A mine collapse at Congo’s key Rubaya coltan site has killed a number of miners. Officials and rebels sharply dispute the extent of the death toll.

This is the third accident in less than two months in these mining areas, which already have more than 700 victims. At least ...

The 1976 Scotia disasters in Letcher County transformed U.S. mine rules. Fifty years later, the rescuers were honored.

A mine collapse on Tuesday at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo left at least 200 dead, according to Congolese ...

OVEN FORK, Ky. (WYMT) - Families, survivors and mourners gathered Monday to mark the 50th anniversary of the Scotia Mine disaster, which killed 26 miners in the Oven Fork community of Letcher County ...

More than 200 people, including 70 children, have been killed after a landslide caused a collapse in a mining area in the ...

As Utah again debates coal, grid stability, energy security and the strain growth places on infrastructure, the Crandall ...

Congo’s Mines Ministry said about 70 children were among the victims.

This story is courtesy of the Kentucky Lantern, a project of States Newsroom. At 11:15 on the morning of March 9, 1976, ...

The disaster occurred at the Rubaya mines, which have been under the control of M23 rebels since May 2024. The Congolese ...

Here is a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. Timeline December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in ...

A mine collapse at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo left at least 200 dead, according to Congolese authorities, a number disputed by the rebel group that controls the mine. But senior M23 ...