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Colombia Coal Mine Blast Kills 9, Rescuers Save 6 in Sutatausa

Prior safety warnings about methane and coal dust now drive a formal probe into the mine's safeguards.

Court Panel Says Meghalaya Cement Firms Moved 2.93 Lakh Tonnes of Coal Without Approval

MP High Court Orders BJP MLA Sanjay Pathak to Appear in Contempt Case After Apology

MP High Court Orders Suo Motu Criminal Contempt Case Against BJP MLA Sanjay Pathak

Dhanbad Land Subsidence Kills Three as Cause Is Disputed

Peru Military Mi-17 Helicopter Crash in Arequipa Kills All 15

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bans Illegal Riverbank Mining for 60 Days Under Section 144

Toxic Gas Kills 37 Miners in Nigeria’s Plateau as Federal Authorities Close Site

Four Wanted Suspects Killed in KZN Shootout After Intelligence-Led Raid

Gauteng Deploys Stabilisation Team as Randfontein Families Flee Illegal Miners

Odisha Quarry Blast and Rockfall Kill Two in Dhenkanal

Bekkersdal Tavern Shooting Case Postponed to January as Five Suspects Remanded

Peru Congress Backs One-Year Reinfo Extension in First Vote, Drops Bid to Reincorporate 50,000

Makeshift Bridge Collapse at DRC Cobalt Site Kills at Least 32

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

Seven Miners Trapped After Collapse at Illegal Gold Tunnel in Colombia’s Cauca

MP High Court Judge Recuses From Illegal Mining Case After BJP MLA’s Call Attempt

ED Executes Money Laundering Searches at 15 Sites Linked to Karnataka Congress MLA

Meghalaya High Court Directs FIRs and Halts Coal Auctions After 4,000 Tonnes Go Missing

All 18 Trapped Miners Rescued From Illegal Gold Mine in Antioquia