An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran killed at least 34 workers and injured 17 others, officials said Sunday, marking one of the worst mining disasters in the country's history as others ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BARRACKVILLE, W.Va. (WBOY) — The Barrackville 1925 Mine Memorial Committee has been given the funds to help establish a monument ...

When 29-year-old Norbert Amoya went to fetch water from a river in northern Zambia earlier this year, he found large numbers of dead fish and the water had a strange smell. The cause was a major ...

The year 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the Barnes-Hecker Mine disaster, which occurred on Nov. 3, 1926, in Ely Township near Ishpeming. The tragedy remains Michigan’s worst mine disaster, ...

Never before seen secret records and artefacts of one of Britain’sworst ever mining disasters are going on display for the first time. They will be seen on the 91st anniversary of the Gresford ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- It's hard to believe that it's been a decade since the Sago Mine disaster left a dark cloud over West Virginia. On January 2, 2006, at the International Coal Group's mine just ...

This somber footage documents the aftermath of the Dawson Mine Disaster in Dawson City, New Mexico, which claimed the lives of 263 miners on October 22, 1913, marking it as the second deadliest mine ...

Scientists who work to prevent mine disasters and the spread of disease among miners face looming cuts under the Trump administration. Federal scientists and engineers working to prevent deadly ...

PLYMOUTH TWP. — A new coal-miner themed mural is planned for the site of the Avondale Mine Disaster, which will be part of the Susquehanna Warrior Trail when it is eventually connected to the Luzerne ...