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4 Dead After Flooding in Arizona, Including in Historic Mining Town

Sep 29 2025 // Four people died after heavy rain caused flooding in Arizona, including three in a rural 19th-century mining town where floodwaters on Friday forced people to seek safety on rooftops and washed out a propane...

West Virginia Approves More Mining in Area Residents Say Is Already Contaminated

Sep 15 2025 // In 2023, dirty mine water gushed out of the ground behind James Christian’s home, flooding his yard in Wyoming County, West Virginia. Sinkholes formed, a strong sulfur-like odor lingered in the air and oily sheens...

Wildfire Burns Through Historic California Gold Mining Town, Destroying Multiple Homes

Sep 3 2025 // A quick-moving wildfire burned homes in a California Gold Rush town settled around 1850 by Chinese miners, forcing evacuations and destroying properties. The fire rapidly expanded to 6,473 acres, forcing the evacuation...

Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring in Illinois Underground Mine Fire Fraud

Sep 3 2025 // A Kentucky man entered a guilty plea to conspiring to defraud the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) in relation to an underground fire that occurred in the MC#1 Mine in Franklin County, Illinois, in August...

Chinese Firm Faces $420 Million Zambia Mine-Spill Damages Claims

Sep 3 2025 // People affected by a large-scale toxic spill at a Zambian mine in February are demanding $420 million in compensation from the Chinese state-owned company that operates the site. Two separate groups sent letters of demand...

Toxic Spill at China-Owned Zambian Mine 30 Times Worse Than Estimated

Aug 15 2025 // The partial collapse of a waste dam at a Chinese state-owned copper mine in Zambia may have released 30 times more toxic sludge into the environment than previously reported, according to an independent evaluation of the...

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