MEXICO CITY—Two miners were killed when a cable snapped on the bucket used to lower them into a small, primitive coal mine that was operating illegally in northern Mexico. The failure of the cable sent the bucket plunging down the mine shaft, killing the miners, the Labor Department said late Tuesday. The department said the…
Higher Wages Attract Young Chinese to Africa
July 17, 2023
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China’s economic downturn has prompted many young Chinese to go to Africa to make a living. After overcoming fears of poverty and cultural differences, many found they could prosper. “Many stuff Americans buy in stores are made by Chinese companies, but they’re not made in China but in Africa,” said Sun Yuan, author of the 2017…
4 Cambodians Die in Accident at Unlicensed Gold Mine
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Four Cambodian prospectors who were digging for gold in the central province of Kampong Thom were killed when earth collapsed into the pit where they were mining, a government official and a fellow villager said Friday. Information Minister Khieu Kanharith on his Facebook page quoted reports from a local official saying the four…
This Abandoned Port Was Built Dangerously in the Side of a Cliff in Sardinia—Here’s What It Was For
A prominent tower stands like a sentinel over a majestic ocean panorama where steamships once moored alongside a cliff to await receiving their cargo. Mounted on a rock shore, this abandoned Italian port is a marvel of 20th-century engineering—not to mention a perch with a view like no other. Porto Flavia, located on the southwest…
Officials Say 21 Workers Killed at Coal Mine in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia—Rescue operations at a coal mine in central Colombia that collapsed earlier this week ended Thursday and officials said the accident had left 21 workers dead. The mine near the town of Sutatausa collapsed late Tuesday following an explosion that blocked several of its entrances. Rescue teams worked nonstop for more than 30 hours…
At Least 5 Killed in Southwest China Mine as Hope Fades for 47 Trapped in North
BEIJING—At least five workers were killed in a roof collapse at a mine in southwestern China, as hope appeared to be fading for 47 miners trapped under tons of rubble after a mining disaster last week in northern China. In the mine in Sichuan province, 25 miners were underground when part of the roof collapsed…
10 Miners Killed in Indonesia Coal Mine Explosion, 4 Rescued
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Ten miners died in a coal mine explosion in Indonesia’s West Sumatra Province on Friday and four others were rescued, officials said. “The last victim was found after a search in a 240-meter (800-foot) -long tunnel. Most of the victims suffered burns. All of the survivors experienced shortness of breath and were evacuated for…
Explosion in Northwest Pakistan Coal Mine Kills 9, Injures 4
PESHAWAR, Pakistan—A methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing nine miners and injuring four others, a government official said. The explosion happened in a remote area in Orakzai, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, said Mohammad Arif, an adviser for the Mines and Minerals Department….
Rocky Mountain Mystery (1935)
October 30, 2022
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The heirs of the dying owner of a valuable radium mine are being murdered as a mining engineer tries to uncover the killer and clear his cousin’s name. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access…
Officials: 25 Dead, Many Trapped in Turkish Coal Mine Blast
ANKARA, Turkey—An explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey killed at least 25 people, local officials announced, while rescuers working through the night were trying to bring dozens of others trapped to the surface. The explosion occurred 6:45 p.m. at the state-owned TTK Amasra Muessese Mudurlugu mine in the town of Amasra, in the…
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