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"One More Breath": Dying Miner's Final Goodbye To Wife In 1902 Goes Viral
A farewell letter written by a miner trapped in one of the worst mining disasters in US history in 1902 went viral on the internet recently. The letter is signed by a man named Jacob Vowell, who wrote his final words to his wife, Ellen.
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At Least 100 Dead, 40 Injured In Clashes Between Gold Miners In Chad
Around 100 people have died in clashes between gold miners in northern Chad, Defence Minister General Daoud Yaya Brahim said on Monday.
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At Least 10 Dead In Coal Mine Collapse In Afghanistan
At least 10 miners died in Afghanistan after being trapped underground when a coal mine collapsed in the northern province of Baghlan, an official said Thursday.
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Michael Apted, Director Of Up Series, Dies At 79
The director was best known for Up, a pioneering documentary series which followed the lives 14 Britons from different backgrounds, starting from when they were seven in 1964
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23 Chinese Miners Killed In Underground Gas Leak
Twenty-three people died after being trapped in a mine in China's southwestern city of Chongqing, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday, the region's second such accident in just over two months.
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Navy Finds Fourth Decomposed Body In Meghalaya Mine
A fourth heavily decomposed body of a miner who died after a rat-hole mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills was detected by the Navy today. Fifteen miners disappeared in the mine on December 13 last year after water from a nearby river flooded the mine.
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Second Body Detected Inside "Rat-Hole" Mine Where 15 Miners Were Trapped
Another decomposed body of a miner who died inside a flooded rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills was found today, officials said. This is the second body to be recovered since rescuers started pumping out water from the illegal mine that collapsed on December 13 last year in the north-east state where coal mining is banned. Fifteen mine...
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Worker Dies In Jharkhand Coal Mine, Company Suspects Suicide
A 58-year-old coal miner was killed Monday allegedly after being trapped in an underground mine at the Barka-Sayal area of Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) in Ramgarh, police said.
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9 Miners Trapped In Smoke Inside Russian Mine Likely Dead: Investigators
Nine miners who have been trapped by smoke inside a mine of Russian potash producer Uralkali, are likely to have died, the Russia's Investigative Committee said on Saturday.
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Thirteen Miners Dead After Fire Engulfs A Czech Coal Mine
Thirteen miners died and 10 were injured after a fire caused by burning methane erupted in a black coal mine in the east of the Czech Republic
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At Least Seven Die In Pakistan Mine Blast, Six Missing
A mine explosion in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta killed at least seven coal miners, a mining official said on Monday, with authorities expecting the death toll could rise.
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Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwean Pro-Democracy Leader Who Opposed Mugabe, Dies At 65
Morgan Tsvangirai, once an impoverished Zimbabwean nickel miner who became a charismatic union leader, pro-democracy activist and eventually the country's embattled prime minister under a 2008 power-sharing agreement with his longtime foe, Robert Mugabe, died Feb. 14. He was 65.
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Hopes Fade For Iran Miners After 22 Die In Failed Rescue Bid
Rescuers battled hazardous conditions Thursday at a coal mine in northern Iran where 22 miners died in a failed attempt to save workmates trapped deep underground after an explosion.
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More Than 50 Miners Trapped In Explosion In Iran, Some Feared Dead
More than 50 miners were trapped after a huge explosion in a coal mine in northern Iran on Wednesday, and some were feared to have died, state media reported.
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Brazil's Roger Agnelli, Who Turned Vale Into Top Miner, Dies In Crash
Roger Agnelli, the Brazilian banker who turned Vale SA into the world's No. 1 iron ore producer, died on Saturday in a plane crash, a source close to aviation authorities told Reuters. He was 56.
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"One More Breath": Dying Miner's Final Goodbye To Wife In 1902 Goes Viral
A farewell letter written by a miner trapped in one of the worst mining disasters in US history in 1902 went viral on the internet recently. The letter is signed by a man named Jacob Vowell, who wrote his final words to his wife, Ellen.
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At Least 100 Dead, 40 Injured In Clashes Between Gold Miners In Chad
Around 100 people have died in clashes between gold miners in northern Chad, Defence Minister General Daoud Yaya Brahim said on Monday.
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At Least 10 Dead In Coal Mine Collapse In Afghanistan
At least 10 miners died in Afghanistan after being trapped underground when a coal mine collapsed in the northern province of Baghlan, an official said Thursday.
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Michael Apted, Director Of Up Series, Dies At 79
The director was best known for Up, a pioneering documentary series which followed the lives 14 Britons from different backgrounds, starting from when they were seven in 1964
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23 Chinese Miners Killed In Underground Gas Leak
Twenty-three people died after being trapped in a mine in China's southwestern city of Chongqing, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday, the region's second such accident in just over two months.
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Navy Finds Fourth Decomposed Body In Meghalaya Mine
A fourth heavily decomposed body of a miner who died after a rat-hole mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills was detected by the Navy today. Fifteen miners disappeared in the mine on December 13 last year after water from a nearby river flooded the mine.
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Second Body Detected Inside "Rat-Hole" Mine Where 15 Miners Were Trapped
Another decomposed body of a miner who died inside a flooded rat-hole mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills was found today, officials said. This is the second body to be recovered since rescuers started pumping out water from the illegal mine that collapsed on December 13 last year in the north-east state where coal mining is banned. Fifteen mine...
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Worker Dies In Jharkhand Coal Mine, Company Suspects Suicide
A 58-year-old coal miner was killed Monday allegedly after being trapped in an underground mine at the Barka-Sayal area of Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) in Ramgarh, police said.
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9 Miners Trapped In Smoke Inside Russian Mine Likely Dead: Investigators
Nine miners who have been trapped by smoke inside a mine of Russian potash producer Uralkali, are likely to have died, the Russia's Investigative Committee said on Saturday.
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Thirteen Miners Dead After Fire Engulfs A Czech Coal Mine
Thirteen miners died and 10 were injured after a fire caused by burning methane erupted in a black coal mine in the east of the Czech Republic
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At Least Seven Die In Pakistan Mine Blast, Six Missing
A mine explosion in Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta killed at least seven coal miners, a mining official said on Monday, with authorities expecting the death toll could rise.
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Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwean Pro-Democracy Leader Who Opposed Mugabe, Dies At 65
Morgan Tsvangirai, once an impoverished Zimbabwean nickel miner who became a charismatic union leader, pro-democracy activist and eventually the country's embattled prime minister under a 2008 power-sharing agreement with his longtime foe, Robert Mugabe, died Feb. 14. He was 65.
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Hopes Fade For Iran Miners After 22 Die In Failed Rescue Bid
Rescuers battled hazardous conditions Thursday at a coal mine in northern Iran where 22 miners died in a failed attempt to save workmates trapped deep underground after an explosion.
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More Than 50 Miners Trapped In Explosion In Iran, Some Feared Dead
More than 50 miners were trapped after a huge explosion in a coal mine in northern Iran on Wednesday, and some were feared to have died, state media reported.
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Brazil's Roger Agnelli, Who Turned Vale Into Top Miner, Dies In Crash
Roger Agnelli, the Brazilian banker who turned Vale SA into the world's No. 1 iron ore producer, died on Saturday in a plane crash, a source close to aviation authorities told Reuters. He was 56.
