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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report
01/12/1881 Little Cottonwood Canyon View the planets for this day Alta, Utah Silver Avalanche 10
05/03/1884 Gouverneur View the planets for this day Gouverneur, NY Marble Expl. Vessel 6
04/25/1885 Homestake View the planets for this day Leadville, CO Lead/Silver Avalanche 11
07/07/1887 Sturgeon River View the planets for this day Metropolitan, MI Iron Ore Inundation 8
04/10/1883 Keel Ridge View the planets for this day Iron Mountain, MI Iron Ore Fall of Ground 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/24/1889 Utica View the planets for this day Angels Camp, CA Gold Cave-in 17
09/16/1880 Consolidated Imperial View the planets for this day Virginia City, NV Gold Hoisting 9
06/18/1880 Yellow Jacket View the planets for this day Virginia City, NV Gold Pwd Haulage 6
06/24/1887 Gould and Curry View the planets for this day Virginia City, NV Gold/Silver Fire 11
11/13/1885 Bull Domingo View the planets for this day Silver Cliff, CO Gold/Silver Fire 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/10/1884 Conundrum Gulch View the planets for this day Conundrum Gulch, CO Gold/Silver Avalanche 5
12/23/1883 Mendota View the planets for this day Telluride, CO Gold/Silver Avalanche 8
11/23/1889 Anaconda View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Fire 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/16/1881 Belmont View the planets for this day Belmont, MT Copper Fire 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/09/1889 White Ash View the planets for this day Greeley, CO Bituminous Inundation 11 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/09/1888 Frontenac Shaft No. 2 View the planets for this day Frontenac, KS Bituminous Explosion 40 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/03/1888 Kettle Creek View the planets for this day Westport, PA Bituminous Explosives 17 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/29/1888 Keith and Perry No. 6 View the planets for this day Rich Hill, MO Bituminous Explosion 24 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/04/1887 Old Savanna No. 2 View the planets for this day Savanna, OK Bituminous Explosion 18 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/08/1886 Uniondale View the planets for this day Dunbar, PA Bituminous Explosion 6
01/21/1886 Orrel View the planets for this day Newburg, WV Bituminous Explosion 39
01/12/1886 Almy No. 4 View the planets for this day Almy, WY Bituminous Explosion 13 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/23/1885 Franklin View the planets for this day Houtzdale, PA Bituminous Inundation 4
10/27/1884 Youngstown View the planets for this day Uniontown, PA Bituminous Explosion 14
03/13/1884 Laurel View the planets for this day Pocahontas, VA Bituminous Explosion 112 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/20/1884 West Leisenring View the planets for this day West Leisenring, PA Bituminous Explosion 19
01/24/1884 Crested Butte View the planets for this day Crested Butte, CO Bituminous Explosion 59 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/16/1883 Diamond View the planets for this day Braidwood, IL Bituminous Inundation 69 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/09/1883 Coulterville View the planets for this day Coulterville, IL Bituminous Explosion 10
02/03/1882 Midlothian View the planets for this day Coalfield, VA Bituminous Explosion 32
03/04/1881 Almy No. 2 View the planets for this day Almy, WY Bituminous Explosion 38 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/10/1881 Robbins View the planets for this day Robbins, OH Bituminous Explosion 6
06/11/1889 Gaylord View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 4
05/09/1889 Kaska William View the planets for this day Middleport, PA Anthracite Hoisting 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/01/1887 Bast View the planets for this day Big Mine Run, PA Anthracite Asphyxiation 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/27/1887 Tunnel View the planets for this day Ashland, PA Anthracite Asphyxiation 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/26/1886 Conyngham View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Explosion 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/13/1886 Marvine View the planets for this day Scranton, PA Anthracite Cave-in 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/30/1886 Fair Lawn View the planets for this day Scranton, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/18/1885 Nanticoke No. 1 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Inundation 26 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/21/1885 Plymouth No. 2 View the planets for this day Plymouth, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/08/1885 Otto View the planets for this day Pottsville, PA Anthracite Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/02/1885 Oak Wood View the planets for this day Wilkes-Barre, PA Anthracite Hoisting 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/11/1885 West End View the planets for this day Mocanaqua, PA Anthracite Asphyxiation 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/13/1885 North Ashland View the planets for this day North Ashland, PA Anthracite Inundation 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/06/1885 Cuyler View the planets for this day Raven Run, PA Anthracite Roof Fall 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/08/1884 Henry Clay View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Anthracite Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/21/1884 Greenback/Buckridge View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Anthracite Fire 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/31/1883 Crested_Butte View the planets for this day Crested Butte, CO Anthracite Avalanche 6
05/24/1882 Kohinoor View the planets for this day Shenandoah, PA Anthracite Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/03/1880 Short Mountain View the planets for this day Shamokin, PA Anthracite Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/05/1880 Nanticoke No. 2 View the planets for this day Nanticoke, PA Anthracite Explosion 6
 
 
 

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