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Colombia Coal Mine Blast in Cundinamarca Kills 9, With 6 Rescued

A suspected gas buildup has renewed scrutiny of mine safety in this coal region.

Gas Blast at Colombian Coal Mine Kills 9, Injures 6

Miner Rescued After 14 Days in Flooded Sinaloa Mine

Sinaloa Mine Rescue Advances With 3‑Km Power Line and Reinforced Concrete Plug

Rescue Shifts to Site Stabilization at Sinaloa Mine as Search for Three Workers Continues

Mining Blast Triggers Landslide in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Killing Nine

Mexico Expands Rescue at Sinaloa Mine After Tailings-Dam Collapse

All Five Bodies Recovered at Ekapa’s Du Toitspan Mine as Authorities Launch Inquiry

ITJ to Rule Within Weeks on Aid Repayments in Asturias Coal Mine Dispute

First Body Recovered at Ekapa Mine, Search for Four Continues

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

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