BOGOTA, Colombia — Twenty-three workers were rescued Wednesday after spending 43 hours trapped in a collapsed underground gold mine in northern Colombia. The miners were met with applause…
Read more 23 miners rescued after 43 hours trapped in Colombian gold mineLONDON — Victims of Brazil’s worst environmental disaster were taking their case for compensation to a UK court on Monday, almost nine years after tons of toxic mining…
Read more Brazil environmental disaster victims take case against mining giant BHP to UK courtGRAFTON, W.Va. — A coal miner died Friday, nearly a week after being injured on the job in northern West Virginia, officials said. Colton Walls, 34, of Bruceton…
Read more A coal miner killed on the job in West Virginia is the 10th in US this year, surpassing 2023 totalA methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens of others, state media reported TEHRAN, Iran…
Read more Death toll rises to 30 after methane leak causes explosion at eastern Iran coal mine, state TV saysCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A coal miner was killed on the job in West Virginia on Friday night, Gov. Jim Justice said. The Republican governor said Gary Chapman,…
Read more Coal miner killed on the job in West Virginia. The death marks fourth in the state this yearJAKARTA, Indonesia — Rescue workers dug through tons of mud and rubble on Tuesday as they searched for dozens of missing people after a landslide hit an unauthorized…
Read more Rescuers search for dozens buried by an Indonesian landslide that killed at least 23 peopleHELENA, Mont. — Thomas Wells ran a half-marathon at age 60 and played recreational volleyball until he was 63. At 65 years old, doctors diagnosed him with mesothelioma,…
Read more Asbestos victim’s dying words aired in wrongful death case against Buffet’s railroadISTANBUL — A huge landslide hit a gold mine in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, trapping at least nine workers underground, officials said. The landslide at the Copler mine…
Read more 9 gold mine workers are missing in Turkey after a landslide that carries environmental risksCAPE TOWN, South Africa — More than 2,000 workers remained underground for a second day Tuesday in a protest over pay and benefits at a platinum mine in…
Read more More than 2,000 mine workers extend underground protest into second day in South AfricaThe owner of two precious metals mines in south-central Montana is stopping work on an expansion project and laying off about 100 workers because the price of palladium…
Read more Montana miner backs off expansion plans, lays off 100 due to lower palladium pricesA mine operator says an elevator suddenly dropped approximately 200 meters (656 feet) while carrying workers to the surface in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75 ByThe…
Read more Elevator drops 650 feet at platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11, injuring 75LONDON — Kazakhstan confirmed the nationalization of ArcelorMittal Temirtau which operates the country’s largest steel plants and several coal and ore mines following a coal mine fire that…
Read more Kazakhstan confirms nationalization of ArcelorMittal subsidiary after mine fire kills at least 32HARARE, Zimbabwe — The death toll from a shaft collapse at a disused gold mine in Zimbabwe was expected to rise to 13, the vice president said, according…
Read more Death toll in collapsed Zimbabwe gold mine expected to rise, vice president saysLocal authorities in southern China say a coal mine fire has killed 16 people ByThe Associated Press September 24, 2023, 10:28 AM BEIJING — A coal mine fire…
Read more A coal mine fire in southern China’s Guizhou province kills 16 peopleAuthorities say 11 people have been killed in a coal mine explosion in northern China, in a reminder of the country’s continued dependence on the energy source BEIJING…
Read more 11 killed in explosion at coal mine in northern ChinaPHOENIX — President Joe Biden will announce a new national monument to preserve land around Grand Canyon National Park and limit it from mining, White House officials said…
Read more Biden will tout long-sought Grand Canyon monument designation during Arizona visitCHARLESTON, W.Va. — A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous…
Read more After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lungRIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s petrochemical giant Braskem said Friday it had reached a $356 million settlement with a coastal city where four decades of the company’s rock…
Read more Brazilian petrochemical company settles with city where mining destroyed entire neighborhoodsRIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s petrochemical giant Braskem said Friday it had reached a $356 million settlement with a coastal city where four decades of the company’s rock…
Read more Brazilian petrochemical company settles with city where mining destroyed entire neighborhoodsJOHANNESBURG — At least 16 people, including three children, were killed by a leak of a toxic nitrate gas being used by illegal miners to process gold in…
Read more Toxic gas leak in South Africa has killed 16 people, including 3 children, police say
