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Coal Mine Disasters in the United States
Sorted by County and Mine Name

View the Mine Disaster CalendarCounty:  Las Animas County, CO

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Counties where 5 or more disasters occurred

Or View From These Lists: Metal/Nonmetal Disasters Coal and Metal/Nonmetal
 
Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report
05/27/1927 Delagua No. 3 View the planets for this day Delagua, CO Bituminous Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/05/1923 Southwestern View the planets for this day Aguilar, CO Bituminous Explosion 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/24/1922 Sopris View the planets for this day Sopris, CO Bituminous Explosion 17 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/31/1919 Empire View the planets for this day Aguilar, CO Bituminous Explosion 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/27/1917 Hastings View the planets for this day Hastings, CO Bituminous Explosion 121 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/18/1912 Hastings View the planets for this day Hastings, CO Bituminous Explosion 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/09/1911 Cokedale View the planets for this day Trinidad, CO Bituminous Explosion 17 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/08/1910 Victor American No. 3 View the planets for this day Delagua, CO Bituminous Explosion/Fire 79 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/31/1910 Primero View the planets for this day Primero, CO Bituminous Explosion 75 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/06/1909 Toller View the planets for this day Tollerville, CO Bituminous Explosion 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/19/1907 Engleville View the planets for this day Engleville, CO Bituminous Fire 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/23/1907 Primero View the planets for this day Primero, CO Bituminous Explosion 24 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/22/1906 Cuatro View the planets for this day Tercio, CO Bituminous Explosion 18 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/28/1904 Tercio View the planets for this day Tercio, CO Bituminous Explosion 19 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/07/1902 Bowen View the planets for this day Bowen, CO Bituminous Explosives 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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