united states mine rescue association
All M/NM Mine Disasters in the United States
By Decade

View the Mine Disaster Calendar Decade:  1890s   (Display in Fatality Order)

Planet links and investigation reports will open in a separate window

Displays all database records in descending date order

Display all accidents accompanied by an investigation report

Or View From These Lists: Only Coal Disasters Coal and Metal/Nonmetal
 
Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report
04/11/1896 Anaconda View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Explosives 6
04/08/1896 Hope View the planets for this day Basin, MT Gold Fire 7
01/04/1896 Anna Lee View the planets for this day Victor, CO Gold Cave-in 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/26/1895 Belgian View the planets for this day Leadville, CO Gold Explosives 6
09/07/1895 Osceola View the planets for this day Calumet, MI Copper Fire 30 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/29/1895 Sleepy Hollow View the planets for this day Sleepy Hollow, CO Gold Inundation 14 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/10/1895 Old Abe View the planets for this day White Oaks, NM Gold Fire 8
09/28/1893 Mansfield View the planets for this day Crystal Falls, MI Iron Ore Inundation 28
05/14/1893 Red Jacket Shaft View the planets for this day Calumet, MI Copper Hoisting 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/21/1893 Silver Bow No. 2 View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Fire 9
02/11/1893 Sheldon Quarry View the planets for this day West Rutland, VT Marble Rock Slide 7
09/29/1892 Norrie View the planets for this day Ironwood, MI Iron Ore Cave-in 10
05/14/1892 Anaconda View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Cave-in 9
11/03/1891 Anaconda View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Pwd Haulage 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

Search Parameters for METAL/NONMETAL Mine Disasters:
Decade   |   Year   |   Month   |   State   |   City and State   |   County   |   Mine Name   |   Company   |   Mineral Type   |   Cause
ALL Coal Mine Disasters ALL M/NM Mine Disasters

Or try the Key Letter Search Tool Magnify Icon to locate mine disasters by mine name.

View the Mine Disaster Historical Markers we've located.