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Illegal Yunnan Excavation Collapse Kills Five as Beijing Intensifies Mine Safety Probes

Two recent deadly incidents have exposed regulatory failures and prompted national investigations and inspections of China’s mining sector.

Gas Explosion at Shanxi Coal Mine Kills at Least 82 as Rescue Effort Continues

Colombia Coal Mine Explosion Kills 9, Injures 6 in Sutatausa

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

Fourth Trapped Miner Found Dead at Sinaloa’s Santa Fe Mine, Ending 33-Day Search

Search Narrows for Last Missing Miner at Sinaloa’s Santa Fe Mine

Second Miner Rescued After 14 Days in Sinaloa Mine Flood as Search Continues for Last Worker

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