Disaster

Illegal mining keeps taking lives in Colombia

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 3, 2012
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Three men were killed Monday while working in an illegal mine in the northwestern Colombian province of Antioquia, according to a statement from the government's Ingeominas mining oversight institute.

  • Blast Traps at Least 30 in Colombian Coal Mine

    MINING.com Editor | January 27, 2011
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    At least 30 miners were trapped by an explosion in a coal mine in northeastern Colombia, the mayor of the town of Sardinata said Wednesday, Jan. 25, according to a report from Fox Chicago News.

  • Communicating in the Face of Disaster

    Paul McIvor | July 1, 2009

    The mining sector is no stranger to disasters and accidents. In the United States between 50 and 100 miners lose their lives each year working to extract resources. Mining companies cannot control the nature of the crisis that may hit …

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