A series of events were held Sunday to remember the Knox Mine Disaster — a coal mining accident that happened Jan. 22, 1959 in Jenkins Twp. when the Susquehanna River broke through the mine’s roof.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BARRACKVILLE — When Barrackville community leaders began putting together a memorial for victims of the town's mine disasters in ...

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Since the explosion on Tuesday, mine safety expert Davitt McAteer has been looking into what went wrong at the Soma mine and how the disaster could have been prevented. McAteer is the former head of ...

This somber footage documents the aftermath of the Dawson Mine Disaster in Dawson City, New Mexico, which claimed the lives of 263 miners on October 22, 1913, marking it as the second deadliest mine ...

The year 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the Barnes-Hecker Mine disaster, which occurred on Nov. 3, 1926, in Ely Township near Ishpeming. The tragedy remains Michigan’s worst mine disaster, ...

On the morning of Friday, April 7, 1911, Emil Wasenik, his two brothers and his cousin left for work at the Pancoast mine. They knew the dangers of working in the mines, but did not know it would be ...

An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran killed at least 33 workers and injured 17 others, officials said Sunday, marking one of the worst mining disasters in the country's history as others ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in US ...

Scientists who work to prevent mine disasters and the spread of disease among miners face looming cuts under the Trump administration. Federal scientists and engineers working to prevent deadly ...

WELLINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Twenty-nine miners remain trapped in a remote New Zealand coal mine, a day after an explosion ripped through the colliery. [ID:nSGE6AI0KL] Mining disasters account for ...