemmerer mines over a 13-month period from ...

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 ...

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 ...

Documents showing safety records were falsified after a mine disaster which killed 266 people have been on display in Wrexham ...

China has launched a safety inspection effort targeting all working coal mines and coal-mining projects after several recent fatal accidents, a statement by its State Council, or cabinet, showed on ...

WELLINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Twenty-nine miners remain trapped in a remote New Zealand coal mine, a day after an explosion ripped through the colliery. [ID:nSGE6AI0KL] Mining disasters account for ...

Half a century after the Kianga mine explosion killed 13 workers in central Queensland, a community gathers to remember the tragedy as survivors and experts raise fresh concerns about ongoing safety ...

PLYMOUTH – As most people get ready to celebrate Valentine’s Day, a local man feels another observance should be noted today. Stephen Kondrad, 55, who grew up in Plymouth, moved out of the ...