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This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions , structural fires , flood disasters , coal mine disasters , and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture , planning , construction , design , and more.
Pages in category "Coal mining disasters in Kentucky" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Martin County coal slurry spill; S. Scotia Mine
As reported in a May 23, 2006 story in The Courier-Journal, [2] "Investigator thinks methane to blame for Darby mine explosion," by Deborah Yetter and Tom Loftus, at a news conference in Holmes Mill, Kentucky on May 22, 2006, Chuck Wolfe, spokesman for Kentucky's Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet announced that investigators entered the mine for the first time since the explosion on ...
New Australasian Gold Mine disaster: Australia's worst below-ground gold mining disaster. [1] 1971 Certej Mine Romania: 1971 Certej dam failure: A dam failure resulted in the leak of 300,000 cubic metres of cyanide-contaminated flood Certeju de Sus, resulting in 89 deaths. 1984-2013 Ok Tedi Mine Papua New Guinea: BHP Australia
Wages at these mines came into step with the rest of the nation. Despite headway by the unions, the battle for Harlan County between labor and capital continued. Sheriff Blair was voted out of office in 1933 and died in 1934, replaced by T. R. Middleton, a candidate who ran on a pro-union platform. [10]
Including 46 deaths from a single tornado in Indiana and Kentucky 47 1922 Argonaut Mine: Accident – gold mine: Jackson, California: 47 1933 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane: Tropical cyclone East Coast of the United States: 47 1938 Custer Creek train wreck: Accident – railroad Saugus, Montana: 47 1944 Stockton train wreck: Accident ...
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Usually the mines are said to contain valuable elements or minerals such as gold, silver or diamonds. Often there is a map or other document allegedly detailing the history or location of the mine. Common to all the lost mine legends is the idea of a valuable and mysterious resource being lost to history.