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M/NM Mine Disasters in the United States
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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Killed Report
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
08/29/1895 Sleepy Hollow View the planets for this day Sleepy Hollow, CO Gold 14 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
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
06/03/2016 Harmony View the planets for this day Crystal Springs, MS Gravel 2 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
 
 
 

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