Operation underway to rescue trapped miners in Sanjdi
- 11-Jan-2025
QUETTA: A rescue operation conducted by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) is underway to save labourers trapped in the Sanjdi coal mine near Quetta, ARY News reported. According to PDMA, four bodies have been recovered out of a total of 12, while efforts continue to locate the remaining eight individuals. Rescue teams have cleared […]
Blast in Turkish mine claims 41 lives
- 16-Oct-2022
The death toll after an explosion in a coal mine in Turkey’s northern Bartin province on Friday has reached 41, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday. Earlier, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said 58 of the 110 people working in the mine when the blast occurred were rescued by the teams or got out by […]
Death toll in China mining accident rises to 21
- 13-Jan-2019
BEIJING: The death toll in a coal mine roof collapse in northern China has risen to 21 after rescuers found two more miners dead on Sunday, state media reported. A total of 87 people were working underground in the Shaanxi province mine at the time of the accident on Saturday afternoon, according to official news […]
At least 8 killed in Balochistan mine blast
- 13-Aug-2018
QUETTA: A blast at a coal mine at the outskirts of Quetta, killed at least eight workers, officials said on Monday. The mine caved in after the miners used dynamite during an excavation in Sinjidi, some 45 kilometres (28 miles) east of Quetta, the capital of oil and gas rich Balochistan province. “There were up to […]
Turkey jails mine bosses over 2014 disaster that killed 301
- 11-Jul-2018
A Turkish court handed jail terms of up to 22 years to five top managers convicted of negligence over Turkey's worst ever mining disaster.
First layer of coal unearthed from Thar
- 10-Jun-2018
ISLAMKOT: Sindh Engro Coal Mining (SECMC) on Sunday made history after unearthing the first layer of indigenous coal from its open-pit coal mine in Thar Coal Block II, at a depth of 140 meters (460 feet) below the surface. The mining firm’s machinery took out the first layer from an estimated 2.04 billion tons of […]
Roadside blast kills two, injures four
- 26-Jan-2015
DERA MURAD JAMALI: At least two people were killed and four injured due to a blast here on Monday, ARY News reported.
Four labourers trapped in Thatta coal mine; 2 dead
- 30-Jun-2014
THATTA: The bodies of two labourers of the total four who were trapped in a coal mine in Thatta have been recovered, ARY News reported Monday. The incident occurred in a coal mine in Jhimpir where labourers working in a mine trapped beneath debris. Rescue teams were immediately called in to the site. The rescue […]