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Some of China's deadliest coal mine accidents
A gas explosion at Liushenyu coal mine in China's northern Shanxi province late on Friday killed at least 90 people, making it China's worst coal mine disaster in over 16 years. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Here is a timeline of major coal…
90 killed in Chinese coal mine gas explosion
May 23 (UPI) -- More than 90 people have died in a gas explosion in a coal mine in northern China, the worst mining disaster in the country since 2009. The explosion happened at 7:29 p.m. CST Friday at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in Shanxi province.
Why China is looking to coal waste as a source of critical metals
China is turning coal waste into a source of critical metals including lithium, gallium and germanium, leveraging its advantages in extraction technology and industrial infrastructure. Coal mining and burning produce large amounts of waste…
China Coal Mine Blast Tests Limits of Xi's Energy Security Push
China's world-beating coal production has helped shield its economy from the worst of the Iran war shock. Now the deadliest mining disaster in years is raising uncomfortable questions about the cost of that drive. The privately owned Liushenyu…
China Coal Mine Explosion Kills at Least 90
A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China killed at least 90 people, state media said, making it the country's deadliest such incident since 2009. The blast occurred on Friday evening in Changzhi, a city in the coal-industry hub of Shanxi…
At least 90 dead in China's worst coal mine disaster in over 16 years
At least 90 people were killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern province of Shanxi, the country's deadliest mining accident since at least 2009. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The gas explosion occurred late on Friday at the…
At least 90 dead in China coal mine disaster
SHANGHAI • At least 90 people were killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern province of Shanxi, the country's deadliest mining accident since at least 2009. The gas explosion occurred late on Friday at the Liushenyu coal…
At least 90 killed by gas explosion in China coal mine
At least 90 people were killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in China 's northern province of Shanxi, the country's deadliest mining accident since at least 2009. The gas explosion occurred late on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan…
At least 90 dead in China's worst coal mine disaster in more than 16 years
Rescue operations were ongoing and the cause of the accident was under investigation, according to the local emergency management authority in Qinyuan. The mine is operated by Shanxi Tongzhou Group Liushenyu Coal Industry, which was established in…
China probes deadliest coal mine blast since 2009
Beijing | The causes of a gas explosion at a coal mine in China's Shanxi province are under investigation and officials with the company were detained following the nation's deadliest such incident since 2009, state media said. Authorities at a…
Here are some of China's major coal mining disasters this century
A gas explosion at a coal mine in China's northern province of Shanxi killed at least 90 people, state media reported Saturday. China 's official Xinhua News Agency said the accident at Changzhi city's Liushenyu coal mine happened on Friday…
Coal billionaire takes private jet to Whyalla for steel talks
Billionaire businessman Matt Latimore, who built M Resources into a powerhouse with annual revenues of more than $1.5 billion by selling coal to steel makers, says the Whyalla steelworks and associated iron ore deposits should be Australian-owned…
India Sits on a Coal Fortune and Still Pays Billions to Import It
Coal mined in Kalimantan, Indonesia, is loaded onto a bulk carrier, sails 3,500 km across the Indian Ocean, unloaded at Hazira port, costs roughly ₹5,500 per tonne to local consumers. A tonne of lignite dug from Gujarat's own ground and…
A deadly mine blast in China killed 82. A crackdown could squeeze coal production
Beijing: The causes of a gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China are under investigation and officials with the company have been detained after the nation's deadliest mine accident since 2009. The accident has triggered a vast rescue…
Here are some of China's major coal mining disasters this century
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