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Chilean Mine Rescue: When 33 Miners Were Buried Alive For 69 Days In Scorching Heat
5 years after the San Jose mine collapse in Chile, the world remembers the miraculous survival of 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days.
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3 Miners Rescued In Canada After Being Trapped Underground For 60 Hours
The rescue came hours after Newmont's global safety chief, Bernard Wessels, expressed confidence in the rescue.
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13 Dead, 20 Injured After Bus Transporting Mine Workers In Russia Crashed
Thirteen people were killed and 20 injured after a bus transporting mine workers in Russia's far eastern Yakutia region crashed early Monday, authorities said.
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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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Ten Years After Brazil Mine Disaster, Pollution Persists
A decade after a dam collapsed in Brazil, sending a deluge of toxic mud into villages and waterways, residents complain of an inadequate cleanup and compensation by international mining firms.
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Judicial Enquiry Ordered Into Assam Mine Accident, Special Probe Team Set Up
The Assam government on Thursday announced a judicial enquiry and a police Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the Umrangso coal mine incident, in which nine workers were trapped with bodies of four victims recovered so far.
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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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Video: Cops Thrashed By Mob In UP After Villager Dies In Accident
The villagers alleged that a man, Sonu, died after falling from the tractor, which was being chased by the police for illegal mining recovery.
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51 Dead, 20 Injured In Blast Caused By Methane Gas Leak At Iran Coal Mine
The accident was caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks, B and C, of the mine run by the Madanjoo company, state media said.
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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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"Advised Rat-Hole Mining After...": Tunnelling Expert Details Rescue Op
The "softly, softly" approach to drilling escape holes was key to freeing the 41 men trapped beneath the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, tunnelling expert Arnold Dix told NDTV Wednesday.
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11 Killed As Elevator Plunges Out Of Control At South Africa Mine
An elevator carrying workers to the surface at a giant South African platinum mine plunged out of control killing 11 and injuring 75, the mine operators said Tuesday.
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Chilean Mine Rescue: When 33 Miners Were Buried Alive For 69 Days In Scorching Heat
5 years after the San Jose mine collapse in Chile, the world remembers the miraculous survival of 33 miners trapped underground for 69 days.
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3 Miners Rescued In Canada After Being Trapped Underground For 60 Hours
The rescue came hours after Newmont's global safety chief, Bernard Wessels, expressed confidence in the rescue.
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13 Dead, 20 Injured After Bus Transporting Mine Workers In Russia Crashed
Thirteen people were killed and 20 injured after a bus transporting mine workers in Russia's far eastern Yakutia region crashed early Monday, authorities said.
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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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Ten Years After Brazil Mine Disaster, Pollution Persists
A decade after a dam collapsed in Brazil, sending a deluge of toxic mud into villages and waterways, residents complain of an inadequate cleanup and compensation by international mining firms.
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Judicial Enquiry Ordered Into Assam Mine Accident, Special Probe Team Set Up
The Assam government on Thursday announced a judicial enquiry and a police Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the Umrangso coal mine incident, in which nine workers were trapped with bodies of four victims recovered so far.
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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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Video: Cops Thrashed By Mob In UP After Villager Dies In Accident
The villagers alleged that a man, Sonu, died after falling from the tractor, which was being chased by the police for illegal mining recovery.
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51 Dead, 20 Injured In Blast Caused By Methane Gas Leak At Iran Coal Mine
The accident was caused by a methane gas explosion in two blocks, B and C, of the mine run by the Madanjoo company, state media said.
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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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"Advised Rat-Hole Mining After...": Tunnelling Expert Details Rescue Op
The "softly, softly" approach to drilling escape holes was key to freeing the 41 men trapped beneath the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, tunnelling expert Arnold Dix told NDTV Wednesday.
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11 Killed As Elevator Plunges Out Of Control At South Africa Mine
An elevator carrying workers to the surface at a giant South African platinum mine plunged out of control killing 11 and injuring 75, the mine operators said Tuesday.
