As cases mount, industry pushback is delaying federal rules that would reduce miners’ exposure to deadly silica dust.

A coal mine explosion in central Colombia on Monday killed nine people, the national mining authority said, less than a month after it flagged safety issues at the site.

Officials in Colombia say that an explosion in a coal mine in a central area of the country has killed nine miners and ...

A coal mine explosion in Colombia’s central Cundinamarca province killed nine workers, only weeks after regulators warned the ...

Mining accidents are common in central Colombia, where dozens of small operators run coal and emerald mines. View on euronews ...

Monday's incident took place at a legally operated mine in the Sutatausa municipality, 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of the ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at mine disasters, accidents and deaths in the United States. This is a list of notable mine disasters and is not all-inclusive. December 6, 1907 – Worst coal mine disaster in US ...

Six miners were rescued after the explosion, which was caused by a build-up of gases. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...