Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hussain Ahamad Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 05/01/2024. In the application, the allegation was in respect of illegal mining of earth from the nearby agricultural field by brick kilns in an area in Muzaffarnagar district. Pits were …
Beijing: With rescuers finding 11 bodies more than two days after a goldmine subsided in Tibet, hopes of saving the remaining 72 miners receded with unnamed officials saying on Sunday they were feared dead. Hampering operations was the break down of the excavator and severe damage to the narrow roads …
Beijing: A massive landslide swept through a gold mining area in mountainous Tibet early on Friday, burying 83 workers believed to have been asleep at the time, Chinese state media said. About 2 million cubic metres of mud, rock and debris engulfed the area and covered an area measuring around …
Eight miners have been confirmed dead in a colliery blast on Friday in Southwest China's Yunnan province, local government said. The accident happened around 2 pm at the Liangshuigou Coal Mine in Muzhuo Township of Zhenxiong county, according to the county's publicity bureau. An initial probe has indicated a gas …
Carbon monoxide poisoning killed 11 people, after an air compressor caught fire in a coal mine in North China's Hebei province, local authorities said Friday. Two miners have been missing since the accident occurred at 8 p.m. on Thursday in a coal mine in Huailai County of Zhangjiakou City, said …
Seven men have been confirmed dead after being trapped underground for more than 40 hours in a coal mine flood in north China's Shanxi Province, the local government said on Thursday. The accident happened at about 4 am on Tuesday in Yangquan, where 12 people illegally dug a mine pit …
Lead exposure in waterfowl was studied using noninvasive fecal sampling in the Guadalquivir Marshes in Spain, an area affected by the 1998 Aznalcóllar mine disaster. Feces of greylag geese (Anser anser, n = 191) and purple gallinule (Porphyrio porphyrio, n = 91) were collected from three different impacted sites (Entremuros, …
China's safety watchdog said Wednesday it will suspend or shut down operations in over 5,000 non-coal mines that do not meet safety standards this year. The government will take steps to reduce accidents in non-coal mines and keep the death toll below 900 this year, according to a document released …
China reported fewer coal mine deaths last year but safety hazards still abound in the country's coal production, a work safety regulator has said. Mine accidents killed 37 workers for every 100 million tonnes of coal produced in 2012, said Huang Yi, chief engineer of the State Administration of Work …
An underground methane gas explosion killed up to 18 miners at a coal pit in northern Russia on Monday and President Vladimir Putin dispatched his disasters minister to the scene to oversee rescue efforts. Rescue workers said they had brought 10 bodies to the surface at the Vorkutinskaya mine, owned …
Seven workers died and six others were trapped in a coal mine accident in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province,the provincial coal mine safety administration said Wednesday. Three worker entered the Yongsheng colliery in Dongning County to do maintenance work but fainted due to poisonous gas in the colliery at around 10:30 …
A toxic methane gas leakage on Monday killed eight coalminers and two others were fell unconscious in Duki area of Loralai district, Levies Forces sources said. Levy official said that 10 labourers were working on opening up space to reach a coal deposit inside the 1200 feet deep local coalmine …
Mines Dept Sends Proposal For Minimum 3% Reservation For Widows Of Mine Workers Jaipur: The department of mines and geology has submitted a proposal to the state government seeking reservation and preferential rights in allocation of mining leases to widows of mine workers who have died due to occupational diseases …
A gas explosion killed eight coal mine workers in the country's remote southwest on Monday, an official said. The accident happened in Loralai district. "The blast took place due to methane gas. Eight workers died on the spot while two others were taken to hospital after being rescued," said Mohammad …
All the 13 miners trapped by a coal mine blast in Southwest China's Guizhou province were confirmed dead, rescuers said Thursday, seven days after the accident. The last body was retrieved at 7:30 am Thursday after rescuers cleaned 381,000 cubic meters of gas and 1,400 cubic meters of coal out …
At least four miners died when fumes filled the shaft where they were working in Russia’s main coal-producing region on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported. Searches for another four missing men had to be suspended after levels of methane in the mine in the Kuznetsk Basin reached dangerous levels, the …
As one more body was found Monday, the death toll in Friday's coalmine accident in southwest China's Guizhou province has risen to three, with 10 miners still missing. 18 people were working in the mine shaft when the gas outburst accident happened Friday afternoon at the Jinjia Coal Mine in …
Nine people were killed, 28 others injured and one remains missing in a carbon monoxide poisoning accident at a gold mine in Northeast China's Jilin province, local authorities said Tuesday. The accident happened at about 4 am Tuesday morning at a gold mine in the city of Huadian, according to …
Eight people died and three others were injured on Saturday in a coal mine accident in Northeast China's Liaoning province, local authorities said Sunday. The accident happened around 10:30 pm in the Wulong Coal Mine in the city of Fuxin. The mine is owned by the Fuxin Mining Group.
SHILLONG: Despite the guidelines related to the safety and security of miners stipulated in the Meghalaya Mines and Minerals Policy, 2012, no scrutiny is being undertaken by the concerned authorities to ensure the safety and welfare of the miners. Considering that there are frequent deaths and injuries to the mine …
At least six people were killed in a coal mine explosion in central China. The blast occurred around 3 p.m. yesterday at Niulanchu Coal Mine in Hunan Province, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Six miners died on the spot and one was injured seriously and sent to a local hospital. …
