Authorities say at least 11 people were killed on the outskirts of the historic city of Yanan in the mountainous Shaanxi province. The explosion took place at 8:26pm (12:26 GMT) on Monday at the Xintai Coal Mine near Yanan, state…
China's Inner Mongolia region ordered inspections at all of its open-pit mines on Friday, after at least six people were killed in a landslide at a coal mine, with 47 others still missing. The mine, operated by small local firm…
At least 52 people have died after an explosion in a Siberian coal mine. The blast was caused by a methane gas leak about 250m (820ft) underground. Flames and toxic fumes filled the Listvyazhnaya mine in the Kemerovo region, forcing…
It is highly important to mitigate vehicle fires in underground mines to prevent or mitigate the fires from happening in the first place, since the environment is so hostile and difficult to work in when the fire has already developed. …