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View the Mine Disaster Calendar Cause of Disaster:  Cave-in   (Display in Date Order)

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Displays all database records in descending fatality order

 
Date Mine Name Location Mineral Killed Report
12/24/1889 Utica View the planets for this day Angels Camp, CA Gold 17 
02/21/1918 Amasa-Porter View the planets for this day Crystal Falls, MI Iron Ore 17 
09/17/1914 Centennial-Eureka View the planets for this day Eureka, UT Gold 11 
10/06/1905 Granville Quarry View the planets for this day Granville, NY Slate 10 
12/18/1869 Sugar Loaf No. 1 View the planets for this day Stockton, PA Anthracite 10 
09/29/1892 Norrie View the planets for this day Ironwood, MI Iron Ore 10 
05/14/1892 Anaconda View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper
01/04/1896 Anna Lee View the planets for this day Victor, CO Gold Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/10/1943 Mulcahy View the planets for this day Shullsburg, WI Lead/Zinc Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/13/1886 Marvine View the planets for this day Scranton, PA Anthracite Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/13/1912 Norrie View the planets for this day Ironwood, MI Iron Ore
02/26/1909 Keystone View the planets for this day Joplin, MO Lead Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/16/1923 Utah-Apex View the planets for this day Bingham, UT Silver/Lead
09/04/1929 Calaveras View the planets for this day Copperopolis, CA Copper
06/07/1930 Climax View the planets for this day Leadville, CO Moly
04/17/1913 Miami Copper View the planets for this day Miami, AZ Copper Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/09/1914 Sibley No. 9 Shaft View the planets for this day Ely, MN Iron Ore
12/07/1906 Edison Tunnel View the planets for this day Bakersfield, CA Tunnel
02/25/1904 Minnie Healey View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper
06/17/1918 Short Mountain View the planets for this day Lykens, PA Anthracite
12/22/1920 Black Diamond No. 11 View the planets for this day Black Diamond, WA Bituminous Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/02/1952 Penokee View the planets for this day Ironwood, MI Iron Ore
01/05/1918 Barnum View the planets for this day Pittston, PA Anthracite
03/13/1911 Elba View the planets for this day Gilbert, MN Iron Ore
08/13/1963 Sheppton View the planets for this day Sheppton, PA Anthracite Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/15/1919 Gold Hunter View the planets for this day Mullan, ID Gold/Silver
09/28/1911 Shakespeare Placer View the planets for this day Dome Creek, AK Gold
 
 
 

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