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Six killed in coal mining accident in west Georgia

AnaccidentinacoalmineinwesternGeorgia'sTkibulikilledatleastsixpeopleonThursday,accordingtothecountry'sInternalMinistry.Theywereworkingundertheminewhiletheroofco

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Rio Tinto exits coal with $2.25 billion Kestrel sale

GlobalminerRioTinto(RIO.AX)(RIO.L)solditsremainingcoalmineinAustraliafor$2.25billion(1.59billionpounds),makinggoodonapledgetoexitthefuelandboostingitsabilitytof

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Premature blast kills 4 insurgents in N. Afghanistan

FourmilitantswerekilledastheirexplosivedevicewentoffprematurelywhentheywereplantingamineonaroadinAfghanistan'snorthernJawzjanprovince,armyspokesmaninthenorthern

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17 killed in gold mine collapse in northeastern Sudan

Atleast17peoplehavebeenkilledafteragoldminecollapsedinnortheasternSudan,SudanTribunereportedThursday.Twootherswereinjuredintheaccidentinthemine,thatislocatedont

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Update | All 955 miners trapped in S. Africa resurface unharmed

All955goldminerswhoweretrappedundergroundformorethanadayinSouthAfricafollowingapowercutresurfacedunharmedonFriday,themine'sownerSibanyeGoldsaid.Aftertheirrescue

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South Africa: more than 950 gold miners trapped underground

HundredsofgoldminerswerestuckundergroundinSouthAfricaonThursdayafterapowercut,themine’sownersaid,thoughtheworkerswerenotreportedtobeinimmediatedanger.TheSibanye

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Coal mine blast in NE China, casualties unknown

AnexplosionrockedacoalmineinShuangyashanCity,northeastChina'sHeilongjiangProvinceTuesdaymorning,withcasualtiesunknownyet,localauthoritiessaid.Thecauseoftheaccid

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Blast kills Taliban shadow district governor in N. Afghan province

TalibanshadowgovernorforKhanabadofKunduzprovinceMawlawiDostMohammadwaskilledinamineblastonThursday,armyspokesmanintheprovinceAbdulKhalilsaid."MawlawiDostMohamma

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Five killed, 20 injured in gas incident in SW China

Atleastfivepeoplewerekilledand20othersinjuredinanincidentinwhichitisthoughtgassetonfireinacoalmineinWeiningcounty,southwestChina’sGuizhouProvinceonWednesdaynigh

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Death toll rises to six in coal mine blast in central Myanmar

FourmorebodieswereuncoveredfromMonday'scoalmineblastinMinbu,Myanmar'scentralMagwayregion,bringingthetotaldeathtolltosix,theofficialGlobalNewLightofMyanmarreport

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2 killed in mine collapse in northern Turkey

TwopeoplewerekilledandanotherinjuredwhenaminecollapsedinTurkey'sBlackSeaprovinceofZonguldakonMonday,localDoganNewsAgencyreported.Threeworkersweretrappedinsideth

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Nine killed in China colliery gas explosion

NinepeoplewerekilledincoalminegasexplosioninnortheastChina'sHeilongjiangProvinceWednesdayafternoon,localauthoritiessaidThursday.Theexplosionoccurredatabout2:40p

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4 killed, 5 missing in N China`s coal mine landslide

FourpeoplewerekilledandfiveothersarestillmissingafteralandslidehappenedatacoalmineinnorthChina'sShanxiProvincelastFriday.Howeverittookoverfourdaysforthetheheado

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Cuba’s new mine marks first foreign joint venture in 20 years

A new zinc and lead mine has opened in Cuba. It’s the first foreign financed mining joint venture on the island in more than 20 years.

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Mine explosion kills three workers in central Russia

MethanevaporblewupinanickelmineincentralRussianonFriday,killingthreeworkersandinjuringsomeothers,themine'soperatorsaidinareport.(ASIAPACIFICDAILY)

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Two killed, at least 12 trapped in Colombia coal mine blast

AtleasttwopeoplewerekilledafteranexplosionrippedthroughacentralColombiancoalmineonFriday,leavingtwoothersinjured,accordingtoagovernmentstatement.Twelveto15peopl

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Coal mine flood traps 11 in N. China, 6 confirmed alive

ElevenminersaretrappedundergroundafteracoalmineinnorthChina’sShanxiProvincewasfloodedonMondaynight.Sixofthetrappedminershavebeenconfirmedalive.Fourofthemareingo