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

Investigators are examining suspected carbon monoxide at an abandoned lead pit under licence 11810.

Nasca Miner Rescued Alive After Over 48 Hours Trapped in Socos Mine

Clay Pit Collapse in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, Kills Three and Critically Injures Two

Asansol Coal Pit Collapse Leaves 3 Dead, Lawmaker Says

Missing Miner Found Dead After Roof Collapse at Curragh’s Mammoth Underground

Asturias Officials Confirm Sudden Roof Collapse in Vega de Rengos Mine That Killed Two

Rescue Ends With Seven Dead After Sonbhadra Quarry Collapse

DRC Minister’s Chartered ERJ-145 Burns After Kolwezi Runway Excursion as All Aboard Escape

Makeshift Bridge Collapse at DRC Cobalt Site Kills at Least 32

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

Steve Lipscomb Recovered From Flooded West Virginia Mine After Dayslong Search

Cobar Mine Blast Survivor Home With Lasting Injuries as Regulator Flags Unintended Device Initiation

Kurram Coal Mine Collapse: Recovery Underway After Five Shangla Miners Reported Dead

Abbottabad Phosphate Mine Collapse Leaves At Least Three Dead as Toll Is Disputed

All 23 Rescued From Colombia’s La Reliquia Gold Mine After 48 Hours Underground

All 23 Trapped Miners Rescued From Colombia’s La Reliquia Gold Mine After 48 Hours

Seven Rescued After Colombia Gold Mine Collapse as Operation Seeks Remaining 16

Six Workers Killed in Birbhum Stone Quarry Collapse as Police Open Probe

All Eight Miners Rescued From Coahuila Coal Shaft as State Closes Site

All Bodies Retrieved After Dhanbad Mine Landslide as Officials Put Toll at Seven