Cornett's Corner

June M/NM Mining Disasters

 

M-NM-By-Specific-Month-Qry
DATE MONTH STATE LOCATION MINE NAME MINE TYPE DISASTER TYPE FATALITIES
6/24/1887 6 NV Virginia City, NV Gould & Curry Gd/Sl Fire 11
6/4/1901 6 MI Iron Mountain, MI Chapin Iron Explosion 8
6/1/1910 6 UT Devils Slide, UT Union Quarry Limstone Explosion 25
6/2/1910 6 PA West Coplay, PA Lehigh Quarry Limestone Explosion 8
6/7/1910 6 NJ Dover, NJ Richard Iron Hoisting 5
6/8/1917 6 MT Butte, MT Granite Mountain Copper Fire 163
6/27/1918 6 MN Virginia, MN Silver Iron Explosion 18
6/27/1922 6 TN Strawplains, TN Holston Quarry Marble Explosion 9
6/7/1930 6 CO Lake County, CO Climax Mine Moly Cave In 6
6/11/1955 6 AZ Miami, AZ Miami Copper Copper Shaft Acc 4
6/1/1959 6 MI Iroan River, MI Sherwood Mine Iron Hot Gases 6
6/23/1970 6 NV Pine Grove, NV Texavada Gold Fall 3
6/15/1976 6 OR Quartzville, OR Silver Ridge Mine Silver Explosion 3
6/8/1979 6 LA Franklin, LA Belle Isle Mine, Salt Explosion 5

 

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