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coal mining Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from ...

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China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...

1940s

1942

* On April 26, 1942, a gas and coal-dust explosion in

Benxihu Colliery Benxihu (Honkeiko) Colliery (), located in Benxi, Liaoning, China, was first mined in 1905. Originally an iron and coal mining project under joint Japanese and Chinese control, the mine came under predominantly Japanese control. In the early 1930s, ...

killed 1,549 miners, making it the worst disaster in the history of coal mining.

1950s

1950

* On February 27, 1950, 174 miners died in Yilou Mine accident in

Henan Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is a ...

Province.China Labour Bulletin: 171 miners confirmed dead at Heilongjiang coal mine

1960s

1960 * On May 9, 1960, in 684 died after methane explosion.Mining Technology: The world's worst coal mining disasters

1990s

1991

* On April 21, 1991, in 148 died after gas explosion.

2000s

2000

* On September 27, 2000, in 159 died after gas explosion. 5,798 workers were killed in 2,863 Chinese coal mine accidents during 2000.

2001

5,670 workers were killed in 3,082 Chinese coal mine accidents during 2001.

2002

* On June 20, 2002, in Chengzihe mine blast 124 died after gas explosion. 6,995 workers were killed in 4,344 Chinese coal mine accidents during 2002.

2003

6,434 workers were killed in 4,143 Chinese coal mine accidents during 2003.

2004

* On October 20, 2004, in 148 died after gas explosion. * On November 28, 2004, in 166 died after gas explosion. 6,027 workers were killed in 3,639 Chinese coal mine accidents during 2004.

2005

*On February 14, 2005, Over 214 miners were killed in the 2005 Sunjiawan mine disaster *On March 19, 2005, an explosion at the Xishui Colliery and neighboring Kangjiayao coal mines killed 72.China mine disasters
*On July 11, 2005, an explosion at the Shenlong mine killed 83. * On August 7, 2005, in 123 died. *On November 27, 2005, 171 miners were killed by a blast in the Dongfeng Coal mine in Qitaihe city,

Heilongjiang Heilongjiang () Postal romanization, formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a Provinces of China, province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is th ...

province. The mine owner (plus 5 others) was later tried in court for negligence and sentenced to 6 years in prison. *On December 8, 2005, a gas explosion kills 54 miners and traps 22 in the Liuguantun Mine,

Tangshan Tangshan () is a coastal, industrial prefecture-level city in the northeast of Hebei province. It is located in the eastern part of Hebei Province and the northeastern part of the North China Plain. It is located in the central area of the Boha ...

Kaiping district. 5,986 workers were killed in 3,341 Chinese coal mine accidents during 2005.

2006

*On February 1, 2006, the Sihe coal mine in Shanxi killed 23 miners. *On May 18, 2006, an Induation disaster at the Xinjing coal mine in the

Shanxi Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-leve ...

providence killed 56 miners. *On April 29, 2006, 27 miners were killed in an explosion in the privately owned Wayaobao mine in

Shaanxi Shaanxi (alternatively Shensi, see § Name) is a landlocked province of China. Officially part of Northwest China, it borders the province-level divisions of Shanxi (NE, E), Henan (E), Hubei (SE), Chongqing (S), Sichuan (SW), Gansu (W), N ...

province. Fires, floods and explosions claim about 5,000 deaths every year in Chinese coal mines. *On July 15, 2006, at the Linjiazhuang coal mine in Shanxi an explosion killed 50 people with seven more missing. *On November 5, 2006, at the Jiaojiazhai coal mine in Shanxi an explosion killed 40 with seven more missing. *On November 13, 2006 Nanshan Colliery disaster, a fatal gas explosion, killed 24 people.

2007

*In March 2007, over 100 were killed in 8 tragedies. *In August 2007, 181 miners died when heavy rains flooded two mines in eastern Shandong province. *A coal mine gas leak on November 11, 2007, had at least 35 confirmed deaths. *On December 6, 2007, 105 workers died in a mine blast in Shanxi province's Hongtong county.BBC News
105 die in China mine explosion
. December 7, 2007.

2008

*On April 11, 2008, a gas explosion resulted in 14 miners dead and two reported missing in the No. 3 Coal Mine in Huludao's Shaguotan village. *On September 4, 2008, twenty-four miners were killed and six injured in

Fuxin Fuxin () is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, bordering the Inner Mongolia, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the north. As of the 2020 Chinese census, 2020 census, its decreasing total popul ...

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmo ...

province. *On September 28, 2008, 31 miners were killed and nine were missing in

Dengfeng Dengfeng (; postal: Tengfeng) is a county-level city of Henan Province, South Central China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou. Dengfeng has an area of and a population of 630,000. It occupies the so ...

city,

province. *On November 10, 2008, four were killed and thirteen injured Wannian Coal Mine of Jizhong Energy Group Co., Ltd. in

Handan Handan is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Hebei province, China. The southernmost prefecture-level city of the province, it borders Xingtai on the north, and the provinces of Shanxi on the west, Henan on the south and Shan ...

City,

Hebei Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and ...

Province. 3,000 workers were killed in Chinese coal mines during 2008.

2009

*On February 22, 77 miners died and over 100 were injured in an explosion at the Tunlan coal mine in Shanxi. The blast was China's worst industrial accident in a year, until the November, 2009,

Heilongjiang mine explosion The 2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion () was a mining accident that occurred on November 21 2009, near Hegang in the Heilongjiang province, northeastern China, which killed 108 people. A further of 29 people were hospitalised. The explosion occurre ...

. *On March 20, six miners were killed and four were missing at the Lianfa Coal Mine in Qinglong County,

Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (; Buyei: ''Qianfxiynanf Buxqyaix Buxyeeuz Ziqziqzouy''; Hmu: ''Qeef Xib Naif Dol Yat Dol Hmub Zid Zid Zeb''), is an autonomous prefecture of Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, bordering G ...

Guizhou Guizhou (; Postal romanization, formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in the Southwest China, southwest region of the China, People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the pr ...

province *On April 4, 12 miners died in the Jinli Coal Mine in Xingnong Township,

Jidong County Jidong County () is a county of southeastern Heilongjiang Province, China, bordering Russia's Primorsky Krai to the southeast. It is under the administration of Jixi City and is the location of Jixi Xingkaihu Airport. Administrative divisions ...

Jixi Jixi () is a city in southeastern Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China. At the 2020 census, 1,502,060 people resided within its administrative area of and 560,118 in its built-up (''or metro'') area made up of 3 out of 6 urban dis ...

City after water flowed in from an abandoned coal mine. *On April 17, 18 miners die in a dynamite explosion in a dynamite warehouse of a coal mine in

Chenzhou Chenzhou () is a prefecture-level city located in the south of Hunan province, China, bordering the provinces of Jiangxi to the east and Guangdong to the south. Its administrative area covers , 9.2% of the provincial area, and its total populatio ...

city, Yongxing. *On May 2, 7 people died of gas poisoning at the Xinfeng Coal Mine,

city *On May 15, 10 miners die in a mine blast in a licensed private Chashan Coal Mine in

Zhaotong Zhaotong () is a prefecture-level city located in the northeast corner of Yunnan province, China, bordering the provinces of Guizhou to the south and southeast and Sichuan to the northeast, north, and west. History Zhaotong has historic and ...

city, in

Zhenxiong Zhenxiong County () is a county in the northeast of Yunnan province, China, under the administration of Zhaotong prefecture and bordering Guizhou and Sichuan. Geography Zhengxiong County is located in the northeastern part of Yunnan province. It h ...

county,

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the ...

province. *On May 16, 11 miners die of asphyxiation in

Shuozhou Shuozhou is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the northwest. It is situated along the upper reaches of the Fen River. The prefecture as a whole has an area of about and, in 2010, a pop ...

province. *On May 29, a gas explosion at the Tonghua coal mine associated with the Songzao Mining Bureau of Chongqing in

Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Co ...

kills 30 and injures 59. *On September 8, a gas explosion at a Henan mine left 67 confirmed dead with 9 still missing. *On November 21, 108 people died at the Xinxing mine in

province, following a gas explosion caused by trapped, pressurized gases underground.

2010s

2010

*In January, at least 25 people are killed and at least three others are trapped in a mine fire in

Xiangtan County Xiangtan County () is a county in Hunan Province, China; it is under the administration of Xiangtan City. Located on the east central Hunan, the county is bordered to the north by Yuhu, Yuetang Districts and Xiangtan City, to the west by Xian ...

Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangx ...

. *On March 1 The Luotuoshan coal mine flood trapped 77 workers, of which 45 were rescued, 1 was confirmed dead, and 31 were left for dead. *On March 15, the Dongxing Coal Mining Co fire began, leaving 25 miners dead. The mine had been in renovations to increase output. *On March 29, 153 people were trapped in a coal mine by a flood that occurred by breaking into a water-filled shaft in the Wangjialing coal mine in

. *On May 13, at least 21 people were killed and at least five were wounded when an explosion occurred at the privately run Yuanyang colliery in

Puding County Puding County () is a county in west-central Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Anshun. Etymology The name "Puding" () can be traced back to the Mongolian-rule Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)， ...

Anshun Anshun () is a prefecture-level city located in southwestern Guizhou province, southwest China, near the Huangguoshu Waterfall, the tallest in China. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,297,339. The city proper had a population o ...

2011

2012

*On August 29, 45 miners were killed in the Xiaojiawan coal mine explosion. * On the September 3, 14 miners were killed at Gaokeng Coal Mine in Jiangxi province.

2013

* On March 12, an outburst in Machang Coal Mine caused 25 people dead. * On March 29, a

landslide Landslides, also known as landslips, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, deep-seated slope failures, mudflows, and debris flows. Landslides occur in a variety of environmen ...

in Gyama Mine, Tibet caused 66 people dead and 17 missing. * On March 29, an

explosion An explosion is a rapid expansion in volume associated with an extreme outward release of energy, usually with the generation of high temperatures and release of high-pressure gases. Supersonic explosions created by high explosives are known ...

in Babao Coal Mine caused 36 people dead. A second explosion in Babao Coal Mine on April 1 caused 17 people dead. * On May 11, an

in Taozigou Coal Mine caused 28 people dead. 1049 workers were killed in Chinese coal mines during 2013.

2014

* In June 2014, 7 were dead in a coal mine in Hebei province

2015

2016

2017

2018

* On October 20, 18 people were trapped and 11 people were killed due to a rock burst in a Shandong mine. *On December 7, a partial ceiling collapse at a coal mine in Wenshang County,

Jining Jining () is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Shandong province. It borders Heze to the southwest, Zaozhuang to the southeast, Tai'an to the northeast, and the provinces of Henan and Jiangsu to the northwest and south respectively. Jinin ...

Shandong Shandong ( , ; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal Provinces of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region. Shandong has played a major role in His ...

killed 3 people and injured 3 more.

2019

2020s

2020

* On February 23, a ceiling collapse at a coal mine in

Yuci District Yuci District () is a district in Jinzhong, Shanxi, China. Administrative Divisions Subdistricts:http://www.yuci.gov.cn/article_desc?article_id=370.html * Beiguan Subdistrict (), Jinlun Subdistrict (), Xinhua Subdistrict (), Xinan Subdistrict ...

Jinzhong Jinzhong, formerly Yuci, is a prefecture-level city in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the east. As of the 2020 census, its total population was 3,379,498 inhabitants whom 1,226,617 ...

killed 3 people. * On February 29, a ceiling collapse at a coal mine in

Luoping County Luoping County () is located in Qujing City, in eastern Yunnan province, China, bordering Guizhou province to the east and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the southeast. The county of Luoping in eastern Yunnan is noted for its springtime ...

Qujing Qujing () is a prefecture-level city in the east of Yunnan province, China, bordering Guizhou province to the east and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to the southeast; thus, it was called "Key between Yunnan and Guizhou" () and "Throat of Y ...

killed 5 people. * On March 7, an explosion at a coal mine in Yanjin County,

, Yunnan killed 4 people and injured 5 more. * On June 10, a gas leak at a coal mine in the town of ,

Hancheng Hancheng () is a city in Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China, about 125 miles northeast of Xi'an, at the point where the south-flowing Yellow River enters the Guanzhong Plain. It is a renowned historic city, containing numerous historic ...

Weinan Weinan () is a prefecture-level city in the east central Shaanxi province, China. The city lies on the lower section of the Wei River confluence into the Yellow River, about east of the provincial capital Xi'an, and borders the provinces of S ...

killed 7 people. * On August 5, a ceiling collapse at a coal mine in Jinzhong, Shanxi killed 3 people. * On September 27, a fire at a coal mine in

operated by killed 16 people and injured 38 more. * On October 20, a gas explosion at a coal mine in Shanxi operated by Shanxi Lu'an Environmental Energy killed 4 people and injured 1 more. * On November 4, an accident at a coal mine in

Tongchuan Tongchuan () is a prefecture-level city located in central Shaanxi province, People's Republic of China on the southern fringe of the Loess Plateau that defines the northern half of the province (Shanbei) and the northern reaches of the Guan ...

, Shaanxi killed 8 people. * On December 4, a carbon monoxide leak at a coal mine in

Yongchuan District Yongchuan () is a district of Chongqing, China, located by the north side of upper reach of Yangtze River, with a history of 1200 years. Yongchuan borders Sichuan province to the southwest and is away from Yuzhong District of central Chongqing a ...

, Chongqing killed 23 people.

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