Mine Safety, Accidents and Disasters

3+ hour, 9+ min ago   (175+ words) KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A miner with the American Eagle Mine in Kanawha County has died, according to West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey. On Friday, the governor released the following statement to his social media accounts: “Denise and I are…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago   (206+ words) WDTV 5 CHARLESTON, W.Va (WDTV) - A West Virginia coal miner was killed in an accident in Kanawha County. Travis Price, who had been working in the mines for 24 years, died while working in the American Eagle Mine in the Cabin Creek…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago   (394+ words) Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Oct. 9, 2024. For “Los 33,” rescue was just part of their journey. On Oct. 9, 2010, a drill broke through into an underground chamber where 33 Chilean miners had been trapped for more than two months. The…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago   (316+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County coal miner died Thursday evening at American Eagle Mine, with the circumstances surrounding the fatality still under investigation. The West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training is investigating the death of Travis Price,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (381+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — Concern is growing around the country after an ABC News investigation revealed many homes around the U.S. have been built above or near abandoned mines. This underground network of mines has led to sinkholes, some of which…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (579+ words) Abandoned mines hidden beneath homes, roads and neighborhoods across the country can collapse with little warning, opening sinkholes, damaging property and, in rare cases, killing people. Here’s what to know about the risk from abandoned mines and how to find…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1062+ words) Bink Mooney, president of the Nicholas County Black Lung Association, recently visited Washington alongside other stakeholders to advocate for increased black lung benefits and stronger protections against silica and coal dust. WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the federal government looks to rebuild the…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (382+ words) Five miners were killed and two others were rescued injured on 1 October when a roof collapsed in an underground coal mine operated by İmbat Madencilik in the Soma district of Manisa province, western Türkiye. This new catastrophe, in the mining…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (103+ words) sfgate.com The mine is located in the Shah Mastan area of the province’s Chah Ab district, said Qari Naqibullah Masroor, spokesman for Takhar police command. He gave no other details. The spokesman said that 10 miners were rescued earlier this…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (279+ words) Illustration of a collapsed gold mine site cordoned off with yellow tape/AI At least five people were killed after a gold mine collapsed in Longorokomol Larga, Pokot North Sub-County, West Pokot County. The incident occurred on Friday, October 2, 2026, police…...