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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Missing worker found dead after roof collapse deep underground at Queensland coalmine

Searchers have found a missing Queensland coalmine worker dead a day after he became trapped in a roof collapse. The man was inside the Curragh mine in central Queensland when the collapse happened about 3pm on Friday. There were fears he was as deep as 1km underground. One worker was safely recovered yesterday, while specialist teams worked through the night to stabilise the site and access the second individual.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Spanish villagers devastated by forest fire win 468m in lottery prizes

La Baneza and nearby Villablino, after suffering fires and a mining tragedy, have won a shared multimillion-euro El Gordo Christmas lottery windfall.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Dozens killed in DR Congo after bridge collapses at copper, cobalt mine

At least 32 people died when a makeshift bridge collapsed at the Kalando copper‑cobalt mine after wildcat miners rushed it amid panic.
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fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

'There's deep sadness in Cootehill' - Irish man killed in mining explosion in Australia

Ambrose 'Ambie' McMullen from Cootehill died in an underground explosion at the Endeavor mine in Cobar, New South Wales.
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fromTheregister
3 months ago

800,000 tons of mud may make electronics more expensive

A mudslide at Indonesia's Grasberg mine suspended operations, cutting output and pushing copper prices up, threatening higher technology hardware costs.
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