Mine collapse
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Pezeshkian urges probe into deadly mine gas leak in Semnan
TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for a probe into a mining disaster in the northern province of Semnan that has killed several miners.
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48 killed in gold mine collapse in western Mali
TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (MNA) – At least 48 people, most of them women, were killed on Saturday when an "illegally operated gold mining site" collapsed in western Mali, according to consistent eyewitness accounts from the area.
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100 miners die while trapped in abandoned S. African mine
TEHRAN, Jan. 14 (MNA) – At least 100 men who were mining illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa have died after being trapped deep underground for months while police tried to get them out, a group representing the miners said Tuesday.
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Ceiling collapses at Siberian mine, at least one trapped
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – At least one person was trapped when ceiling collapsed at the Tashtagolskaya mine in Siberia’s Kemerovo Region, the press service of the region’s Investigative Committee department said.
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10 miners die, five injured in central Zambia
TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – At least 10 miners died while five others sustained injuries when a pit they were conducting mining activities in central Zambia's Mumbwa district collapsed, the police said.
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Mine collapse in Zambia leaves 8 dead
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – At least eight miners were killed after a gravel mine collapsed in the Chongwe district of Zambia's Lusaka province, local police said.
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7 dead in coal mine accident in southwest China
TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Seven people died in a coal mine accident in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday, local emergency management authorities said.
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At least 13 Russian workers trapped in collapsed gold mine
TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – The Emergencies Ministry reported that 13 miners were trapped but the regional prosecutor's office said that up to 15 could remain underground.
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Mine collapses occurs in Turkish province of Zonguldak
TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – A mine collapse occurred in Turkey’s Black Sea province of Zonguldak on Wednesday.
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Four killed in Vietnam coal mine collapse: report
TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Four people have been killed in a collapse in a coal mine in Vietnam's mining center of Quang Ninh, local media reported.
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Over 30 missing in jade mine landslide in Myanmar: report
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar left more than 30 people missing, and a search and rescue operation was underway on Monday, a rescue official said.
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Four dead, 49 missing in China mine collapse
TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – The death toll at a coal mine collapse in China's Inner Mongolia region rose to at least four people on Thursday, with six injured and 49 missings, state media reported.
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VIDEO: 8 dead after stone quarry collapsed in Inida's Mizoram
TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – At least 8 bodies were recovered from the site of a stone quarry collapse at Maudarh village in Mizoram's Hnahthial district, about 160 km from Aizawl, a police official said on Tuesday.