Tag: Mining accidents
Death toll rises to 32 after methane leak causes explosion at eastern Iran coal mine, state TV says
TEHRAN, Iran -- A methane leak sparked an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran, killing at least 32 people and injuring...
The US and UN condemn the killing of an environmentalist in Honduras
MEXICO CITY -- The U.S. State Department and other global leaders on Tuesday denounced the slaying of another environmental leader in rural Honduras,...
Coal miner killed on the job in West Virginia. The death marks fourth in the state this year
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A coal miner was killed on the job in West Virginia on Friday night, Gov. Jim Justice said. The Republican...