Flood
in lead-zinc mine |
1990 |
June |
2nd |
Eastern
Algeria |
Algeria |
Mining |
Underground
Spring |
No |
Cardex |
Scofield
Mine Disaster:200+dd |
1900 |
May |
1st |
Utah |
America |
Mining |
Coal
dust ignited |
Yes |
676 |
Fraterville
Mine Disaster:214dd |
1902 |
May |
23rd |
Briceville,
Tennessee |
America |
Mining |
Explosion |
Yes |
677 |
Monongah:
360 dead |
1907 |
December |
7th |
West
Virginia |
America |
Mining |
Cars
Uncoupled |
No |
Cardex |
Jacobs
Creek Mine: 239 dead |
1907 |
December |
19th |
Pennsylvania |
America |
Mining |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Cherry
Coal Mine: 259 dead |
1909 |
November |
13th |
Cherry,
Illinois |
America |
Mining |
Fire
In Bales of Hay |
Yes |
656 |
Dawson
Mine Disaster: 263 dd |
1913 |
October |
22nd |
New
Mexico |
America |
Mining |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Explosion
Compass Mine: 22 dead |
1963 |
April |
25th |
Dola,
West Virginia |
America |
Mining |
Methane
Gas |
No |
Cardex |
Potash
Mine: 18 dead |
1963 |
August |
28th |
Main
shaft, Moab, Utah |
America |
Mining |
Explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Mannington
Mine: 78 dead |
1968 |
November |
20th |
West
Virginia |
America |
Mining |
Explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
dust blasts mine |
1970 |
December |
30th |
Wooton,
Kentucky |
America |
Mining |
Explosives |
No |
Cardex |
Sunshine
Silver Mine: 91 dead |
1972 |
May |
2nd |
Kellog,
Idaho |
America |
Mining |
Combustion? |
No |
Cardex |
Scotia
Coal Co.Explosions |
1976 |
March |
9
& 11th |
Nr.Whitesburg,Kentucky |
America |
Mining |
Methane
gas |
No |
Cardex |
Kocher
Coal Co. Mine |
1977 |
March |
1st |
Tower
City, Pennsylvania |
America |
Mining |
Flood |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
Mine Explosion:15dd |
1981 |
April |
15th |
DutchCreekNo1.Colorado |
America |
Mining |
Methane
gas |
No |
Cardex |
Crushed
to death:3dd |
1981 |
December |
3rd |
Bergo,
West Virginia |
America |
Mining |
Roof
Caves In |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
Mine Explosion:8dd |
1981 |
December |
7th |
Topmost,
Kentucky |
America |
Mining |
Methane
gas |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
Mine Explosion:13dd |
1981 |
December |
8th |
Nr.Whitwell,Tennessee |
America |
Mining |
Methane
gas |
No |
Cardex |
Fire
in coal mine |
1984 |
December |
19th |
Wilberg,
Utah |
America |
Mining |
Conveyor
belt |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
mine explosion |
1989 |
September |
13th |
Nr
Wheatcroft,Kentucky |
America |
Mining |
Methane
gas |
No |
Cardex |
Miners
& Rescue Workers |
1972 |
October |
31st |
Ipswich,
Queensland |
Australia |
Mining |
Entombed |
No |
Cardex |
Moura
Coal Mine: 13 dead |
1975 |
|
|
North
Queensland |
Australia |
Mining |
|
No |
Cardex |
Kianga
coal mine |
1975 |
September |
20th |
Nr.
Rockhampton |
Australia |
Mining |
Explosion/Fire |
No |
Cardex |
Moura
Coal Mine: 12 dead |
1986 |
|
|
North
Queensland |
Australia |
Mining |
|
No |
Cardex |
Cave
in at coal mine |
1986 |
July |
16th |
Brisbane |
Australia |
Mining |
Explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Moura
Coal Mine: 11 dead |
1994 |
August |
|
Queensland |
Australia |
Mining |
Explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Lift
cable snaps: 10 dead |
1998 |
July |
17th |
Talc
mine, Lassing |
Austria |
Mining |
Mud
slide |
Yes |
568 |
Bolivian
Gold Mine: 20 dead |
1991 |
March |
16/17th |
|
Bolivia |
Mining |
Rain
/Cave in |
No |
Cardex |
Gold
miners killed:50+ |
1998 |
February |
11th |
Tipuani
Mountains |
Bolivia |
Mining |
Mud
slide |
No |
Cardex
|
Bobov
Dol explosion |
1997 |
June |
23rd |
Near
Sophia |
Bulgaria |
Mining |
Human
error |
No |
Cardex |
Walls
collapse on miners |
1989 |
April |
23rd |
North
East Burundi |
Burundi |
Mining |
Heavy
rain |
No |
Cardex |
Explosion
at colliery |
1979 |
February |
24th |
Glace
Bay, Nova Scotia |
Canada |
Mining |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Explosion
in coal mine |
1992 |
May |
9th |
Plymouth,
Nova Scotia |
Canada |
Mining |
Methane
gas |
No |
Cardex |
Miners
killed: 10 |
1984 |
November |
(early) |
Hebei
Province |
China |
Mining |
Flooding |
No |
Cardex |
Explosion
in coal mine |
1985 |
July |
12th |
Guangdong
Province |
China |
Mining |
Gas
leak |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
miners dead: 12 |
1988 |
April |
5th |
North
East China |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Antimony
mine |
1988 |
April |
(Mid) |
West
China |
China |
Mining |
Cave
in |
No |
Cardex |
Coalmine
cave-in:43 dead |
1988 |
May |
29th |
Shaanxi
Provence |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
miners killed:17 |
1988 |
October |
(late) |
North
East China |
China |
Mining |
Explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
miners killed:19 |
1989 |
April |
18th |
Luanping |
China |
Mining |
Explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
miners killed:22 |
1989 |
June |
(late) |
Shanxi
Province |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
mine: 33 dead |
1990 |
April |
(late) |
Heilongjiang
Province |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
mine: 45 dead |
1990 |
July |
(mid) |
Shandong
Province |
China |
Mining |
Explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Abandoned
coal mine |
1990 |
August |
(mid) |
Central
China |
China |
Mining |
Cave
in |
No |
Cardex |
Chinese
Coal Mine: 147 dead |
1991 |
April |
21st |
Shaxi
province |
China |
Mining |
Dust
ignited |
No |
Cardex |
Explosion
at colliery |
1992 |
April |
17th |
Heilingjiang
Province |
China |
Mining |
Gas |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
miners killed: 47 |
1994 |
January |
24th |
XijiCoalMine,Heilongjiang |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Liaowang
coal& gas field |
1994 |
March |
6th |
Jilin
province |
China |
Mining |
Explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Cola
miners killed: 700+ |
1994 |
April |
|
in
first 3 months of year |
China |
Mining |
Explosions |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
miners killed: 38 |
1994 |
May |
(mid) |
Jiangxi
Province |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Mining
Accidents: 92 |
1995 |
Jan/March |
1st-15th |
10
week period |
China |
Mining |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Miners
killed: 32 |
1995 |
March |
13th |
Yunnan
province |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explodes |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
miners killed: 84 |
1996 |
May |
|
Hunan
Province |
China |
Mining |
Explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Lead
& Zinc miners:33 |
1996 |
May |
|
Lijianguo,
Gansu |
China |
Mining |
Flooding |
No |
Cardex |
Goldminers
killed: 227 |
1996 |
June |
|
Yunnan
Province |
China |
Mining |
Landslidesx2 |
No |
Cardex |
Miners
entombed: 90 |
1996 |
November |
27th |
Shanxi
province |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Private
coal mine:27dead |
1996 |
December |
2nd |
Henan
Province |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Explosion
kills 86 miners |
1997 |
March |
(early) |
Pingdingshan,
Henan |
China |
Mining |
Gas
in shafts |
No |
Cardex |
Explosion
kills 31 miners |
1997 |
May |
2nd |
Nanxiye
coal mine,Laiwu |
China |
Mining |
Gas |
No |
Cardex |
Tongda
Coal Mine:30 dead |
1997 |
May |
(mid/late) |
WuhaiCity,InnerMongolia |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
miners killed:32 |
1997 |
October |
21st |
Pingdingshan |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
miners killed:87 |
1997 |
November |
13th |
Anhui
Province |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
miners killed:77 Inj:8 |
1998 |
January |
24th |
Liaoning
province |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex
|
Miners
killed:59 Miss:25 |
1998 |
April |
6th |
coal
mine, Henan province |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosions |
No |
Cardex
|
Coal
mine: 14 dead Inj:10 |
1998 |
May |
13th |
Sichuan
province |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex
|
Illegal
Coal mining: 36 dead |
1998 |
October |
late |
Guangxi
province |
China |
Mining |
Flash
flood |
No |
Cardex
|
Coal
mine:38 dead Inj: 18 |
1998 |
November |
29th |
Yunnan
province |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex
|
Coal
miners killed: 32 Inj:6 |
1998 |
August |
10th |
Zezhon |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex
|
Coalminers
killed:11 Inj:14 |
1998 |
March |
23rd |
Sichuan
Province |
China |
Mining |
Natural
gas leak |
No |
Cardex |
Jingang
coal mine: 26 dead |
1998 |
May |
25th |
Sichuan
Province |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
mine explosion: 28 dead |
1998 |
September |
mid |
Baofeng
County |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
mine explosion: 28 dead Mis:18 |
1998 |
November |
23rd |
Shaanxi
Province |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
mine explosion: 32 dead Inj:10 |
1998 |
December |
12th |
Changxing
County |
China |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Worst
in country's history |
1977 |
July |
15th |
Antioguia,
Amaga |
Colombia |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Emerald
mine: 17 dead |
1979 |
June |
16th |
Northern
Colombia |
Colombia |
Mining |
Landslide |
No |
Cardex |
Miners
buried alive: 16 |
1997 |
October |
17th |
coal
mine, Cucuta |
Colombia |
Mining |
Methane
gas |
No |
Cardex |
Faskor
Colliery |
1970 |
April |
4th |
Near
Ostrava |
Czechoslovakia |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Staric
Coal mine |
1976 |
December |
31st |
Chlebovice |
Czechoslovakia |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
Mine Explosion:65d |
1981 |
September |
3rd |
Pluto
mine,Zaluzi |
Czechoslovakia |
Mining |
Unknown |
No |
Cardex |
Coal
mine explosion |
1990 |
October |
18th |
Moravia |
Czechoslovakia |
Mining |
Methane
gas |
No |
Cardex |
Gold
miners dead:30 |
1987 |
March |
26th |
Nambija
gold mine |
Ecuador |
Mining |
Cave
in |
No |
Cardex |
Chester-le-St.Explosion:100+d |
1708 |
August |
18th |
Fatfield,
Co.Durham |
England |
Mining |
FireDamp/Gas |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Coal
mine explosion: 80 dead |
1710 |
|
|
Bensham,Co.
Durham |
England |
Mining |
FireDamp/Gas |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Coal
Miners Drown: 27 dead |
1837 |
November |
|
Workington,
Cumbria |
England |
Mining |
Sea
Breaks In |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Lundhill
Colliery: 110+ dead |
1857 |
February |
19th |
Wombwell,
Yorkshire |
England |
Mining |
Explosion |
Yes |
674 |
Hartley
Pit: 204 dead |
1862 |
January |
16th |
Northumberland |
England |
Mining |
|
No |
Cardex |
Oaks
Colliery: 361 dead |
1866 |
December |
12th/13th |
Barnsley,
Yorkshire |
England |
Mining |
Explosion |
Yes |
675 |
Queen
Pit Explosion: 26 dead |
1868 |
December |
30th |
Nine
Foot Mine, Haydock |
England |
Mining |
Explosion
of firedamp |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Queen
Pit Explosion: 59 dead Inj:30 |
1869 |
July |
21st |
Nine
Foot Mine, Haydock |
England |
Mining |
Shot
ignites gas in mine |
No |
(B)Cardex |
The
Wood Pit Explosion:216 dead |
1878 |
June |
7th |
Evans
place, Haydock |
England |
Mining |
Faulty
ventilation & gas |
No |
(B)Cardex |
Seaham
Colliery:160+ dead |
1880 |
September |
10th |
Co
Durham |
England |
Mining |
Explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Thornhill
Colliery: 139+ dead |
1893 |
July |
4th |
Dewsbury,
Yorkshire |
England |
Mining |
|
No |
Cardex |
Westhoughton |
1910 |
December |
22nd |
New
Bolton |
England |
Mining |
Explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Gresford
Colliery: 262 dead |
1934 |
September |
22nd |
Wrexham |
England |
Mining |
Methane
Gas |
Yes |
194 |
Cresswell
Colliery: 80 dead |
1950 |
September |
26th |
Worksop,
Derbyshire |
England |
Mining |
Belt
Frayed/Fire |
Yes |
195 |
Coal
Pit 2345 ft deep: 21 dead |
1965 |
February |
2nd |
Lens |
France |
Mining |
Gas
explosion |
No |
Cardex |
Explosion
underground: 12 dead |
1965 |
November |
24th |
Albi |
France |
Mining |
Coal
dust |
No |
Cardex |
French
Coal Mine: 22 dead Inj:103 |
1985 |
February |
25th |
Forbach |
France |
Mining |
Firedamp? |
No |
Cardex |
Lengede
Iron Ore Mine: 28 dead |
1963 |