The South African mining industry has unequivocally demonstrated its capacity for significant safety improvements.

One miner said, “The people all the way up, that own the companies, don’t care that much. They’re just money-hungry and not ...

Between 2014 and 2024, Resources Safety & Health Queensland investigated 27 accidental mining related deaths. A study of published coroners court findings observed that from 2004 to 2024, there were ...

NSW Premier Chris Minns has vowed to review the state’s mining safety standards after a deadly underground explosion in Cobar ...

Details of the nine U.S. coal mining deaths that have occurred in 2016. If the number holds up, it would be the lowest ever. — Jan. 4: Peter D. Sprouse, 53, died after becoming entangled in an ...

A quarry collapse in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, has resulted in four confirmed deaths and potentially more casualties as rescue efforts continue. The operation, linked to illegal mining activities, has ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Coal mining deaths surged in the U.S. in 2017, one year after they hit a record low. The nation's coal mines recorded 15 deaths last year, including eight in West Virginia.

Experts on reporting on illegal mining in Zimbabwe, Brazil, and Turkey shared tips on building sources on the ground, ...

In August, Michael Fairchild, an Ottawa-area welder who worked on projects across Canada over his 30-year career, died of a ...

One report states that “William Kwirirai was hit by a fallen rock and sustained back and leg injuries.” Another documents the ...

Federal mine safety regulators say 18 miners have been killed on the job nationwide so far this year. That's down slightly from 19 fatalities through the first half of 2012. The Mine Safety and Health ...

The number of mining fatalities in 2017 already is outpacing last year’s count as of the end of July, according to MSHA. Three separate accidents at different worksites bring the total number to 10 ...