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All M/NM Mine Disasters in the United States
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View the Mine Disaster Calendar Decade:  1880s   (Display in Fatality Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report
12/24/1889 Utica View the planets for this day Angels Camp, CA Gold Cave-in 17
11/23/1889 Anaconda View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Fire 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/07/1887 Sturgeon River View the planets for this day Metropolitan, MI Iron Ore Inundation 8
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
04/25/1885 Homestake View the planets for this day Leadville, CO Lead/Silver Avalanche 11
05/03/1884 Gouverneur View the planets for this day Gouverneur, NY Marble Expl. Vessel 6
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
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
02/16/1881 Belmont View the planets for this day Belmont, MT Copper Fire 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/12/1881 Little Cottonwood Canyon View the planets for this day Alta, Utah Silver Avalanche 10
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
 
 
 

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