Two of the most devastating and deadly coal mine disasters in Wyoming history hit Kemmerer mines over a 13-month period from 1923-24. In all, 138 ...

MOSCOW (AP) – A methane gas leak at a coal mine in Russia’s far north triggered three explosions that ignited a raging fire and partially collapsed the mine, killing 36 people, officials said Sunday.

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Excessive carbon monoxide levels at a mine in Chongqing have trapped 23 people underground, China's official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday, in the second such accident in the southwestern ...

Twenty-three people died after being trapped in a mine in China's southwestern city of Chongqing, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday, the region's second such accident in just over two ...

WARSAW, Poland — A miner who was reported missing after an earthquake shook Poland's Rydultowy coal mine has been found alive more than two days after the accident that killed one of his colleagues ...

Balochistan is currently facing a series of coal mine accidents, alongside a rise in poppy cultivation, which has sparked concerns among both residents and lawmakers. The grim reality persists for ...

More than 280 miners have died in Turkey with another 150 still missing. It's hard to imagine how so many can perish in a mine accident in modern... Past Disasters Haunt Modern-Day Coal Mining ...

BEIJING (AP) – Chinese state media say two coal mine accidents have trapped 17 people underground. The official Xinhua News Agency says a fire broke out Sunday in a mine in northeast Heilongjiang ...

Shanxi and neighboring Shaanxi are two coal hubs already contending with floods that are likely to curtail supply in coming ...