Mining

A miner cries as rescue workers carry the dead body of a miner from the mine in Soma, western Turkey, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. An explosion and fire at the coal mine killed at least 232 workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history. Turkey's Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said 787 people were inside the coal mine at the time of the accident. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

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274 dead in Turkey’s worst-ever mine disaster

May 15, 2014 4:35 am

Business

Layoff notice preceded fatal W.Va. mine accident

Washington Examiner -

May 14, 2014 10:14 pm

Rescue workers carry the dead body of a miner outside the coal mine in Soma, Turkey, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. An explosion and fire at the coal mine killed at least 232 workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history. Turkey's Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said 787 people were inside the coal mine at the time of the accident. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Business

What makes mining in Turkey so dangerous?

Karl Ritter -

May 14, 2014 4:56 pm

Miners and family members wait outside a coal mine following an explosion in Soma, western Turkey, early Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Rescuers desperately raced against time to reach more than 200 miners trapped underground Wednesday after an explosion and fire at the coal mine in western Turkey killed over 200 workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Energy and Environment

List of fatal mine disasters in recent years

The Associated Press -

May 14, 2014 1:58 pm

The entrance to Brody Mine No.1 in Wharton, W.Va., is closed onTuesday May 13, 2014. Two workers died after they were trapped as the ground failed at the West Virginia coal mine. The ground failure occurred just about 8:45 p.m. Monday, trapping the workers, safety agency officials said. The miners' bodies were recovered, and safety personnel were on the site of Brody Mine No. 1 in Boone County, about 50 miles south of Charleston. Preliminary indications show that a coal burst was responsible, according to state officials and mine owner Patriot Coal. (AP Photo/Charleston Daily Mail, Craig Cunningham )

Business

West Virginia mine was doing risky retreat mining

Washington Examiner -

May 14, 2014 8:34 am

Relatives try to get information outside a local hospital after an explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, in western Turkey, Tuesday, May 13, 2014. An explosion and fire at a coal mine in western Turkey killed at least one miner Tuesday and left up to 300 workers trapped underground, a Turkish official said. Twenty people were rescued from the mine in the town of Soma in Manisa province but one later died in the hospital, Soma administrator Mehmet Bahattin Atci told reporters. The town is 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul. (AP Photo/Depo Photos)

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201 dead, many trapped in Turkish coal mine

DESMOND BUTLERSUZAN FRASER -

May 14, 2014 4:06 am

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151 dead, many trapped in Turkish coal mine

Suzan Fraser -

May 13, 2014 11:24 pm

News

Turkey’s energy minister says death toll in mine accident stands at 151

Washington Examiner -

May 13, 2014 11:03 pm

Business

5 things to know about mine where 2 workers killed

The Associated Press -

May 13, 2014 8:34 pm

Business

South Africa: 3 miners killed during strike

Christopher Torchia -

May 13, 2014 10:24 am

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Tag: Mining

274 dead in Turkey’s worst-ever mine disaster

Layoff notice preceded fatal W.Va. mine accident

What makes mining in Turkey so dangerous?

List of fatal mine disasters in recent years

West Virginia mine was doing risky retreat mining

201 dead, many trapped in Turkish coal mine

151 dead, many trapped in Turkish coal mine

Turkey’s energy minister says death toll in mine accident stands at 151

5 things to know about mine where 2 workers killed

South Africa: 3 miners killed during strike

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