#miningdisaster

[thecancellationfiles]

Jul 12, 2026 ATACAMAOn August 5th, 2010, the San José copper and gold mine in Chile's Atacama Desert collapsed and sealed 33 men roughly 700 meters underground. For 17 days, no one on the surface knew whether they were alive, until a drill bit came back up carrying a note written in red ink: "Estamos bien en el refugio los 33." This is the full story of how those men survived on a spoonful of tuna every few days, ran their underground refuge as a democracy, and were finally lifted back to daylight after 69 days by a rescue involving NASA, the Chilean Navy, and a capsule barely 21 inches wide, watched live by around a billion people.

[newsababil360]

Chinese coal mine explosion kills at least 90, state media says

## A Silent Catastrophe Beneath the Surface An explosion ripped through a coal mine in northern China at 19:29 local time on Friday, killing at least ninety miners, state media reported. Provincial authorities confirmed that rescue teams are on the scene and will work through the night to locate survivors and recover the fallen. ### Key Takeaways - **Casualties:** Minimum of 90 miners confirmed dead. - **Timing:** Blast occurred shortly before 20:00 local time on Friday. - **Location:** A coal mine in northern China; specific province not disclosed. - **Response:** Provincial spokesperson announced continuous rescue operations throughout the night. - **Context:** The incident adds to a series of mining accidents that have raised concerns over safety standards in China’s coal sector. #ChinaMining #CoalExplosion #IndustrialSafety #MiningDisaster #WorkerSafety #EnergySector #RescueOperations #FatalAccident #NorthernChina #newsababil360 [Read Full Article](https://news.ababil360.com/chinese-coal-mine-explosion-kills-at-least-90-state-media-says/)

[minestland]

Lanarkshire, 18th September 1959 . Report number Cmnd 1022. 47 dead Fire originated in the balata transmission belt of the electrically driven booster fan in the return airway from No. 2 Pit workings. The fire was caused by frictional heat generated between the rotating motor pulley and the belt, which had left the fan pulley and jammed near it. Flame from the belt ignited oil vaporised from the fan shaft bearings and oily deposits in and around the fan. The flame then spread downwind to ignite roadway timbers. Forty-seven men on a man-riding train underground in a return airway died from asphyxia due to poisoning by carbon monoxide contained in smoke from a fire which originated in the driving belt of a booster fan farther inbye and spread to wood props and laggings used as roof supports. Link

[bobsblips]

#miners #senghenyddmemorial #coal #monochrome #statue #minerslamp #miningdisaster #senghenydd #olympuspenf #rescue #wales #iberswales #welsh (at Senghenydd Mining Disaster Memorial)