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All M/NM Mine Disasters in the United States
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View the Mine Disaster Calendar Decade:  1970s   (Display in Date Order)

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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report
05/02/1972 Sunshine View the planets for this day Kellogg, ID Silver Fire 91 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/12/1971 Barnett Complex View the planets for this day Rosiclare, IL Ore Asphyxiation 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/08/1979 Belle Isle Salt View the planets for this day Franklin, LA Salt Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/05/1971 El Dorado View the planets for this day Shingle Springs, CA Limestone Hoisting 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
04/18/1975 Sterling B Shaft View the planets for this day Retsof, NY Salt Explosion 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/19/1970 Jefferson Island View the planets for this day Jefferson Island, LA Salt Roof Fall 4 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/15/1970 Silver Eagle View the planets for this day Rice, WA Silver Asphyxiation 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/23/1970 Texavada View the planets for this day Pine Grove, NV Gold Asphyxiation 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/09/1971 Broward View the planets for this day Miramar, FL Limestone Explosives 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/11/1971 Inspiration Concentrator View the planets for this day Inspiration, AZ Copper Asphyxiation 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
02/15/1975 El Paso Quarry View the planets for this day El Paso, TX Stone Pwd Haulage 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/15/1976 Silver Ridge View the planets for this day Quartzville, OR Silver Explosives 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/11/1978 Heald Pit View the planets for this day Remsen, NY Sand/Gravel Rock Slide 3
08/30/1978 Gramercy Works View the planets for this day Gramercy, LA Bauxite Machinery 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/21/1972 Homestake View the planets for this day Lead, SD Gold Fall of Ground 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/04/1975 Bonnie Lake View the planets for this day Bartow, FL Phosphate Asphyxiation 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/25/1975 Boron View the planets for this day Boron, CA Boron Asphyxiation 2 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/20/1970 Hazard View the planets for this day Foresthill, CA Gold Asphyxiation 1 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 
 
 

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