JOHANNESBURG, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Five miners missing since Tuesday following a mudslide at the Ekapa diamond mine in South Africa are now presumed dead, South Africa's mining minister Gwede Mantashe ...
The number of deaths from land-mines increased significantly in 2024. In many regions where even wars seem like a distant past, the danger of “forgotten” landmines remains present, impacting the lives ...
The Philippine Misereor Partnership Inc. (PMPI) expresses its deep sorrow over the confirmed death of a bulldozer operator following the March 1, 2026 ...
One week ago today, an explosion at Polymetals Resources’ Endeavor mine in Cobar, far west New South Wales (NSW), killed 59-year-old Ambrose Patrick McMullen and 24-year-old Holly Clarke and left ...
Two workers were killed and a third hospitalised by a mine explosion in Cobar, far west New South Wales (NSW) in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The deceased have been identified as 24-year-old ...
On Jan. 8, MSHA released preliminary data showing that mine fatalities in 2008 declined 31 percent from 2007 to drop to an all-time low. Metal/nonmetal mines recorded the lowest level of fatalities in ...
Local coal miner Kevin Honaker participates in a candle light vigil at Marshfork Elementary School held for the deceased coal miners on April 10, 2010 in Montcoal, W.Va. On April 5, 2010, a methane ...