Pumps are continuing feverishly to pull water from a flooded coal mine in the Sabinas municipality of Mexico’s Coahuila state as 10 miners remain trapped underground since a flooding event on August 3. Read more.
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Mountainside collapse at Chinese mine leaves 10 dead
Ten people were killed and seven injured on 23 July after the collapse of a section of a mountain at a coal mine in the northwestern province of Gansu, China, reported news agency AFP. Read full article.
Read MoreSouthGobi: Ceke port uptick allows for ops return
SouthGobi, owner of the Ovoot Tolgoi coal mine in Mongolia, said it began returning operations at the mine to normal after a successful six-week trial period of the Ceke Power of Entry, where its tonnage is exported. Read full article.
Read MoreThiess, BMA extend Peak Downs contract
Mining services group Thiess has confirmed it has extended its mining services deal with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) and the Peak Downs coal mine in Queensland, Australia for an additional five years. Read full article.
Read MoreMSHA hits M-Class Mining with $1.2M in civil penalties
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has proposed nearly $1.2 million in civil penalties to Illinois coal mine operator M-Class Mining for trying to conceal a fire that broke out on a longwall section on August 13, 2021. Read full article.
Read MoreCoal India to open Siarmal mine amid power crisis
State-run Coal India said it will commission the Siarmal coal mine in eastern Odisha state, India, as the country struggles to keep up with power demand, reported Reuters. Read full article.
Read MoreFinal report released for 2021 Wyoming machinery death
MSHA recently released its final report for a fatal machinery incident that occurred July 21 of last year at the Thunder Basin Coal Black Thunder surface coal mine in Wyoming. Read full article.
Read MoreSerbia coal mine shaft collapse kills 8
Eight people have died and another 18 have suffered injuries after a shaft collapse at the Soko coal operation in central Serbia. According to reports by the Associated Press and Al Jazeera, the collapse trapped the miners and also released methane into the operation’s workings, suffocating those that perished. The incident occurred around 4:00 a.m. local time 1 April at…
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Czech Republic, Poland end Turow mine dispute
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and his Czech counterpart Petr Fiala have signed an agreement to settle a legal dispute over the Turow open-pit coal mine that lies on the Polish side of the border.
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