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Mine disasters

  • Mining accidents

Nature

Underground fires or explosions may lead to serious mine disasters and may be caused in many ways, in particular by the careless use of naked lights, by damage to electrical cables or other apparatus, or by spontaneous combustion of highly bituminous coals.

Incidence

Despite many years of effort to diminish mining risks in general and large-scale accidents in particular, the accident rate in mines still remains high.

Broader

Related

Strategy

Mining
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Value

Undermining
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Disaster
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Accident
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #13: Climate Action

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Industry » Mining
  • Societal problems » Accidents
  • Societal problems » Emergencies
  • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    D2278
    DOCID
    11422780
    D7NID
    142156
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020