Mine Collapse
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At least 113 killed after jade mine collapses in northern MyanmarThe miners were collecting stones in the jade-rich Hpakant area of Kachin state when a "muddy wave" caused by heavy rain buried them.WorldJul 2, 2020
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Stop work order partially lifted at Cape Breton’s Donkin coal mineProduction was shut down Feb. 13 after a rockfall in an area of the mine that saw another roof collapse two weeks earlier.EnvironmentMar 9, 2020
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Nova Scotia’s Donkin mine allowed limited production increase after roof collapseKameron Coal's operations in Cape Breton were suspended for just under a month by the province in late December.CanadaMay 15, 2019
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Rescuers find 8 survivors 5 days after a gypsum mine collapsed in ChinaChinese state media say rescuers have found eight surviving miners who have been trapped for five days by a collapse at a gypsum mine in eastern China.WorldDec 30, 2015
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Mine collapse in China traps 18 workers; 11 rescuedChinese rescuers pulled 11 workers to safety and located another 18 who were trapped after a mine collapsed in the eastern province of Shandong, state media said Saturday.MoneyDec 26, 2015
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