Tag: Mines

Bad News Saturday Morning

Filed in International, National by on April 10, 2010 23 Comments

The 4 missing miners from the Montcoal mine disaster were found dead, making the total death toll 29. The Polish president, his wife and several other officials were killed in a plane crash on the way to a commemoration for Polish victims of Stalin in Russia today.

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Mine Explosion In West Virginia Leaves 25 Dead, 4 Missing

Filed in National by on April 6, 2010 3 Comments

A terrible tragedy has occurred in West Virginia: The death toll from a blast at a West Virginia coal mine rose to 25 on Tuesday, federal safety officials said, making it the worst mining accident in the United States in 25 years. Four miners were still missing, and the officials said it was likely that […]

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