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Gas leak at Iranian coal mine kills 7 workers
A gas leak at a coal mine in northern Iran killed seven workers, three of whom were Afghanis, state media said Tuesday ...
The Star16d
5 dead, 2 injured after mine collapse in Bolivia
LA PAZ, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed and two others injured after a mine collapsed in the Bolivian province of Larecaja, the western department of La Paz, police said Thursday.
Vancouver16d
Updated: B.C. greenlights Mount Polley dam increase at site of major mine spill
The dam at the Mount Polley gold and copper mine collapsed on Aug. 4, 2014, sending 25 million cubic metres of mine waste, water and construction materials downriver. Polley Lake, Hazeltine Creek ...
Burnaby Now16d
Updated: B.C. greenlights Mount Polley dam increase at site of major mine spill
The dam at the Mount Polley gold and copper mine collapsed on Aug. 4, 2014, sending 25 million cubic metres of mine waste, water and construction materials downriver. Polley Lake, Hazeltine Creek and ...
USA Today20d
68 bridges in 19 states potentially at risk: Is one near you?
Federal officials investigating the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, warned on Thursday that 68 bridges nationwide could be at similar risk.
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Will Zambian mine disaster spill over to destroy relations with China?
On February 18, a tailings dam containing acid waste from the Sino-Metals Leach Zambia copper mine – which is majority-owned by China Nonferrous Metals Industry Group – collapsed, sending 50 ...
ABC News22d
NTSB recommends vulnerability assessments on 68 bridges following Key Bridge collapse
A risk assessment could have prevented the Key Bridge collapse, the NTSB said. Nearly a year since the catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after a container ship struck one of ...
CBS News23d
NTSB recommends 68 bridges in U.S. be evaluated for risk of collapse. See the full list.
The National Transportation Safety Board recommended Thursday 68 bridges across 19 states be evaluated with a "vulnerability assessment" to determine their risk of collapse if involved in a vessel ...
USA Today23d
Maryland officials should have known Key Bridge was vulnerable: NTSB
Maryland officials overseeing the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore failed to understand the bridge's vulnerability to collisions like the one that caused it to collapse catastrophically ...
People23d
Nearly One Year Later, Officials Share Investigation Update After Baltimore Bridge Collapse That Killed 6
The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River early in the morning of March 26, 2024, after being hit by a 948-foot cargo ship Brian Brant is an Associate Editor, Human Interest ...
CNN23d
One year after Baltimore bridge collapse, NTSB finds 68 US bridges need to be assessed for risk of collapse if hit by ship
Sixty-eight bridges across the US should be assessed to see if they are at risk of collapse if hit by a ship, transportation safety officials found, while urging the bridges’ owners to undertake ...
Duluth News Tribune23d
Cliffs says it will idle Minorca mine, 'partially idle' Hibtac
The company plans to lay off 630 employees in 60 days. Sen. Grant Hauschild said Cliffs has excess pellets, and the auto industry, which uses Cliffs steel, faces "challenging economic conditions ...