Governor Tours Mobile Mine Rescue Stations istockAnalyst.com (press release) - Salem,OR,USA October 16, 2008 Families of coal miners should not have to live in...
Death toll from NW China mine blasting accident rises to 11 Xinhua - China October 17, 2008 YINCHUAN, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a mine blast...
Death toll in China mine explosion rises to 16 PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria October 17, 2008 The death toll from an explosion at a mine in...
Officials investigating mine death in White County, Ill. Henderson Gleaner - Henderson,KY,USA October 17, 2008 Federal and state mining officials are...
Gilmer County Mine Collapses; 1 Person Trapped WSBtv.com - Atlanta,GA,USA October 17, 2008 GILMER COUNTY, Ga. -- One person is trapped after a mine collapsed...
Worker killed in north Ga. limestone mine collapse Associated Press October 17, 2008 ELLIJAY, Ga. (AP) - A mine worker died Friday in a collapse about two...
Six killed in Ukraine mine blast Kyiv Post - Kyiv,Ukraine October 18, 2008 A methane explosion at a coal mine in eastern Ukraine on Saturday killed six people,...
Man Dies After Falling Down Nevada Mine Shaft KTVN - Reno,NV,USA October 18, 2008 The Lyon County Sheriff's Office confirmed Saturday a man died of his...
Man Killed in W.Va. Mine Accident State Journal - Charleston,WV,USA October 19, 2008 Moundsville -- A man was killed during a mine accident in Marshall County...
MSHA fines Preston mine $736,000 for 'flagrant' violations Charleston Gazette - WV, USA October 22, 2008 Federal regulators have fined a Preston County coal...
NIOSH Responds to Need for Knee-Injury Prevention in Low-Seam Mines Occupational Health Safety - Dallas,TX,USA October 23, 2008 Knee injuries associated with...
Mine teams ready for rescue event Latrobe Valley Express - Morwell,Victoria,Australia October 23, 2008 Over one, long gruelling day, five emergency rescue...
Mine disaster 'like an earthquake' Moncton ThisWeek - Moncton,NB,Canada October 23, 2008 SPRINGHILL, N.S. - Fifty years ago today, a "bump" like an earthquake...
Worker injured in Collie coal mine explosion ABC Online - Australia October 23, 2008 An explosion at a coal mine near Collie has left one man with severe...
Ky. investigating bulldozer fatality at mine site Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA October 23, 2008 State authorities are investigating a fatality at a mining...
Thirty-five confirmed dead in concealed north China mine accident Xinhua - China October 24, 2008 SHIJIAZHUANG, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-five people have...
Utah's First Mine-Safety Conference Affirms Goals istockAnalyst.com (press release) - Salem,OR,USA October 24, 2008 The director of the Utah Office of Coal...
Coal v. wind: Energy fight rages in W.Va. Associated Press October 25, 2008 DOROTHY, W.Va. (AP) - On the Coal River Mountain in southern West Virginia, a...
Mine shafts pose danger for those who aren't wary October 25, 2008 Yuma Sun - Yuma,AZ,USA BY TERRY ROSS When I was a youngster, my family went out into the...
Massey cited in railroad crossing death Charleston Gazette - WV, USA By Ken Ward Jr. October 25, 2008 CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The death of a Massey Energy worker...
Man rescued after coal mine drop Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia October 26, 2008 Firefighters have rescued a bulldozer driver from...
Deadly Mine Fire Lawsuit Goes To Court West Virginia MetroNews - Charleston,WV,USA October 27, 2008 Jury selection begins this morning in Logan County Circuit...
No doubt there are recommendations and guidelines, its then down to,,,,,, MONEY, who's going to fund the sealing of thousands of dissused shafts and entries. ...
There are regulations pertaining to the sealing of mines. The trouble occurs when dealing with mines from years gone by - from a time when these rules either...
Feds list WVa accident as mining fatality WZTV - Nashville,TN,USA October 27, 2008 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Federal regulators are listing a West Virginia...
Well said. It plagues us. There are over 12,000 abandoned mines in our county alone - documented. More than 120,000 in the state, documented. Tim Kovacs Ops...
Mine Rescue Teams do well in CONSOL Energy Contest Emery County Progress - Castle Dale,UT,USA October 28, 2008 CONSOL Energy Inc.'s Emery Mine-Black team, from...
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New communications tools help emergency responders CNN International - USA October 29, 2008 BOULDER, Colorado (CNN) -- It is a problem that scientists and...
