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Cargo Ship Picking Up Ukrainian Grain Hits Russian Floating Mine in the Black Sea, Officials Say

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A civilian cargo ship struck a Russian mine in the Black Sea near Ukraine’s Danube ports Thursday, injuring two sailors, officials and analysts said, in an incident that underscored the dangers faced by those exporting Ukrainian …

Worker Dies at Platinum and Palladium Mine in Montana, Triggering Temporary Halt to Mining

NYE, Mont. (AP) — A contract worker has died in a machinery accident at an underground precious metals mine in south-central Montana and work has temporarily stopped while the death is investigated, mine officials said. The worker was preparing an …

‘External Source’ Causes Oil Tanker Blast Off Saudi Arabia

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker off Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jiddah suffered an explosion early Monday after being hit by “an external source,” a shipping company said, suggesting another vessel has come under attack off …

Massive Damage of Rare Plants Probed at Nevada Mine Site

RENO, Nev. — State and federal authorities are investigating the mysterious loss of a significant swath of a rare desert wildflower that’s being considered for federal protection at a contentious mine site in Nevada with some of the largest untapped …

9 Dead in Gas Explosion at Chinese Coal Mine

A gas explosion at a mine in central China has killed nine workers. The accident happened Saturday afternoon at a mine in Hunan province’s Sandu township. A Hunan work safety official says all nine workers underground at the time were …

Feds Issue Final Report on West Virginia Mine Blast Dec. 6

Federal investigators will soon release their final report on the 2010 explosion that killed 29 men at West Virginia’s Upper Big Branch coal mine. The Mine Safety and Health Administration says it will brief the victims’ families and the media …

Backlog of Contested Mine Safety Cases Reduced

The U.S. Department of Labor says a one-year initiative has helped it eliminate some of the nationwide backlog of contested mine safety violations. In a report to Congress last week, it said the number of contested cases at the end …

MSHA: Mismanagement Caused Nevada Mine Accident

Two Nevadans were killed in a mining accident partly because someone wedged a broom handle against a reset button to bypass an alarm that would have shut down the system, federal safety investigators said. The Mine Safety and Health Administration …

Montana Mine Work Suspended After Underground Death

Underground work has been suspended at a central Montana precious metals mine as federal safety inspectors investigate the death of a worker 1,200 feet underground. Stillwater Mining Co. spokesman John Beaudry describes Monday afternoon’s death as an isolated accident. He …

Kentucky Mine Where Two Killed Had Highwall Citation in April

The Kentucky surface coal mine where two workers were killed by falling rock was cited earlier this year over the stability of a highwall. U.S. Mine Health and Safety Administration records show the agency cited operator Armstrong Coal in April. …