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All M/NM Mine Disasters in the United States
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View the Mine Disaster Calendar Decade:  1910s   (Display in Fatality Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report
11/15/1919 Gold Hunter View the planets for this day Mullan, ID Gold/Silver Cave-in 0 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/25/1919 Hecla View the planets for this day Burke, ID Lead Hoisting 5
06/27/1918 Silver Open Pit View the planets for this day Virginia, MN Iron Ore Explosives 18
02/21/1918 Amasa-Porter View the planets for this day Crystal Falls, MI Iron Ore Cave-in 17
08/30/1917 Lincoln View the planets for this day Virginia, MN Lead Fire 0
07/17/1917 Three Forks Quarry View the planets for this day Trident, MT Gypsum Explosives 8
07/10/1917 Rock Salt View the planets for this day Ithaca, NY Salt Explosion 1
06/08/1917 Granite Mountain View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Fire 163 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/28/1917 Mountain King View the planets for this day Mariposa County, CA Gold Asphyxiation 7
02/25/1917 North Star View the planets for this day Hailey, ID Gold/Silver Snowslide 16 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/25/1916 Waterworks Tunnel View the planets for this day Cleveland, OH Tunnel Explosion 20
02/14/1916 Pennsylvania View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Fire 21
12/23/1915 Brandy City View the planets for this day Brandy City, CA Other Explosives 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/19/1915 Granite Mountain View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Explosives 16 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/09/1914 Sibley No. 9 Shaft View the planets for this day Ely, MN Iron Ore Cave-in 5
09/17/1914 Centennial-Eureka View the planets for this day Eureka, UT Gold Cave-in 11
09/01/1914 Rockwood View the planets for this day Rockwood, TN Iron Ore Explosion 1
08/04/1914 Copper Flat Steam Pit View the planets for this day McGill, NV Copper Explosives 5
07/14/1914 Balkan View the planets for this day Palatka, MI Iron Ore Inundation 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/21/1914 Boston View the planets for this day Bingham, UT Copper Fire 5
08/12/1913 Coronado View the planets for this day Clifton, AZ Copper Pwd Haulage 9
04/23/1913 Leonard View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Hoisting 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/17/1913 Miami Copper View the planets for this day Miami, AZ Copper Cave-in 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
12/09/1912 Great Northern Development View the planets for this day Cordova, AK Gold Avalanche 9
07/07/1912 Eureka Pit View the planets for this day Ely, NV Copper Explosives 10 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/13/1912 Norrie View the planets for this day Ironwood, MI Iron Ore Cave-in 7
10/19/1911 Wharton View the planets for this day Hibernia, NJ Iron Ore Inundation 12 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/28/1911 Shakespeare Placer View the planets for this day Dome Creek, AK Gold Cave-in 0
09/03/1911 Butte-Superior View the planets for this day Butte, MT Zinc Hoisting 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/23/1911 Giroux View the planets for this day Ely, NV Copper Fire 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/30/1911 White Oak View the planets for this day Villa Heights, MO Lead Roof Fall 0
05/05/1911 Hartford-Cambria No. 2 View the planets for this day Negaunee, MI Iron Ore Fire 7
03/13/1911 Elba View the planets for this day Gilbert, MN Iron Ore Cave-in 2
03/11/1911 Norman View the planets for this day Virginia, MN Iron Ore Rock Slide 14 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/23/1911 Belmont View the planets for this day Tonopah, NV Gold/Silver Fire 17 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/18/1911 Keating View the planets for this day Radersburg, MT Gold Explosives 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/28/1910 Jumbo View the planets for this day Jumbo, OK Asphalt Explosion 14 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/07/1910 Richard View the planets for this day Dover, NJ Iron Ore Hoisting 5
06/02/1910 Lehigh Quarry View the planets for this day West Coplay, PA Limestone Explosives 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/01/1910 Union Quarry View the planets for this day Devils Slide, UT Limestone Explosives 25
04/13/1910 Nazareth Quarry View the planets for this day Nazareth, PA Limestone Explosives 11 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/02/1910 Alaska-Mexican View the planets for this day Treadwell, AK Gold Explosives 37 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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