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M/NM Mine Disasters in the United States
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View the Mine Disaster Calendar Cause of Disaster:  Avalanche   (Display in Fatality Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Killed Report
02/24/1936 Camp Bird View the planets for this day Ouray, CO Gold 3
02/16/1936 Hesperus View the planets for this day Mancos, CO Gold 6
02/25/1917 North Star View the planets for this day Hailey, ID Gold/Silver 16 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/09/1912 Great Northern Development View the planets for this day Cordova, AK Gold 9
03/12/1911 Gold King View the planets for this day Gladstone, CO Gold 4
03/21/1906 Vicksburg View the planets for this day Vicksburg, CO Gold/Silver 5
03/19/1906 Shenandoah View the planets for this day Silverton, CO Gold/Silver 12
01/27/1906 Sunnyside View the planets for this day Eureka, CO Gold/Silver 5
02/23/1904 Augusta View the planets for this day Crested Butte, CO Gold/Silver 6
02/28/1902 Liberty Bell View the planets for this day Telluride, CO Gold/Silver 19
02/12/1899 Silver Plume View the planets for this day Silver Plume, CO Gold/Silver 10
04/25/1885 Homestake View the planets for this day Leadville, CO Lead/Silver 11
03/10/1884 Conundrum Gulch View the planets for this day Conundrum Gulch, CO Gold/Silver 5
12/23/1883 Mendota View the planets for this day Telluride, CO Gold/Silver 8
01/12/1881 Little Cottonwood Canyon View the planets for this day Alta, Utah Silver 10
01/07/1877 Whale View the planets for this day Hall Valley, CO Gold/Silver 8
 
 
 

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