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Illegal miners warned that access hole to mineshaft will be shut Benoni - Authorities have warned illegal miners who refuse to come up out of the abandoned Gold One Kleinfontein Mine in Benoni, that the access hole will be sealed on March 3. In the Media by Matthew Hendricks

Occupy Oakland rally in support of South African Miners (photos) Special Oakland - On Friday, August 24, Occupy Oakland CA was out in the streets, rallying in support of the striking Marikana miners, gunned down recently by South African police. Digital Journal Report by Anne Sewell - 7 comments

Hundreds of miners trapped in India by power outage While 600 million people in India suffer without electricity, hundreds of miners are trapped underground. Officials are attempting a rescue operation. In the Media by Anne Sewell

Madrid, Spain: 76 injured as protesters clash with police Madrid - It started with coal miners demonstrating in Madrid, then supporters joined them. Then Rajoy introduced more austerity measures. Then the cops stepped in with rubber bullets. In the Media by Anne Sewell - 7 comments

Spanish coal miners march to Madrid in anti-austerity rally Madrid - A group of Spanish coal miners, angered by the huge austerity cuts in government subsidies to the mining industry, walked for 3 weeks to meet in Madrid. In the Media by Anne Sewell

Protesting miners use home-made bazookas against Spanish Police Around 200 miners were protesting austerity cuts yesterday in the northern Spanish village of Ciñera near León. Police used rubber bullets, protesters retaliated with their own home-made weapons. In the Media by Anne Sewell - 14 comments

Op-Ed: 17 days buried alive Last year, a group of miners in Chile were trapped underground for 69 days before being rescued; they spent the first 17 alone feared dead, and fearing they would never see daylight again. In the Media by Alexander Baron

All 29 miners dead in New Zealand after second explosion It was announced that there was no chance of survival for the 29 miners who had been trapped in New Zealand’s Pike River coal mine after a second, massive explosion occurred on Wednesday. In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 1 comment

27 New Zealand miners missing after explosion Greymouth - Twenty-seven miners are missing following a severe gas explosion at a remote mine on New Zealand's South Island. The mayor of the nearest town, Greymouth, said the situation is "pretty serious but rescuers are on hand". In the Media by Kev Hedges - 5 comments

Op-Ed: Chilean Miners Are Free at Last Who would have thought that after 69 days underground, 33 Chilean miners would still be alive. It is one of the most incredible events the world has witnessed. In the Media by Oscar Brooks - 1 comment

Photo Essay: Chilean Miners Rescued The Chilean government has turned to the Web to share images of miners being rescued in Chile. Sharing images on Flickr, the Chilean government is showcasing miners' reactions as they reach the surface after being trapped underground for 69 days. In the Media by Chris Hogg - 11 comments

Chilean miners ordeal nears an end Special It is estimated that 2,000 journalists are camped outside the San Jose mine as the time nears for the Chilean miners to be rescued, one by one, from the mine they have been trapped in since August. Digital Journal Report by Jane Fazackarley

Rescuers may reach trapped Chilean Miners today Rescuers are one step closer to reaching the 33 miners that are still trapped in a Chilean mine. Drills are cutting an escape shaft through the final section of rock this afternoon. In the Media by Joe Gullo - 3 comments

Psychologist discusses mental anguish Chilean miners face Special Since early August 33 miners have been trapped at 2,300ft under the ground. Efforts are underway to get them out and early reports said it might take until Christmas before they could be freed. A psychologist explains the mental effects of being trapped. Digital Journal Report by Jane Fazackarley - 1 comment

Six days after accident Chilean miners still trapped underground Copiap - Today, six days since the cave-in of a tunnel in a copper and gold mine buried 33 mining workers near the city of Copiapó in the Atacama Desert, intense efforts to contact and rescue the workers have not succeeded. In the Media by Igor I. Solar - 1 comment

Op-Ed: West Virginia‎ Senator Robert C. Byrd dead at 92 Washington - It's with much sorrow that we report today the passing of Senator Robert C. Byrd. A son of West Virginia, Byrd devoted his life to the Mountain State. His enduring dedication to improving the lives of each person he represented will live on forever. In the Media by Kim I. Hartman - 3 comments

Grammy winner Alan Jackson performs benefit for WV Coal Miners Special Grammy Award Winner Alan Jackson hit the stage in Charleston West Virginia Saturday night in a benefit concert for the families of the 29 coal miners killed in April at the Montcoal Mine explosion. Digital Journal Report by Kim I. Hartman

President Obama delivers eulogy at miners' memorial service Twenty-nine miners died after a methane gas explosion on April 5 at a West Virginia coal mine. Pres. Obama, Vice Pres. Biden and Gov. Manchin spoke at the memorial service. In the Media by Kay Mathews

Exclusive Interview: Westboro Baptist Church Shunned by West Va. Special What if you held a parade or a protest and no one was there to watch? Well that's exactly what happened at some locations in Charleston, WV when Westboro Baptist Church staged hate protests, hoping for a reaction from the miners grieving families. Digital Journal Report by Kim I. Hartman - 13 comments

Op-Ed: Mountaineers Demand Answers From Feds Special On April 5, 2010 at 3 p.m. an explosion ripped through the Upper Big Branch Mine in what one Massey Coal Mine Worker on his way into the mine described as a powerful "whooshing" sound as rock, debris, coal dust and smoke came rolling out of the mine. Digital Journal Report by Kim I. Hartman - 1 comment

Op-Ed: The Waiting Widows of the West Virginia Coal Mine As long as we have coal mines in the state of West Virginia we will always have children without fathers, mothers without sons, sisters without brothers and the empty arms of the coal miners' waiting widow. In the Media by Kim I. Hartman - 8 comments

Series of avalanches in China's NW region kill 4, 500 trapped Urumchi - An avalanche that struck the northwest region of China has killed at least four people and roughly 500 are still trapped, however, the preliminary numbers are expected to rise. In the Media by Andrew Moran

Three bodies recovered in Quebec mining accident The Montreal Gazette has confirmed the body of Marc Guay, 31, has been recovered bringing to an end the search for three missing Quebec miners. In the Media by Brian Lidster - 1 comment

Flooded Quebec mine traps three workers They’ve been trapped 485 metres below the ground since Friday and rescue crews are fearing the worst for three Montreal miners. In the Media by Brian Lidster

Seventh hole to be drilled at Utah mine cave-in site Washington - Rescuers at a Utah mine where six miners have been trapped by a cave-in for two weeks were to drill a seventh hole in an effort to find the missing men, the mine owner said Sunday. In the Media by dpa news - 1 comment

The Rescue Effort For The Six Trapped Miners Has To Be Studied For Safety Issues The heartbreaking decision had to be made in Utah to stop the rescue attempt of the six trapped miners. At this point there is not a safe plan for rescuers to go into the depths of the mine plagued by "mountain bumps". In the Media by KJ Mullins - 1 comment

No Sound From Trapped Utah Miners After laboring 1,800 feet through hard rock the 2 and 1/2 inch drill bit broke through to the chamber where the six miners are beleived trapped. Although the findings are discouraging the rescue team remains hopeful. In the Media by Samantha A. Torrence - 3 comments

Two killed in West Virginia coal mine collapse Bodies have been recovered, In the Media by Carolyn E. Price - 1 comment

9 Men Trapped In A Pennsylvania Coal Mine Are Alive PITTSBURGH (voa) - Nine miners trapped deep underground in a Pennsylvania coal mine since Wednesday are alive, and efforts are under way to pull them out. Pennsylvania Governor Mark Schweiker, who is at the rescue site, says all nine are in "pretty... In the Media by Digital Journal Staff

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