Patriensa collapse, as well as other unrecorded cases, are a manifestation of the effects land degradation and the likes… The town of Patriensa in the Asante-Akyem Central District of the Ashanti Region has witnessed a pit collapse which claimed at least two people’s lives and left up to 11 trapped. The tragic incident reportedly happened … Read more
Twenty-two miners have now been declared dead after an illegal goldmine collapsed in western Ghana, police said, increasing the toll from 17. Nsuta district police commander Superintendent Atsu Dzinaku said the toll was revised after more family members came forward to say one of their relatives was missing. “Initially they said five, 14, then 17, … Read more
The Prestea mine collapse victims were given a mass burial as rescue team could not find the 22 trapped persons… The illegal miners who were trapped in a Galamsey pit at Prestea in the Western Region have been given a mass burial. This was after search and rescue team indicated that their bodies could not be … Read more
The collapsed mining pit in Prestea-Nsuta in the Western Region has been sealed off completely, as per word given earlier by a Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, though there are bodies buried underground. After the mine collapsed on Sunday, one miner was rescued alive while another, who had died, was drawn out by … Read more
Rescuers on Thursday called off a search for miners who were trapped underground after an illegal goldmine collapsed in western Ghana, declaring 17 dead, a local lawmaker told AFP. Nsuta representative Williams Adomako said teams that were trying to rescue the miners after the pit caved in on Sunday managed to locate the body of … Read more
The Government is set to deploy the military to illegal mining areas as it begins a new chapter in the war against the menace. The move by the government follows the recent collapse of a mining pit in Prestea-Nsuta in the Western Region that has trapped at least 14 illegal miners. The trapped miners are … Read more
Rescuers were on Tuesday scrambling to locate survivors after an illegal goldmine collapsed in western Ghana, trapping at least 17 miners underground. The abandoned mine in Prestea-Nsuta, which was more than 80 metres (260 feet) deep, caved in on Sunday afternoon as the miners were coming back to the surface. “As of now, we are … Read more
Prestea mine collapses… Up to 17 Galamsey operators are trapped underground in a mine which collapsed while they sought to mine there, contrary to government’s directive. The incident which took place in Prestea Nsuta Western region saw up to 14 people killed in the pit collapse. Five others, who managed to escape unhurt, are assisting the … Read more
At least eight people were killed and five remain missing after an explosion at an illegal coal mine in Colombia. A methane explosion is thought to have triggered the tragedy, and rescue crews are working round the clock to search for the missing. The country’s President, Juan Manuel Santos, has expressed his solidarity with the … Read more
Iranian rescue workers on Tuesday pulled out the 43rd and last body of victims killed in a mine explosion after six days of round-the-clock digging, the state broadcaster reported. The explosion happened on Wednesday in Zemestan Yort mine in Golestan province when workers tried to jump-start an engine in a tunnel filled with methane gas. … Read more
A gas leak has killed at least 18 people working in a coal mine in central China, including the manager and others who attempted to save those trapped in the fumes, state media reported on Monday. Another 37 miners were rescued and taken to a hospital for treatment following Sunday’s accident at the Jilinqiao mine … Read more
A gas leak has killed at least 18 people working in a coal mine in central China’s Hunan province, state media reported on Monday. Another 37 miners were rescued and taken to a hospital for treatment following Sunday’s accident at the Jilinqiao mine in Huangfengqiao township, according to Xinhua news agency, citing local authorities. Investigators … Read more
Iranian officials said Friday there was “no chance” of saving nine coal miners trapped for the past two days after a tunnel collapse that has already claimed at least 26 lives. Toxic gases have filled much of the two-kilometre (mile) Zemestan Yort mine in northern Iran, and rescue workers face a painstaking effort to clear … Read more
An explosion at a mine in northern Iran on Wednesday left at least 26 workers trapped in a mile-long tunnel filled with gas that hampered rescue efforts, media reports said. The coal mine in Golestan province collapsed when methane gas exploded underground as workers tried to jump-start a locomotive engine, according to the reports. Two … Read more
A fatal mining explosion has struck at Gbani, a community in the Talensi District of the Upper East region, with as many as 7 people feared dead in the tragedy. An endless chain of mining explosive deaths in the region has continued to spark public rage and concerns about the safety of mineworkers. The latest … Read more
A fatal mining explosion has struck at Gbani, a community in the Talensi District of the Upper East region, with as many as 7 people feared dead in the tragedy. An endless chain of mining explosive deaths in the region has continued to spark public rage and concerns about the safety of mineworkers. The latest … Read more
Seventeen Chinese coal miners were killed when a lift used to move workers fell down a shaft, state media reported, the latest deadly mishap in the country’s accident-prone coal-mining industry. The accident occurred Thursday when a cable supporting a mining cage caught fire, causing the rig to tumble down into a state-operated coal mine in … Read more
Of the 181 people working in the mine at the time of the blast, 149 managed to survive An explosion at a coal mine in northern China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region killed 32 people on Saturday, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Of the 181 people working in the mine at the time of the … Read more
Chinese police have formally detained nine people involved in a power plant construction project in the east of the country which collapsed last week killing 74 people, state news agency Xinhua said on Monday. The accident happened on Thursday morning in Fengcheng, in Jiangxi province, during work on a cooling tower for a coal-fired power … Read more
Dozens of miners are confirmed dead after a gas explosion at a coal mine in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, according to state-run news agency Xinhua. The explosion happened at about 11:30 a.m. Monday (11.30 p.m. Sunday ET) at the privately-owned Jinshangou Coal Mine in Laisu town in Chongqing’s Yongchuan district, Xinhua reported. In … Read more