mining disaster
Coverage of mining disaster in the Nexus archive.
- New Gold Exploration Revives Old Fears for Montana’s Blackfoot River
State regulators approved exploratory drilling near the headwaters of Montana’s Blackfoot River, which inspired ‘A River Runs Through It’ and is still recovering from a mining disaster over 50 years ago. Concerns are rising about potential risks to the river’s environmental recovery.
- Are systemic safety failures to blame for China’s deadly mine blast?
A gas explosion at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Shanxi province, China, killed at least 82 people and left 128 injured, marking the country’s deadliest mining disaster in over a decade. Miners and industry insiders attributed the incident to systemic safety failures across the production chain.
- BBC at the site of China's worst mining disaster in more than a decade
A gas explosion at the Liushenyu mine in China has resulted in at least 82 fatalities, marking the country's worst mining disaster in over a decade. The BBC is reporting from the site of the incident.
- BBC at the site of China's worst mining disaster in more than a decade
A gas explosion at the Liushenyu mine in China has killed at least 82 people, marking the country's worst mining disaster in over a decade. The BBC is reporting from the site of the incident.
- At least 82 killed in Chinese coal mine explosion
A coal mine explosion in Shanxi province, China, killed at least 82 people, marking the country's worst mining disaster in 16 years.
- Gas explosion at Chinese coal mine kills at least 90 people, state media says
A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern Shanxi province, China, killed at least 90 people and injured many others, marking the country's worst mining disaster in 17 years. Rescuers retrieved most of the 247 workers who were underground during the blast.