 County: Las Animas County, Colorado
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15 mine disasters of 5 or more fatalities have occurred in Las Animas County, Colorado. This is the 6th highest for any county in the United States.
Displays all records in descending fatality order |
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| Date
| Mine Name
| Location
| Mineral
| Disaster Cause
| Killed
| Report
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| 04/27/1917 |
Hastings |
Hastings, CO |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
121 |
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| 01/31/1910 |
Primero |
Primero, CO |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
75 |
|
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| 01/23/1907 |
Primero |
Primero, CO |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
24 |
|
|
| 10/28/1904 |
Tercio |
Tercio, CO |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
19 |
|
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| 04/22/1906 |
Cuatro |
Tercio, CO |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
18 |
|
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| 03/24/1922 |
Sopris |
Sopris, CO |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
17 |
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| 02/09/1911 |
Cokedale |
Trinidad, CO |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
17 |
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| 03/31/1919 |
Empire |
Aguilar, CO |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
13 |
|
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| 08/07/1902 |
Bowen |
Bowen, CO |
Bituminous |
Explosives |
13 |
|
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| 06/18/1912 |
Hastings |
Hastings, CO |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
12 |
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| 07/06/1909 |
Toller |
Tollerville, CO |
Bituminous |
Explosion |
9 |
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| 05/19/1907 |
Engleville |
Engleville, CO |
Bituminous |
Fire |
5 |
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