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

View the Mine Disaster CalendarCounty:  Colfax County, NM

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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
07/28/1944 Brilliant No. 2 View the planets for this day Brilliant, NM Bituminous Explosion 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/08/1923 Stag Canon No. 1 View the planets for this day Dawson, NM Bituminous Explosion 120 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/14/1920 Dawson No. 6 View the planets for this day Dawson, NM Bituminous Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/22/1913 Stag Canon No. 2 View the planets for this day Dawson, NM Bituminous Explosion 263 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/05/1906 Dutchman View the planets for this day Blossburg, NM Bituminous Explosion 10
06/19/1903 Blossburg No. 3 View the planets for this day Blossburg, NM Bituminous Explosives 5
 
 
 

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