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2. Sago Mine disaster - Wikipedia

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   13 coal miners trapped in West Virginia mine. 12 coal miners are found dead, 1 in critical condition, in West Virginia mine. The Sago Mine disaster was a coal mine explosion on January 2, 2006, at the Sago Mine in Sago, West Virginia, United States, near the Upshur County seat of Buckhannon. The blast and collapse trapped 13 miners for nearly ...

3. Upper Big Branch Mine disaster - Wikipedia

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   Coal Mine explosion. Casualties. 29 dead. The Upper Big Branch Mine disaster occurred on April 5, 2010 roughly 1,000 feet (300 m) underground in Raleigh County, West Virginia at Massey Energy 's Upper Big Branch coal mine located in Montcoal. Twenty-nine out of thirty-one miners at the site were killed. [ 1]

4. Monongah mining disaster - Wikipedia

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   The Monongah mining disaster was a coal mine explosion on December 6, 1907, at Fairmont Coal Company's Nos. 6 and 8 mines in Monongah, West Virginia, which killed 362 miners. It has been described as "the worst mining disaster in American history" [ 1] and was one of the contributing events that led to the creation of the United States Bureau ...

5. Farmington Mine disaster - Wikipedia

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   The Farmington Mine disaster was an explosion that happened at approximately 5:30 a.m. on November 20, 1968, at the Consol No. 9 coal mine north of Farmington and Mannington, West Virginia, United States . The explosion was large enough to be felt in Fairmont, almost 12 miles (19 km) away. [citation needed]

6. A history of Black coal miners in W.Va. is worth ... - AOL

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   Jun. 22—In West Virginia, where the Appalachian storytelling tradition still hangs in the hollows and along the ridgetops like a whisper of morning fog, it's not just the tale. It's the person ...

7. EDITORIAL: The real cost of coal for West Virginia - AOL

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   According to a WVU study, in 2019, coal mining and coal-fired power plants directly employed 15, 400 people (roughly 13, 000 in mining and 2, 000 in plants) and indirectly supported the employment ...