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Landslide at Rebel-Held Rubaya Coltan Mine in DR Congo Kills Over 200

Heavy rains combined with unreinforced shafts are blamed—rebel authorities have halted digging.

More Than 200 Reported Dead in Landslide at Rebel-Held Coltan Mines in Eastern DRC

Rescue Ends With Seven Dead After Sonbhadra Quarry Collapse

DR Congo’s Kalando Mine Bridge Collapse Kills At Least 32

Makeshift Bridge Collapse at DRC Cobalt Site Kills at Least 32

Sonbhadra Quarry Collapse: Death Toll Rises to Six as Owner Arrested

At Least 14 Miners Dead After Flooded Gold Mine in El Callao, Venezuela

El Callao Gold Mine Flooding Kills at Least 14 in Venezuela

Zamfara Mine Collapse Kills 18, Dozens Reported Missing

Two Bodies Recovered at Grasberg Mine in Papua as Search Continues for Five

Chile Opens Homicide Investigation and International Audit Following El Teniente Mine Collapse

All Five El Teniente Miners Found Dead After Tunnel Collapse

All Five Missing Miners Found Dead at Chile’s El Teniente Mine

Rescue Crews Recover Four Bodies in Chile’s El Teniente Mine Collapse

Chile’s El Teniente Mine Collapse Claims Second Victim, Stranding Four Workers

All 18 Trapped Miners Rescued From Illegal Gold Mine in Antioquia

Jharkhand Police File Negligence Charges Against Coal Officials After Mine Collapse

Death Toll Rises to 14 in West Java Quarry Collapse as Rescue Efforts Continue

Gold Mine Collapse in Rebel-Held Eastern Congo Kills at Least 10

Bodies of 9 Miners Recovered After 44-Day Assam Coal Mine Rescue