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Miner Rescued After 14 Days in Flooded Sinaloa Mine

The operation underscores persistent safety gaps in Mexico’s mining sector.

First Body Recovered at Ekapa Mine, Search for Four Continues

Ekapa Mine Reports No Sign of Life as Minister Says Five Trapped Workers Presumed Dead

Meghalaya Illegal Mine Blast Toll Rises to 25 as Police Make Two Arrests

After Congo Mine Collapse Kills 200, Survivors Prepare to Return to Reopened Rubaya Pits

Over 200 Feared Dead in Landslides at Rebel‑Held Rubaya Coltan Mines in Eastern DRC

At Least 200 Killed in Landslide at Rubaya Coltan Mine in Eastern DRC

Over 200 Killed in Landslides at M23-Controlled Rubaya Coltan Mine in Eastern DRC

Asansol Coal Pit Collapse Leaves 3 Dead, Lawmaker Says

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