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1 Dead, Many Feared Trapped As Portion Of Coal Mine Collapses In Jharkhand
An official said that some villagers were involved in "illegal" mining of coal at the site.
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Divers Recover Body From Inundated Coal Mine In Assam, Many Still Trapped
Labourers were trapped inside the coal mine situated in the 3 Kilo area of Umrangso, after a sudden gush of water flooded the site.
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Flooded Assam Coal Mine Is "Illegal", Says Chief Minister Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that a person has been arrested after nine workers were trapped inside a coal mine in Dima Hasao district, which "appears to be illegal".
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For Afghan Children, Unexploded Mines From 1970s Pose A Daily Threat
The black mushroom cloud had barely faded in Ghazni province before kids clustered around the edge of the crater created by the mine, one of the devices that kills a child every other day in Afghanistan.
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Senior Vigilance Officer Dies After Lift Collapses In Rajasthan Mine
A senior vigilance officer at Hindustan Copper Limited died after a lift collapsed at the Kolihan mine in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district late last night. The lift collapse at the copper mine had trapped 15 persons, including the vigilance team.
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12 Dead, 13 Injured In Coal Mine Accident In China: Report
Twelve people have been killed and 13 others injured in a mining accident in northeast China, state media reported on Thursday.
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27 Dead In Gold Mine Fire Tragedy In Peru
At least 27 workers have died in a fire at a gold mine in a remote area of southern Peru, authorities said Sunday, making it one of the worst mining tragedies in the South American country's recent history.
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At Least 9 Workers Killed After Pakistan Coal Mine Caves In: Official
At least nine workers were killed after a coal mine caved in in northwestern Pakistan's Orakzai district on Wednesday.
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Pile Of Waste Collapses, Kills 5 In Jharkhand Mine
Five people have been confirmed dead after a pile of waste collapsed over locals trying to lift coal from an abandoned open cast mine owned by state-run Coal India Ltd in Jharkhand, police said on Wednesday.
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Russia Mine Tragedy Deaths Jump Past 50, Include 6 Rescuers: Report
A gas leak in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 52 people on Thursday, Russian news agencies said, including six rescuers who were sent down to try to bring out dozens of men in what was one of Russia's worst mining disasters since Soviet times.
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Six Dead, Dozens Trapped After Fire In Russian Coal Mine; Rescue Ops On
At least six people were dead and dozens were missing underground after an accident at a Russian coal mine in Siberia on Thursday.
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4 Workers Killed In Roof Collapse At Telangana Coal Mine
Four workers died after a roof in a coal mine project at the State-owned Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) collapsed on them in Mancherial district of Telangana on Wednesday.
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Third Body Fished Out From Flooded 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
More than three weeks after an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district was flooded trapping five miners, rescuers on Friday fished out another body from the 152-metre-deep mine, an official said.
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One Dead, 7 Missing After Accident At Central China Coal Plant: Report
One person died and seven were missing after an accident in a coal mine in central China, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday.
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4 Days On, Miners Still Trapped In 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
The Meghalaya government has ordered for a magisterial inquiry into the mining accident where at least five labourers are trapped for the last four days inside an illegal coal mine that was flooded after a dynamite explosion in Meghalaya's East Jaint
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1 Dead, Many Feared Trapped As Portion Of Coal Mine Collapses In Jharkhand
An official said that some villagers were involved in "illegal" mining of coal at the site.
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Divers Recover Body From Inundated Coal Mine In Assam, Many Still Trapped
Labourers were trapped inside the coal mine situated in the 3 Kilo area of Umrangso, after a sudden gush of water flooded the site.
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Flooded Assam Coal Mine Is "Illegal", Says Chief Minister Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that a person has been arrested after nine workers were trapped inside a coal mine in Dima Hasao district, which "appears to be illegal".
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For Afghan Children, Unexploded Mines From 1970s Pose A Daily Threat
The black mushroom cloud had barely faded in Ghazni province before kids clustered around the edge of the crater created by the mine, one of the devices that kills a child every other day in Afghanistan.
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Senior Vigilance Officer Dies After Lift Collapses In Rajasthan Mine
A senior vigilance officer at Hindustan Copper Limited died after a lift collapsed at the Kolihan mine in Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district late last night. The lift collapse at the copper mine had trapped 15 persons, including the vigilance team.
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12 Dead, 13 Injured In Coal Mine Accident In China: Report
Twelve people have been killed and 13 others injured in a mining accident in northeast China, state media reported on Thursday.
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27 Dead In Gold Mine Fire Tragedy In Peru
At least 27 workers have died in a fire at a gold mine in a remote area of southern Peru, authorities said Sunday, making it one of the worst mining tragedies in the South American country's recent history.
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At Least 9 Workers Killed After Pakistan Coal Mine Caves In: Official
At least nine workers were killed after a coal mine caved in in northwestern Pakistan's Orakzai district on Wednesday.
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Pile Of Waste Collapses, Kills 5 In Jharkhand Mine
Five people have been confirmed dead after a pile of waste collapsed over locals trying to lift coal from an abandoned open cast mine owned by state-run Coal India Ltd in Jharkhand, police said on Wednesday.
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Russia Mine Tragedy Deaths Jump Past 50, Include 6 Rescuers: Report
A gas leak in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 52 people on Thursday, Russian news agencies said, including six rescuers who were sent down to try to bring out dozens of men in what was one of Russia's worst mining disasters since Soviet times.
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Six Dead, Dozens Trapped After Fire In Russian Coal Mine; Rescue Ops On
At least six people were dead and dozens were missing underground after an accident at a Russian coal mine in Siberia on Thursday.
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4 Workers Killed In Roof Collapse At Telangana Coal Mine
Four workers died after a roof in a coal mine project at the State-owned Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) collapsed on them in Mancherial district of Telangana on Wednesday.
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Third Body Fished Out From Flooded 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
More than three weeks after an illegal coal pit in Meghalaya's East Jaintia district was flooded trapping five miners, rescuers on Friday fished out another body from the 152-metre-deep mine, an official said.
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One Dead, 7 Missing After Accident At Central China Coal Plant: Report
One person died and seven were missing after an accident in a coal mine in central China, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday.
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4 Days On, Miners Still Trapped In 'Rat-Hole' Coal Mine In Meghalaya
The Meghalaya government has ordered for a magisterial inquiry into the mining accident where at least five labourers are trapped for the last four days inside an illegal coal mine that was flooded after a dynamite explosion in Meghalaya's East Jaint
