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The 2010 Copiapó mining accident, also known as the "Chilean mining accident", began on 5 August 2010, with a cave-in at the San José copper–gold mine, located in the Atacama Desert, 45 kilometers (28 mi) north of the regional capital of Copiapó, in northern Chile. 33 men were trapped 700 meters (2,300 ft) underground and 5 kilometers (3 mi) from the mine's entrance and were rescued after ...
Mining accidents can occur from a variety of causes, including leaks of poisonous gases such as hydrogen sulfide [2] or explosive natural gases, especially firedamp or methane, [3] dust explosions, collapsing of mine stopes, mining-induced seismicity, flooding, or general mechanical errors from improperly used or malfunctioning mining equipment (such as safety lamps or electrical equipment).
On 23 January 2024, Northwestern Air Flight 738, a British Aerospace Jetstream, was chartered by the Rio Tinto Group to carry mine workers from Fort Smith to the Diavik Diamond Mine, located around 300 km (190 mi) northeast of Yellowknife.
Twenty-two people were trapped in the mine. [6] The explosion occurred at a depth of 250 m (820 ft). [7] According to IRNA, the explosion occurred after a methane gas leak. Twenty-eight people who evacuated the mine were hospitalized. [8] All of the workers were either at blocks B or C of the mine during the explosion.
For years, I told consumers who ran into problems with their auto loans, mortgages, credit cards, payment apps, student loan servicers, credit reports and more to reach out to the Consumer ...
The Farmington Mine disaster was an explosion that happened at approximately 5:30 a.m. on November 20, 1968, ...
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have surged amid speculation Trump could privatize the mortgage giants. The 2008 financial crisis led to the government's conservatorship of the firms.
The mine is situated in the Northern Free State, 21 kilometres (13 mi) south west of Vereeniging. [3] About 1,000 miners were in the mine at the time and 437 died after being trapped, while the rest escaped through an incline shaft. [4] The miners were suffocated by methane gas and crushed to death by rockfall. [5]