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MSHA Imposes $1M+ Fine for Deaths at Colorado Silver Mine

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that it has imposed a $1,077,800 fine following its investigation into the deaths of two miners at Revenue Mine on Nov. 17, 2013. The underground silver ore mine, located …

Death toll Rises to 232 in Turkey Mine Disaster

The death toll in the coal mine explosion and fire in western Turkey increased to 232 on Wednesday, the prime minister said. The fate of around 190 miners remained unclear in one of Turkey’s worst mining disasters. Recep Tayyip Erdogan …