At least 200 were killed when mines collapsed at a coltan mining site in eastern Congo this week, rebel authorities say. The Rubaya mines, where the disaster occurred, supply a key metal for ...

Former MP Hugh Gaffney, who represented Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill from 2017 to 2019, has, for the first time, put faces to the names of the 47 men featured on the Auchengeich memorial.

A large artisanal coltan mining site in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo collapsed after heavy rainfall, burying ...

Congo’s government has long accused Rwanda of using M23 to loot the resources of the country’s east. In a statement this ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of Russia's wealthiest men has been in the spotlight after prosecutors filed a lawsuit demanding around $50 million in compensation for one of the country's worst recent mining disasters. The case ...

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 ...

The Brazil-focused miner faces investigations and a safety review following two underground deaths at its Palito and Coringa sites.

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 ...

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