http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mining_Accidents_and_DisastersFind stories, videos, and photos about Mining Accidents and Disasters from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:45:12 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mining_Accidents_and_Disasters14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Mining Accidents and Disasters from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/china.mine.rescue/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/25/china.mine.rescue/index.html#cnnSTCTextEight days after they were trapped in an underground mine in northwest China, three coal mine workers were rescued early Sunday, state media said.Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/08/china.miners/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/08/china.miners/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwenty-six people were killed in a mine accident in central China's Hunan Province, state-run China Daily reported.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/19/china.miners/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/19/china.miners/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities were trying to rescue 15 workers trapped in a flooded coal mine in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou, state media said Friday.Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/indonesia.miners/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/indonesia.miners/index.html#cnnSTCTextSearch efforts entered a second day Wednesday for 14 people feared trapped by a mine collapse on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, officials said.Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/indonesia.mine.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/indonesia.mine.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextA mine collapse -- triggered by a methane explosion -- killed at least five people and injured nine Tuesday on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia, officials said.Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/21/china.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/21/china.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 56 people have been killed in two mine disasters in China this weekend.Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/24/mine.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/24/mine.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. government Thursday announced its highest penalty for coal mine safety violations, $1.85 million, for a collapse that killed six miners in Utah last year.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/06/china.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/06/china.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextA coal mine collapse in northeastern China killed at least 21 miners, the second fatal incident in less than a week, state-run media reported.Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/03/sweden.miners/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/03/sweden.miners/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn official says eight miners are trapped in a mine in northern Sweden after a fire.Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/china.mine.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/02/china.mine.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 18 miners have been killed in a mine collapse in northwestern China, state-run media reported Wednesday.Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/10/ukraine.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/06/10/ukraine.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextEmergency workers were racing Tuesday to find 12 miners missing after an explosion in a Ukrainian mine, which killed at least one person and injured 29 others.Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/07/china.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/07/china.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextRescue teams on Friday recovered more bodies following a powerful gas explosion at the Xinyao Coal Mine in northern China's Shanxi province, bringing the death toll 105, according to China's state-run Xinhua news agency.Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/06/china.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/06/china.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextA powerful gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China's Shanxi province killed at least 46 people and left at least 50 others trapped early Thursday, local safety officials said, according to China's Xinhua news agency.Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:46:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1687593,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1687593,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsEleven miners who were missing after an explosion in a coal mine were declared dead Monday, bringing the death toll to 100 in Ukraine's worst mining disaster in yearsMon, 26 Nov 2007 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/18/miners.trapped/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/18/miners.trapped/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwenty-seven miners were rescued Monday less than five hours after a landslide trapped them deep below ground in a gold mine west of Melbourne, Australia, police said.Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/09/mine.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/09/mine.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe press does not have the right to get access to the government's investigation into the deadly August accident at the Crandall Canyon mine, a federal judge in Utah ruled Tuesday.Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/04/carletonville.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/04/carletonville.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe last of 3,200 gold miners trapped by a power failure reached the surface late Thursday after nearly two days underground, witnesses reported. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/03/carletonville.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/03/carletonville.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextHundreds of workers from a South African gold mine returned to the surface Thursday morning after power to the mine was restored, following an accident that kept them underground for more than a day, the company operating the mine told CNN.Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/02/mine.collapse.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/02/mine.collapse.investigation/index.html#cnnSTCTextA coalition of news media organizations has filed suit in an effort to get the government investigation into the Crandall Canyon mine accident opened to the public.Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/28/utah.mine.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/28/utah.mine.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the search for six trapped miners entered its fourth week, bad weather postponed longshot efforts to drop a robotic camera deep into a Utah mountain to find the missing men.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/china.coalmine.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/china.coalmine.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Chinese brothers who tunneled their way out of a coal mine collapse after being trapped for nearly six days survived by eating coal and drinking urine, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/china.mine.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/china.mine.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo Chinese brothers who tunneled their way out of a coal mine collapse after being trapped for nearly six days survived by eating coal and drinking urine, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday.Tue, 28 Aug 2007 03:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/27/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/27/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextImages from a robotic camera could be available Monday to searchers trying to find six miners who have been trapped inside a collapsed Utah mine for three weeks.Mon, 27 Aug 2007 12:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/26/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/26/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextRescuers plan Monday to lower a robotic camera through a bore hole in a collapsed Utah mine to find miners who have been trapped for nearly three weeks.Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/25/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/25/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextA sixth bore hole drilled into a space where six Utah miners were thought to be trapped found that the chamber contained no space where the men could have survived, an attorney representing some of the miners' families told CNN.Sun, 26 Aug 2007 02:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1655874,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1655874,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsLawmakers in Washington announced twin probes into safety at the Utah mine where six miners were trapped and three rescuers were killedFri, 24 Aug 2007 14:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/23/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/23/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextRescuers trying to find six miners will begin boring a sixth hole down into Utah's Crandall Canyon mine Friday, and the search will stop if no signs of life are found, the coal mine's co-owner said.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/22/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/22/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Utah coal mine where six miners have been trapped for more than two weeks will be closed if one last rescue attempt fails to find signs they are alive, the site's co-owner said Wednesday. Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/china.miners.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/china.miners.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Chinese Cabinet minister sought Wednesday to portray a mining accident that left 181 miners trapped and presumed dead as a natural disaster, deflecting criticism that more could have been done to save the workers.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/22/mine.funeral.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/22/mine.funeral.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextA man who died while trying to rescue his cousin and five other men trapped in a coal mine was remembered as a hero as mourners gathered for a service at a campsite in the shadow of the mountain.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/21/utah.mine.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/21/utah.mine.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith six trapped coal miners all but left for dead in a crumbling mountain, families and friends vented their frustration at the mine's owner Tuesday and asked: Was it too dangerous to be working there in the first place?Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/20/mine.unstable/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/20/mine.unstable/index.html#cnnSTCTextA panel of experts said the Crandall Canyon coal mine is so unstable that it would be "unacceptable" to resume digging through it to save six trapped miners. Tue, 21 Aug 2007 12:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/20/china.miners.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/20/china.miners.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextA quick outburst of violence by relatives of 172 miners trapped in a flooded coal mine brought a tearful promise of Chinese government action Monday, even as state media said the miners' chances for survival were dwindling.Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/china.miners.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/china.miners.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextDistressed family members shouted and scuffled with guards after a third day without word on 172 miners trapped in a flooded mine in eastern China, where rescue crews began pumping water Sunday.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/china.miners.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/18/china.miners.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextRescuers raced Saturday to pump water out of two coal mines flooded by a rain-swollen river in eastern China, where 181 miners were missing and feared dead.Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/18/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/18/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextRescue crews will once again be looking for signs of life in Utah's Crandall Canyon mine Saturday after drilling a fourth hole into a mountain where six men have been trapped for more than a week.Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/china.miners.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/china.miners.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 180 trapped miners in China have slim hopes of survival as the shafts they were working in are almost completely filled with the raging waters from a broken levee.Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:19:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1654043,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1654043,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMore than 10 days after the disaster, six Utah miners are still trapped and three rescuers are dead. What went wrong?Fri, 17 Aug 2007 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/16/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/16/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least nine workers were hurt in Utah's Crandall Canyon mine Thursday evening where rescuers have been trying to reach six men trapped deep under ground.Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/15/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/15/utah.mine/index.html#cnnSTCTextRescue workers said they detected a noise Wednesday night -- though it's unclear what it was -- deep inside the Utah mine where six men have been trapped for nine days.Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:11:00 EDT