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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Killed Report
02/16/1883 Diamond View the planets for this day Braidwood, IL Bituminous 69 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/03/1926 Barnes-Hecker View the planets for this day Ishpeming, MI Iron Ore 51 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/05/1924 Milford View the planets for this day Crosby, MN Iron Ore 41 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/28/1893 Mansfield View the planets for this day Crystal Falls, MI Iron Ore 28
12/18/1885 Nanticoke No. 1 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite 26 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/24/1912 Superba and Lemont View the planets for this day Evans Station, PA Bituminous 18 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/29/1895 Sleepy Hollow View the planets for this day Sleepy Hollow, CO Gold 14 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/04/1891 Spring Mountain No. 1 View the planets for this day Jeansville, PA Anthracite 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/19/1911 Wharton View the planets for this day Hibernia, NJ Iron Ore 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/22/1959 River Slope View the planets for this day Port Griffith, PA Anthracite 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/09/1889 White Ash View the planets for this day Greeley, CO Bituminous 11 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/20/1892 Primrose View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Anthracite 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/01/1977 Porter Tunnel View the planets for this day Tower City, PA Anthracite 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/07/1887 Sturgeon River View the planets for this day Metropolitan, MI Iron Ore 8
07/14/1914 Balkan View the planets for this day Palatka, MI Iron Ore 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/08/1927 Carbonado View the planets for this day Carbonado, WA Bituminous 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/17/1917 Wilkeson View the planets for this day Wilkeson, WA Bituminous 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/26/1898 Kaska William View the planets for this day Middleport, PA Anthracite 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/04/1978 Moss No. 3 Portal View the planets for this day Duty, VA Bituminous 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/13/1885 North Ashland View the planets for this day North Ashland, PA Anthracite 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/27/1952 Holmes Slope View the planets for this day Minersville, PA Anthracite 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/06/1968 Saxsewell No. 8 View the planets for this day Hominy Falls, WV Bituminous 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/23/1885 Franklin View the planets for this day Houtzdale, PA Bituminous 4
06/03/1981 Grays Knob No. 5 View the planets for this day Grays Knob, KY Bituminous 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/03/2016 Harmony View the planets for this day Crystal Springs, MS Gravel 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/16/1914 Cannon View the planets for this day Franklin, WA Bituminous 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/24/2002 Quecreek View the planets for this day Friedens, PA Bituminous 0 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/20/1980 Jefferson Island View the planets for this day Delcambre, LA Salt 0 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/02/1928 Locust Springs View the planets for this day Locust Gap, PA Anthracite 0
04/26/1907 Berwind-White No. 38 View the planets for this day Foustwell, PA Bituminous 0
 
 
 

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