Worst Mining Accidents

BHP, Brazil and Mining Disasters

Australian Company BHP Found Liable for Damages in One of Brazil’s Worst Mining Disasters

A High Court in the United Kingdom has ruled that BHP was responsible for the Mariana dam collapse, after the company was acquitted of criminal charges last year in a Brazilian court. Claimants are seeking up to $47 billion in damages.

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London judge finds global mining giant BHP Group liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster

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UK court finds mining firm liable for Brazil's worst environmental disaster

Bridge Collapse At Congo's Kalando Copper Mine: 32 Killed, Multiple Others Injured | VIDEO

Bridge collapsed at Congo’s Kalando copper mine, killing at least 32 and injuring multiple others after allegedly a military ...

Tahoe Daily Tribune.com

Four dead, nine presumed dead after Alabama coal mine explosion; toll may be worst since 1984

BROOKWOOD, Ala. (AP) – Four miners died and nine who rushed in to help were missing and feared dead after explosions rocked the nation’s deepest coal mine. If the deaths of all 13 miners are ...

Casper Star-Tribune

Coal mine explosion fatal for at least 66

XINMI, China - Desperate to know their loved ones' fates, grieving relatives scuffled with guards Friday at the scene of China's worst mining accident of 2004. Rescue workers pulled more bodies ...

The Atlantic

Over 200 Killed in Turkish Mine Explosion

Over 200 people were killed today after an explosion in a coal mine in Soma, Turkey. Rescue efforts are still underway, but this could be Turkey's worst mining accident ever, and among the ...

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