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Amid Wartime Staff Shortages, Women Keep Ukraine's Coal Mines Running
After more than a thousand of its workers went to fight Russia's invasion, a coal mining enterprise in eastern Ukraine suffered a huge staff shortage. Its answer was to allow women to work underground for the first time in its history.
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4 Madhya Pradesh Men Die After Inhaling Toxic Gas In Abandoned Coal Mine
Four men who entered an abandoned underground mine in Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh allegedly with the intention to collect coal or scrap have died after inhaling toxic gas, a police official said on Friday.
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Looking At Green Mining Options, Says Coal India Chairman
Coal India Limited is looking at green mining options and enhancing production from its underground mines, which are favourable for cleaner ecosystem
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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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2 Trapped Chinese Miners Dead, 20 Rescued From Flooded Coal Mine
Twenty workers were saved and two bodies recovered on Friday from a flooded coal mine after a dramatic rescue operation lasting over two days, officials said.
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Six Dead, Dozens Trapped After Fire In Russian Coal Mine; Rescue Ops On
At least six people were dead and dozens were missing underground after an accident at a Russian coal mine in Siberia on Thursday.
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Meet Akanksha Kumari, Coal India's 1st Woman Engineer For Underground Mines
Akanksha Kumari has become the first-ever woman mining engineer in Coal India's history to work in its underground mines.
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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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16 Dead From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Chinese Coal Mine
Sixteen workers died and one is in a critical condition after being trapped underground in a coal mine in southwest China on Sunday, reported state broadcaster CCTV.
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Government Allows Women To Work In Underground Coal Mines
The Central Government on Monday decided to allow women to work in underground coal mines and also do night shifts in open cast or over ground mines, in a bid to bring about greater gender equality and generate more employment opportunities for women.
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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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Two Weeks On, Indian Air Force Flies In High-Powered Pumps To Aid Meghalaya Ops
Over two weeks after a rat-hole mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, trapping 15 people underground, the Indian Air Force has finally come forward to help. Kirloskar Brothers has offered to expedite the rescue operation by sending powerful pumps to draw water from the pit, and a team of experts from state-run Coal India Limited is bein...
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3 Workers Die Of Choking In State-Run Coal Mine In Chhattisgarh
Three employees of the South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), including a mining supervisor, were choked to death in a non-functional tunnel of an underground coal mine in Chhattisgarh's Korba district.
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3 Workers Killed After Gas Leak In Chhattisgarh Coal Mine
Three workers were killed after a gas leak in an underground coal mine of South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, police said.
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Trains To Stop In Dhanbad Region Due To Coal Mine Fire
No passenger and freight trains will run between Dhanbad and Chandrapur stations in Jharkhand from June 15 due to a raging underground coal mine fire that threatens safety.
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Amid Wartime Staff Shortages, Women Keep Ukraine's Coal Mines Running
After more than a thousand of its workers went to fight Russia's invasion, a coal mining enterprise in eastern Ukraine suffered a huge staff shortage. Its answer was to allow women to work underground for the first time in its history.
-
4 Madhya Pradesh Men Die After Inhaling Toxic Gas In Abandoned Coal Mine
Four men who entered an abandoned underground mine in Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh allegedly with the intention to collect coal or scrap have died after inhaling toxic gas, a police official said on Friday.
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Looking At Green Mining Options, Says Coal India Chairman
Coal India Limited is looking at green mining options and enhancing production from its underground mines, which are favourable for cleaner ecosystem
-
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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2 Trapped Chinese Miners Dead, 20 Rescued From Flooded Coal Mine
Twenty workers were saved and two bodies recovered on Friday from a flooded coal mine after a dramatic rescue operation lasting over two days, officials said.
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Six Dead, Dozens Trapped After Fire In Russian Coal Mine; Rescue Ops On
At least six people were dead and dozens were missing underground after an accident at a Russian coal mine in Siberia on Thursday.
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Meet Akanksha Kumari, Coal India's 1st Woman Engineer For Underground Mines
Akanksha Kumari has become the first-ever woman mining engineer in Coal India's history to work in its underground mines.
-
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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16 Dead From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Chinese Coal Mine
Sixteen workers died and one is in a critical condition after being trapped underground in a coal mine in southwest China on Sunday, reported state broadcaster CCTV.
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Government Allows Women To Work In Underground Coal Mines
The Central Government on Monday decided to allow women to work in underground coal mines and also do night shifts in open cast or over ground mines, in a bid to bring about greater gender equality and generate more employment opportunities for women.
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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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Two Weeks On, Indian Air Force Flies In High-Powered Pumps To Aid Meghalaya Ops
Over two weeks after a rat-hole mine collapsed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, trapping 15 people underground, the Indian Air Force has finally come forward to help. Kirloskar Brothers has offered to expedite the rescue operation by sending powerful pumps to draw water from the pit, and a team of experts from state-run Coal India Limited is bein...
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3 Workers Die Of Choking In State-Run Coal Mine In Chhattisgarh
Three employees of the South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), including a mining supervisor, were choked to death in a non-functional tunnel of an underground coal mine in Chhattisgarh's Korba district.
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3 Workers Killed After Gas Leak In Chhattisgarh Coal Mine
Three workers were killed after a gas leak in an underground coal mine of South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, police said.
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Trains To Stop In Dhanbad Region Due To Coal Mine Fire
No passenger and freight trains will run between Dhanbad and Chandrapur stations in Jharkhand from June 15 due to a raging underground coal mine fire that threatens safety.
