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16 Oct 2010 12:47

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World: Circle of life: One mine crisis ends in Chile, another starts anew in China

  • 21+ number of miners killed in a explosion in a Chinese coal mine
  • 16+ number of miners reported stuck – 239 others managed to escape source
  • » China = dangerous for miners: The country has one of the most dangerous mining industries around – 2,600 people died last year alone in mining accidents. Yikes.
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09 Oct 2010 11:16

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World: Trapped Chilean miners reached, ready for their book deals

  • 65 days for the drill to reach the trapped miners (whew!) source
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27 Aug 2010 11:57

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World: Posted without comment: Chilean miners show strength in video

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03 Oct 2009 10:50

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World: The Indonesian quake could be even worse than imagined

  • 3,000 people may still be trapped in rubble; yikes source
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22 Feb 2009 10:45

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World: Mine blast in China has huge, deadly toll

  • 74 workers, at least, were killed in a mine blast; more are trapped source
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