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  2. Pike River Mine disaster - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Brunner Mine disaster - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Mining accident - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Pike River Mine - Wikipedia

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    The mine has a development and consenting history going back to the 1970s, with the first geologists and surveyors having explored the area in the 1940s. The mine is located approximately halfway between Greymouth and Reefton, close to the Pike Stream, a tributary of the Big River in a region that already has a long history of coal- and gold-mining activity.

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  7. How the once-booming mine town of Picher, Oklahoma ... - AOL

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    Picher, Oklahoma was incorporated in 1918 after ore was discovered. All that remains in the ghost town are empty buildings and piles of toxic waste. Picher, Oklahoma was incorporated in 1918 after ...

  8. Safety lapses caused accident that killed Kentucky coal ... - AOL

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    The miner died when a massive section of the roof fell at an underground mine in Eastern Kentucky. Safety lapses caused accident that killed Kentucky coal miner, federal agency says Skip to main ...

  9. List of accidents and disasters by death toll - Wikipedia

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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.