Bush, for some reason, is determined to have Richard Stickler to head up the Mine Safety and Health Administration despite congress refusing to accept the nomination. He continues to pull one trick or another to get the man with a poor record of mine safety and leadership, but an excellent record of corporate interest in place. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Show will include a punk performance by Bruce the shark. No word yet of a seagull chorus singing "Mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine..." picked by Wingnut 2 years ago

A large cache of stone tools estimated to be up to 35,000 years old has been discovered on the site of one of Australia's largest iron ore mines, sparking calls on Monday for the site's preservation. Archaeologists uncovered the tools on the site of the A$1 billion ($920 million) Hope Downs iron ore mine, about 310 kilometres (192 miles) south of Port Hedland, in western Australia's ore-rich Pilba... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A 2,000-year-old mine has been discovered high in mountains in Peru. The find offers proof that an ancient people in the Andes mined hematite iron ore centuries before the Inca Empire, archaeologists say. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Icicles merge with Stalactites, chambers are flooded, prop struts lie crushed like matchwood. Despite this, one brave photographer penetrated this disused Siberian mine to bring back these photos - including bats covered in condensation picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

Nowhere is Murray's companies' safety record more dismal than Galatia, the southern Illinois mine Murray bought in 1998, which has piled up 2,787 violations since June 2005. Of those, 660 violations were considered significant and substantial, meaning the hazard could "result in an injury or illness of a reasonably serious nature." picked by hisidea 12 months ago

A 16-year-old tourist from Pennsylvania fell 1,000 feet to his death at an abandoned mine in central Mexico. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

As of 3:30 pm PST, Russian officials say 78 bodies of miners have been recovered from the mine site explosion in Siberia, but fear casualities will increase. picked by indierockcafe 1 year ago

I bet you $1000.00 he called her a gold digger as he drove away. What an asshat. picked by moe 11 months ago

We have one confirmed fatality,” said Kurt Knaus, a spokesman for the state Department of Environmental Protection. “I believe it is a recovery and not a rescue operation.” picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

The stone found was twice the weight of the previous record-holder, the Cullinan Diamond, which weighed about 3,106 carats. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

More lives claimed by this tragedy. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

The Bingham Canyon copper mine in Utah is the world's largest man-made excavation, and is big enough to be seen by from space.
Plimates, be sure to check out the "amazing facts" link as well, eh. picked by chinook 1 week ago

I'm SO thankful I'm not raising my daughter there! picked by Phildo 2 years ago

Three men were killed after plunging 500 feet down air shaft at Indiana coal mine. picked by punthe 12 months ago

During the Roman Empire period, a salt mine worker lost his life when he fell into the mine. 1,800 his very preserved body is discovered picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

The noises were observed through two of six geophones, electronic receivers for detecting vibrations passing through rock. But rescuers did not hear the pattern of three thuds followed by silence, which is how miners are taught to communicate following a mine collapse. picked by hisidea 11 months ago

Take a look at biggest open diamond mine in the world. Mirny, Russia, East Siberia.
525 m deep, 1200 meters in diameter. picked by Mystic 1 year ago

Given its connotations, Pandora is an oddly inappropriate name for an uranium mine. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

More than 3,000 workers are trapped deep underground in a South African gold mine, officials have said.
(This picture not from this mine..) picked by rambler 10 months ago