Copiapó mining accident

All 955 gold miners who were trapped underground for more than a day in South Africa following a power cut resurfaced unharmed on Feb. 2, and were greeted by overjoyed relatives waiting at the site.

A resolution which gives the Labor Ministry the authority to make it necessary for mine companies to build safe rooms has been put into a workplace security package with the efforts of Turkey's opposition parties.

Bosnian entity observes day of mourning for miners

ZENICA -- The Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina (FBiH) entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina is on Monday observing a day of mourning for five miners who perished in an accident.

The miners, who will be buried today, died last week in a coal mine collapse near the town of Zenica.

The miners' union announced the deaths on Friday after a dramatic rescue operation at the Raspotocje mine in Zenica that managed to save the lives of most of the men who had been trapped underground since the earthquake the previous day.

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Two Chileans who experienced the widely reported mine accident in Copiapo four years ago visited the cemetery in Turkey’s western Soma district where 301 workers were killed in a mining disaster on May 13.

Two Chileans who experienced the widely reported mine accident in Copiapo four years ago have blamed the Turkish authorities for not adopting the necessary safety measures at the Soma mine, where 301 workers were killed in a mining disaster on May 13.

Seven miners who were supposed to be receiving professional training during the Soma disaster were among the 301 perished workers, a company document has unveiled. 

The document said the miners were at a work safety and health class, raising questions as to whether these courses had ever taken place or if they were only on paper.