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Metal & Nonmetal Mine Disasters in the United States
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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report
06/08/1917 Granite Mountain View the planets for this day Butte, MT Copper Fire 163 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/01/1910 Union Quarry View the planets for this day Devils Slide, UT Limestone Explosives 25
06/27/1918 Silver Open Pit View the planets for this day Virginia, MN Iron Ore Explosives 18
06/24/1887 Gould and Curry View the planets for this day Virginia City, NV Gold/Silver Fire 11
06/27/1922 Holston Quarry View the planets for this day Strawplains, TN Marble Explosives 9
06/04/1901 Chapin View the planets for this day Iron Mountain, MI Iron Ore Explosives 8
06/02/1910 Lehigh Quarry View the planets for this day West Coplay, PA Limestone Explosives 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/01/1959 Sherwood View the planets for this day Iron River, MI Iron Ore Asphyxiation 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/18/1880 Yellow Jacket View the planets for this day Virginia City, NV Gold Pwd Haulage 6
06/04/1908 Gold King View the planets for this day Gladstone, CO Gold Fire 6
06/07/1910 Richard View the planets for this day Dover, NJ Iron Ore Hoisting 5
06/08/1979 Belle Isle Salt View the planets for this day Franklin, LA Salt Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/07/1930 Climax View the planets for this day Leadville, CO Moly Cave-in 5
06/11/1955 Miami Copper View the planets for this day Miami, AZ Copper Fall of Person 4 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
06/22/1906 Coronado View the planets for this day Clifton, AZ Copper Roof Fall 3
06/23/1970 Texavada View the planets for this day Pine Grove, NV Gold Asphyxiation 3 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/02/1952 Penokee View the planets for this day Ironwood, MI Iron Ore Cave-in 2
06/25/1975 Boron View the planets for this day Boron, CA Boron Asphyxiation 2 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
06/03/2016 Harmony View the planets for this day Crystal Springs, MS Gravel Inundation 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
06/29/2017 La Farge View the planets for this day Placitas, NM Gravel Fall of Material 0
 
 
 

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