Hard Rock Accident Tracker

Ventilation changes in an NSW underground mine exposed two workers to sulphur dioxide, causing one to vomit and triggering NSW Resources Regulator...

A hard rock tunnel case study details characterization of water-bearing fracture systems for tunnel grouting alongside probabilistic retro-analysis of...

• Powered haulage covers 12 of 28 U.S. mining fatalities in 2024, but includes vehicles, rail, and feeders—not just belt conveyors.
• MSHA data show...

MMG resumed full operations at Las Bambas on August 21, just three days after the August 18 accident that killed two workers and injured three others. Peru’s labor watchdog has launched an investigation into the incident.

A NSW mine operator received an official caution from the NSW Resources Regulator for disturbing a preserved incident scene involving a loaded haul...

Codelco's preventive suspension of Andes Norte development over a newly identified deep-seismic risk highlights ongoing ground-control challenges at...

Two miners died and two others were injured after a pit wall collapsed at the Golgotha site in Ituri Province on 21 August.

• Victims Sadam and Godida...

Underground mines lose critical airflow when equipment mismatches actual pressure conditions at each point.

• Doors drift open: Standard ventilation...

Codelco deliberately falsified safety reports, concealed the unauthorized "Panel Invariante" zone, and removed a critical decoupling pillar at El...

A workplace accident at MMG's Las Bambas copper mine forced a precautionary suspension of operations in Peru, separate from prior protest-related...

UMWA President Brian Sanson is demanding MSHA immediately resume enforcing the 2024 silica rule, citing NIOSH data that nearly 1 in 3 Appalachian coal...

A fatal accident at MMG's Las Bambas mine triggered a Sunafil investigation into safety protocols and operational procedures, leading to a temporary...

A landslide at an unlicensed open-pit gold mine in Nariño killed 13 people and injured seven, with the collapse triggered by unstable soil during...

Over 107 fatalities occurred in a major landslide at the unregulated Zamboye artisanal gold mine in the Central African Republic on 18 August 2026....

• Over 100 bodies recovered by Aug 19 from the Zamboye "Moscou" site landslide and underground collapse, with more found the next day
• Recovery...

Routine tasks at high-altitude copper mines carry hidden lethal risks, as shown by the Las Bambas fatalities.

• Two workers died on 18 August during...

A physics-based automated process for rock bolt detection aims to curb ground falls and control failures in underground mines. The approach draws on mining incident data spanning 2000–2023 to strengthen safety monitoring.

Fatal landslides keep striking unlicensed Colombian gold mines due to absent oversight.

• At least 13 killed and 7 injured in latest Policarpa...

Pump replacement work in a clarification pond at MMG's Las Bambas copper mine killed two workers and injured three on Tuesday. Peru's labor watchdog...

At least 30 miners died Tuesday when an artisanal gold mine collapsed in the Abba region of Central African Republic, with more feared trapped as...