LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Eleven informal miners have been confirmed dead and their bodies retrieved from an open-pit copper mine in Zambia after landslides buried […]
Tag: Mining accidents
Petrochemical giant’s salt mine ruptures in northeastern Brazil. Officials warned of collapse #Petrochemical #giants #salt #ruptures #northeastern #Brazil #Officials #warned #collapse
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A mine belonging to Brazilian petrochemical giant Braskem ruptured Sunday in the northeastern coastal city of Maceio, the city’s civil […]
A survivor is pulled out of a Zambian mine nearly a week after being trapped. Dozens remain missing #survivor #pulled #Zambian #week #trapped #Dozens #remain #missing
Rescuers say a man has been pulled alive out of a Zambian mine nearly a week after dozens of informal miners were trapped under landslides […]
Rescuer raises hope of survivors at a Zambian mine where more than 30 have been buried for days #Rescuer #raises #hope #survivors #Zambian #buried #days
LUSAKA, Zambia — A member of a rescue team raised hope Monday that there may be survivors at a Zambian mine where more than 30 […]
Rescuer raises hope of survivors at a Zambian mine where more than 30 have been buried for days #Rescuer #raises #hope #survivors #Zambian #buried #days
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — A member of a rescue team raised hope Monday that there may be survivors at a Zambian mine where more than […]
7 suspected illegal miners dead, more than 20 others missing in landslide in Zambia #suspected #illegal #miners #dead #missing #landslide #Zambia
LUSAKA, Zambia — Seven miners were confirmed dead and more than 20 others were missing and presumed dead after heavy rains caused landslides that buried […]
7 suspected illegal miners dead, more than 20 others missing in landslide in Zambia #suspected #illegal #miners #dead #missing #landslide #Zambia
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Seven suspected illegal miners were confirmed dead and more than 20 others were missing and presumed dead after heavy rains caused […]
More than 30 people are trapped under rubble after collapse at a mine in Zambia, minister says #people #trapped #rubble #collapse #Zambia #minister
A government minister says more than 30 people are trapped under rubble at an open-pit mine in Zambia after part of a waste pile was […]
Four miners die in Poland when pipeline filled with water ruptures deep below ground #miners #die #Poland #pipeline #filled #water #ruptures #deep #ground
Polish media are reporting that four miners died after a pipeline filled with water burst in a coal mine deep below ground in southern Poland […]
11 die in coal mine accident in China’s Heilongjiang province #die #coal #accident #Chinas #Heilongjiang #province
BEIJING (AP) — A violent rock burst in a coal mine killed 11 people in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province on Tuesday, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV […]