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Mine Disasters That Occurred During the Korean Conflict
June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953

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Date Mine Name Industry Location Cause Deaths
07/16/1950 Lark, U.S. Smelting MNM Lark, UT Fire 5 View the planets for this day
01/18/1951 Burning Springs Coal Kermit, WV Explosion 11 View the planets for this day
03/29/1951 Buttonwood Coal Wilkes-Barre, PA Explosion 5 View the planets for this day
10/15/1951 Bunker Coal Cassville, WV Explosion 10 View the planets for this day
10/31/1951 United Gas No. 1 Coal United, WV Explosion 12 View the planets for this day
12/21/1951 Orient No. 2 Coal West Frankfort, IL Explosion 119 View the planets for this day
02/02/1952 Carpentertown No. 2 Coal Mt. Pleasant, PA Explosion 6 View the planets for this day
03/27/1952 Holmes Slope Coal Minersville, PA Inundation 5 View the planets for this day
07/24/1952 Arizona Concrete MNM Maricopa City, AZ Bin Collapse 5 View the planets for this day
10/30/1952 Herron MNM Herron, MI Explosion 5 View the planets for this day
03/30/1953 O'Brien Coal Lovilia, IA Explosion 5 View the planets for this day

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