At Least 14 Artisanal Miners Found Dead at Disused Mine in South Africa
What You Need to Know • At least 14 artisanal miners have died and many others are injured at a ...
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Coal mine gas explosion in China results in 82 fatalities
At least 82 people have died following a gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in Changzhi city, Shanxi province, ...
A river ‘died' in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine
Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia are concerned about the long-term impact of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that ...
Bosnian students rally for justice, drawing inspiration from anti-graft struggle in Serbia
Students in Bosnia and Montenegro protest against corruption, following similar anti-graft demonstrations in Serbia, demanding accountability for deaths in floods ...
Death toll in Poland coal mine fire rises to 3
The death toll in a coal mine fire in southern Poland rose to three, with 16 miners injured at the ...
South Africa police: Officers let ringleader in illegal gold mine disaster escape
A suspected illegal gold mining ringleader, James Neo Tshoaeli, escaped custody with police help after being rescued from a disused ...
At least 78 dead at abandoned South Africa gold mine that was scene of a standoff
Rescuers and volunteers in STILFONTEIN, South Africa, have recovered 78 dead miners and over 160 survivors from an abandoned gold ...
Rescuers bring out survivors, dead from South African mine as hundreds remain trapped
Rescuers sent a cage-like structure down into one of South Africa’s deepest gold mines to bring out survivors among hundreds ...
Rescuers in Pakistan recover the bodies of 11 workers who died in coal mine blast
Rescuers recovered the bodies of 11 coal miners who died in a methane gas explosion that caused a coal mine ...
12 coal miners trapped after mine collapses in southwest Pakistan
A methane gas explosion caused a mine to collapse in Quetta, Pakistan, trapping 12 miners. Rescue efforts are underway, with ...