Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rescue operations after an explosion at an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya [Anadolu via Getty Images] At least 18 miners have died ...

Illegal mining is a widespread issue in Nigeria, where operations lack both government oversight and safety protocols.

STRAWBERRY PLAINS, Tenn. — UPDATE FRIDAY: Authorities using remote-operated vehicles worked for hours until they finally were able to find and confirm that a miner had died July 12 during a collapse ...

GOMA, Congo (AP) — After a landslide last week killed at least 200 people in eastern Congo at a rebel-controlled coltan mine, families of the deceased and survivors are mourning their lost loved ones, ...

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FILE - Miners work at the D4 Gakombe coltan mining quarry in Rubaya, Congo, May 9, 2025. DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A landslide last week collapsed several tunnels at a major coltan mine in eastern Congo, ...

A memorial in honor of the 12 Sago miners who lost their lives was placed by the historic Covered Bridge in Philippi. Three of the men who died in the accident were from Barbour County. (Photo ...

Two workers were killed and 20 others were injured Sunday in a mining accident near the southwestern Colorado town of Ouray. The Ouray County sheriff's office was called to the Revenue-Virginius mine ...

A mining accident in Gakenke District claimed the lives of seven people while three others were injured, on Friday, December 5, according to officials. The accident occurred in a mining site in ...