Mining Events

1897 Sep 10 Lattimer Massacre
The shooting continued for at least a minute and a half, though some eyewitnesses claimed it may have been three minutes or more. Perhaps as many as 150 shots were fired. The magazines in...
1930 Nov 5 Millfield Mine Disaster
Besides the unseasonably cold weather and heavy snowfall that blanketed the ground, November 5, 1930 began like any other for the 191 miners working at the Sunday Creek Coal Mine # 6. Nob...
2006 Jan 2 Sago Mine Disaster
The Sago Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion on January 2, 2006, in the Sago Mine in Sago, West Virginia, USA near the Upshur County seat of Buckhannon. The blast and ensuing aftermat...
2010 Mar 28
to 2010 Apr 9
Wangjialing Coal Mine Flood
The Wangjialing mine in Shanxi province flooded after miners broke a wall into an abandoned shaft on 28 March. State media says so far 114 of the 153 missing miners have been rescued. ...
2010 Oct 13 33 Chilean Miners Rescued After Being Trapped For 68 Days
Most of theChilean miners have ascended to freedom from the underground chamber where they've been entombed for 10 weeks, the longest time ever for a successful rescue. For full cov...