The Laobaidong disaster is the most fatal coal mine disaster since the inception of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

That means: Comments that violate our community guidelines will be removed. The fire exploded out of the mine shaft entrance. We hope to have this fixed soon. Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s comment community. The Mitsubishi Hojyo accident was caused by a gas explosion at the Mitsubishi Hojyo coal mine located in the Kyushu Island of Japan. If you would like to write a letter to the editor, please forward it to letters@globeandmail.com. This article was published more than 6 years ago.
The accident, which was caused by the explosion of methane, led to the death of 684 people.

Click here to subscribe. The accident was caused by a methane explosion. The cause of the accident was found to be a massive explosion caused by an underground fire in one of the pits of the Courrieres Colliery.

The accident, which took place on 26 April 1942, resulted in the death of more than 1,540 miners.

It … The Copiapó mining accident was a rarity: a mining-accident story with a happy ending.

On April 26, 1942, a deadly gas explosion in one of the shafts at …

On Aug. 5, 2010, a cave-in at the San Jose copper/gold mine deep in the Atacama Desert trapped 33 miners about 700 metres underground, more than 5 kilometres from the mine's entrance. A massive blast, which was caused by a coal dust explosion nearly 500m below the mine’s ground level entrance, led to collapse of the tunnel roof at various locations in the mine. The next morning a huge explosion emanated from the still-smouldering fire at the pit and caused a blast on the surface.

Four key concerns facing the Asia Pacific energy industry in 2020, accidents continue to occur across the world, Russia’s Polyus claims its Sukhoi Log is world’s biggest gold mine, Anglo American facing lawsuit over alleged lead poisoning caused by Kabwe mine in Zambia. Despite advancements in mining techniques and the implementation of stricter safety regulations, accidents continue to occur across the world, resulting in the deaths of thousands of miners. The fatal explosion of the underground coal mine was caused by a mixture of gas and coal dust. The disaster is considered to be the second-worst coal mining disaster in Japan after the Mitsubishi Hojyo coal mine disaster that occurred in 1914. It is the worst mining accident in Japanese history. Four hundred fifty-eight miners were killed in the accident and 833 were injured.

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Welcome to The Globe and Mail’s comment community. MiningFossil Fuel / Coal and GasFeatures & Analysis, Here NS Energy takes a closer look at some of the worst coal mining disasters in history, from Benxihu Colliery to the Mitsui Miike coal mine, Coal mine in Wyoming (Credit: Unknown/Wikipedia). The disaster occurred May 9, 1960 in the Laobaidong coal mine, located near Datong in the Shanxi province of China.
Mitsubishi Hojyo coal mine disaster, the deadliest mining accident in Japan, caused 687 deaths. We have recently upgraded our technology platform. The Courrières mine disaster in France, with a total death toll of 1,099, is the second deadliest coal mining disaster in history. Occurring on 27 December 1975, the Dhanbad coal mine disaster killed 372 people, taking place at the Chasnala colliery, near Dhanbad, India.

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