Rat-hole mining is banned by the Supreme Court. But its practice persists under the noses of government officials and politicians. A tragedy in a coal mine in the northeastern Indian state of Assam ...

BARRACKVILLE — When Barrackville community leaders began putting together a memorial for victims of the town's mine disasters in March, Diana Marple thought it would take five years of $1,000 ...

(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 ...

WHITESVILLE, W.Va. (WCHS) — Saturday marked the 15th anniversary of one of the deadliest mining disasters in West Virginia history. On April 5, 2010, 29 miners lost their lives at the Upper Big Branch ...

Mrs. Alfredo Pollacci (left), the wife of a miner, is comforted by a relative as she waits outside the mine for news of her husband. Miners' relatives rushed quickly to the mine as word spread about ...

A pro-government Turkish newspaper ran a headline linking Jews to the coal mine disaster in Soma that killed over 100 people. The headline in Tuesday’s Yeni Akit criticized the owner of the Soma Coal ...

Thirteen miners died in a pair of explosions at the Jim Walter Resources Mine No. 5 on September 23, 2001. The initial explosion was caused by a roof fall that ignited methane gas, with a second, ...

FAIRMONT — The tragic events of November 20, 1968 and the Farmington No. 9 mine disaster are being taken worldwide with the help of a Brazilian filmmaker. The documentary “A Day to Remember” was ...