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All Mine Disasters in the United States
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Company:  Colorado Fuel and Iron Company   (Date Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report
01/31/1910 Primero View the planets for this day Primero, CO Bituminous Explosion 75 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/08/1910 Starkville View the planets for this day Starkville, CO Bituminous Explosion 56 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
03/24/1922 Sopris View the planets for this day Sopris, CO Bituminous Explosion 17 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/03/1897 Sunshine View the planets for this day Sunshine, CO Bituminous Explosion 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/16/1901 Spring Gulch View the planets for this day Spring Gulch, CO Bituminous Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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