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The Pike River Mine disaster was a coal mining accident that began on 19 November 2010 in the Pike River Mine, 46 km (29 mi) northeast of Greymouth, in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island following a methane explosion at approximately 3:44 pm (NZDT, UTC+13). The accident resulted in the deaths of 29 miners.
The Brunner Mine disaster happened at 9:30 am on Thursday 26 March 1896 (NZMT; UTC+11:30), when an explosion deep in the Brunner Mine, in the West Coast region of New Zealand, killed all 65 miners below ground. The Brunner Mine disaster is the deadliest mining disaster in New Zealand's history. [1]
The most notable mining accident in New Zealand is the 1896 Brunner Mine disaster, which killed all 65 miners inside. On 19 November 2010, there were four explosions over nine days at Pike River mine ; 29 miners were killed and two escaped with minor injuries.
The Act was only enforcible if the Superintendent of the Province had, by Proclamation published in the New Zealand Gazette declared the Act to be in force in the province. The only alternative was if the Governor had proclaimed a Mining District and Published that in the Gazette. Section 10 of the Act required two openings for egress.
This list of disasters in Canada includes major disasters ... Considered Canada's first mining disaster 1877 April 29: Oil Cabinet Novelty Works Company fire: Fire
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.
Coal mining disasters in Canada (7 P) Pages in category "Mining disasters in Canada" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Mining explosion [56] 12 1943 1943 Aldershot train accident Train collision Aldershot, Ontario a passenger train collided with a bus, splitting it in two 12 1877 Oil Cabinet Novelty Works Company fire Fire Montreal, Quebec: List of disasters in Canada: 12 1903 1903 Hamilton Powder Company explosion Explosion Departure Bay, British Columbia [57 ...