Australian safety regulator’s initial report on fatal Cobar mine explosion: more questions than answers

The NSW Resources Regulator’s November 25 “Investigation information release” neither explains what caused the tragedy nor ...
NBC Los Angeles

An explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran kills at least 34 workers

An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran killed at least 34 workers and injured 17 others, officials said Sunday, marking one of the worst mining disasters in the country's history as others ...
WTAP

This Day in History: Dec. 6, 2025

On Dec. 6, 1907, in West Virginia’s Marion County, an explosion in a network of mines owned by the Fairmont Coal Company in ...
WRAL

Land mine explosion that wounded Chinese man on Cambodia-Thailand border provokes concerns

BANGKOK (AP) — A Chinese man allegedly attempting to cross illegally into Thailand from Cambodia was injured on Saturday when he stepped on a land mine, the Thai army announced, reiterating its ...
The Mon Valley Independent

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In 1907, at least 361 men and boys died in a coal mine explosion in Monongah, West Virginia; it was the worst mining disaster in U.S. history.