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20 mine disasters of 5 or more fatalities have occurred in Utah.
This is the 10th highest for any state.

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Date Mine Name Location Mineral Disaster Cause Killed Report
05/01/1900 Winter Quarters No. 1, 2 View the planets for this day Scofield, UT Bituminous Explosion 200 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/08/1924 Castle Gate No. 2 View the planets for this day Castle Gate, UT Bituminous Explosion 172 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
07/15/1902 Daly West/Ontario View the planets for this day Park City, UT Silver Asphyxiation 34
12/19/1984 Wilberg View the planets for this day Women Icon Orangeville, UT Bituminous Fire 27 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
06/01/1910 Union Quarry View the planets for this day Devils Slide, UT Limestone Explosives 25
02/06/1930 Standard View the planets for this day Standardville, UT Bituminous Explosion 23 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
05/09/1945 Sunnyside No. 1 View the planets for this day Sunnyside, UT Bituminous Explosion 23 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
08/27/1963 Cane Creek View the planets for this day Moab, UT Potash Explosion 18 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/17/1914 Centennial-Eureka View the planets for this day Eureka, UT Gold Cave-in 11
01/12/1881 Little Cottonwood Canyon View the planets for this day Alta, Utah Silver Avalanche 10
12/16/1963 Carbon No. 2 View the planets for this day Helper, UT Bituminous Explosion 9 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
11/05/1953 American Gilsonite No. 1 View the planets for this day Bonanza, UT Gilsonite Explosion 8 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
03/14/1945 Kenilworth View the planets for this day Kenilworth, UT Bituminous Explosion 7 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
10/16/1923 Utah-Apex View the planets for this day Bingham, UT Silver/Lead Cave-in 6
08/06/2007 Crandall Canyon View the planets for this day Huntington, UT Bituminous Bump 6 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
09/06/1879 Grizzly View the planets for this day Alta, UT Bituminous Asphyxiation 6
03/08/1930 New Peerless View the planets for this day Helper, UT Bituminous Explosion 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
01/21/1914 Boston View the planets for this day Bingham, UT Copper Fire 5
09/21/1924 Rains View the planets for this day Rains, UT Bituminous Explosion 5
07/16/1950 Lark, U.S. Smelting View the planets for this day Lark, UT Lead/Zinc Fire 5 Download an Investigation Report for this Disaster
 

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