New Zealand mine disaster News

New Zealand Coal Mine Victims Get Fraction of U.S. Payout

The victims of the worst mining accident in New Zealand in 96 years will get compensation of NZ$110,000 ($86,000) each, a fraction of the payments awarded to the families affected by a similar accident in the U.S. Pike River Coal …

Driller Admits Lapses in New Zealand Mine Disaster

An Australian drilling company pleaded guilty Tuesday to three safety violations in connection with a 2010 coal mine disaster in New Zealand that killed 29 miners. VLI Drilling pleaded guilty in a New Zealand court to charges that it failed …