JOHANNESBURG, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Five miners missing since Tuesday following a mudslide at the Ekapa diamond mine in South Africa are now presumed dead, South Africa's mining minister Gwede Mantashe ...

The number of deaths from land-mines increased significantly in 2024. In many regions where even wars seem like a distant past, the danger of “forgotten” landmines remains present, impacting the lives ...

Sens. Warner and Kaine are demanding answers from the Mine Safety and Health Administration regarding its response to the tragic Rolling Thunder Mine accident in November 2025.

The Philippine Misereor Partnership Inc. (PMPI) expresses its deep sorrow over the confirmed death of a bulldozer operator ...

One week ago today, an explosion at Polymetals Resources’ Endeavor mine in Cobar, far west New South Wales (NSW), killed 59-year-old Ambrose Patrick McMullen and 24-year-old Holly Clarke and left ...

Two workers were killed and a third hospitalised by a mine explosion in Cobar, far west New South Wales (NSW) in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The deceased have been identified as 24-year-old ...

On Jan. 8, MSHA released preliminary data showing that mine fatalities in 2008 declined 31 percent from 2007 to drop to an all-time low. Metal/nonmetal mines recorded the lowest level of fatalities in ...

Local coal miner Kevin Honaker participates in a candle light vigil at Marshfork Elementary School held for the deceased coal miners on April 10, 2010 in Montcoal, W.Va. On April 5, 2010, a methane ...