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All M/NM Mine Disasters in the United States
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View the Mine Disaster Calendar Decade:  1900s   (Display in Fatality Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report
05/12/1909 Callahan Quarry View the planets for this day South Bethlehem, NY Stone Explosives 29
04/13/1909 Granville Quarry View the planets for this day Granville, NY Slate Landslide 5
02/26/1909 Keystone View the planets for this day Joplin, MO Lead Cave-in 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/04/1908 Gold King View the planets for this day Gladstone, CO Gold Fire 6
12/04/1907 Giroux View the planets for this day Ely, NV Copper Cave-in 2
11/30/1907 Fremont View the planets for this day Drytown, CA Gold Fire 11
09/20/1907 Rolling Mill View the planets for this day Negaunee, MI Iron Ore Hoisting 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/07/1906 Edison Tunnel View the planets for this day Bakersfield, CA Tunnel Cave-in 5
06/22/1906 Coronado View the planets for this day Clifton, AZ Copper Roof Fall 3
03/19/1906 Shenandoah View the planets for this day Silverton, CO Gold/Silver Avalanche 12
01/10/1906 Haverstraw Clay Pit View the planets for this day Haverstraw, NY Clay Landslide 19
10/06/1905 Granville Quarry View the planets for this day Granville, NY Slate Cave-in 10
05/12/1905 Cora View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Explosives 7
02/25/1904 Minnie Healey View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Cave-in 5
01/26/1904 Independence View the planets for this day Victor, CO Gold Hoisting 14 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/06/1903 Kearsarge View the planets for this day Virginia City, MT Gold Fire 9
07/15/1902 Daly West/Ontario View the planets for this day Park City, UT Silver Asphyxiation 34
02/28/1902 Liberty Bell View the planets for this day Telluride, CO Gold/Silver Avalanche 19
01/07/1902 Negaunee View the planets for this day Negaunee, MI Iron Ore Roof Fall 10
11/20/1901 Smuggler-Union View the planets for this day Pandora, CO Gold/Silver Fire 31
06/04/1901 Chapin View the planets for this day Iron Mountain, MI Iron Ore Explosives 8
03/04/1901 Engleside View the planets for this day Center Valley, MO Zinc Explosives 5
 
 
 

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