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The Scofield Mine disaster was a mining explosion that occurred at the Winter Quarters coal mine on May 1, 1900. The mine was located at 39°42′57″N 111°11′17″W / 39.71583°N 111.18806°W / 39.71583; -111.18806 near the town of Scofield ,
1970: Hurricane Creek mine disaster kills 38 in Eastern Kentucky An explosion at Finley Mine on Hurricane Creek, near Hyden in Leslie County, killed 38 miners when the blast occurred Dec. 30, 1970.
Pages in category "Coal mining disasters in Kentucky" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Hurricane Creek mine disaster; M.
Coal was discovered in Kentucky in 1750. Since the first commercial coal mine opened in 1820 coal has gained both economic importance and controversy regarding its environmental consequences. As of 2010 there were 442 operating coal mines in the state, [1] and as of 2017 there were fewer than 4,000 underground coalminers. [2]
Two men died at the mine in a cart crash in 2000, leading federal regulators to issue safety citations. ... Ky., on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. ... Alliance said it sold the property in 2014 after ...
Approximately 1,800 people were living in Winter Quarters by 1900, and the mine was considered the safest in the state. [3] The town's Main Street was over a mile long, and it had many businesses, most of which were made of stone. [5] On May 1, 1900, an explosion occurred in the Winter Quarters Number Four mine.
One man has died after he and a coworker were trapped beneath tons of concrete and steel when an 11-story building being demolished collapsed at an abandoned eastern Kentucky mine's coal ...
Map showing location of Martin County in Kentucky Wolf Creek on October 22, 2000. The Martin County coal slurry spill was a mining accident that occurred after midnight on October 11, 2000, when the bottom of a coal slurry impoundment owned by Massey Energy in Martin County, Kentucky, broke into an abandoned underground mine below. [1]