Mining

Mine collapse kills worker in northern Türkiye

A section of a coal mine collapsed in the northern province of Zonguldak late on Feb. 7, leaving one miner dead and injuring another, local media has reported.

A total of 35 miners were working at the mine affiliated with a private company in Zonguldak's Kilimli district, but only two miners were inside the section that caved in, Governor Osman Hacıbektaşoğlu informed.

Tragedy: Father and Son were found Dead in a Mine near a Village in Bulgaria

A father and a son died, after they were buried allive during illegal coal mining near the Radomir village of Zhitusha.

The two were mining coal on the territory of the former mine.

The operation to remove the dead men continued for several hours, due to the danger of collapses and leakage of corrosive gas.

Mining enterprises to invest up to 400 million this year

Greek mining enterprises are planning investments worth 300-400 million euros for this year, focusing on targets such as the digitization of production, the supply of new machinery equipment and security, the president of the Association of Mining Enterprises, Athanasios Kefalas, said this week.

‘Methane gas, lack of supervision reasons behind Bartın mine blast’

 

The presence of methane gas and lack of adequate supervision were some of the reasons behind the unfortunate mine blast in which 42 workers lost their lives in the northern province of Bartın's Amasra district, says a report by the parliamentary commission established to investigate the incident.

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