(CNN) — Here’s a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in US ...

It was 74 years ago on December 21, 1951, when 119 men were killed after an explosion at the Orient No. 2 mine in West ...

An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran killed at least 34 workers and injured 17 others, officials said Sunday, marking one of the worst mining disasters in the country's history as others ...

Eight workers evacuated, but contact with two was lost. After seven hours, teams found the missing miners dead.

A bulldozer pushes mine cars toward the river in an attempt to dam the breach at the Knox Mine. (LUKASIK STUDIO ARCHIVES) Deacon Francis Bradigan anoints the Knox Mine Disaster memorial during a past ...

Assam Coal Mine Disaster: At least three workers have been killed in the flooded Assam coal mine in the Dima Hasao district. The bodies of the three workers are visible from the top, but they are yet ...

Mrs. Alfredo Pollacci (left), the wife of a miner, is comforted by a relative as she waits outside the mine for news of her husband. Miners' relatives rushed quickly to the mine as word spread about ...

Rescuers searching for miners trapped by a coal mine explosion in northeast China found six more bodies early Wednesday, bringing the death toll in the country's worst mining disaster in decades to ...

BARRACKVILLE — When Barrackville community leaders began putting together a memorial for victims of the town's mine disasters in March, Diana Marple thought it would take five years of $1,000 ...

The Everhart Museum hosted a Knox Mine Disaster film reception Friday in honor of Anthracite Heritage Month. The event also ...