The China Mine Disaster Watch has been updated and includes China mine accidents from January 2004 to the present.  See why the USMRA is included in the list of "Web Sites Banned in China" at Wikipedia. • Worst Disasters • 11 Deadliest Disasters • Faces of Despair
The Ultimate Sacrifice Contains information and links to the numerous US Coal and Metal/Nonmetal mine disasters which claimed the lives of the bravest of the brave.  These miners that died in the commission of rescuing others truly epitomize the phrase, "That Others May Live."  Also included are several mine accidents which occurred in China, Russia, England and Canada.		Search US Mine Disasters Thanks to the generosity of Bob Cornett for sharing his database, you can now search here through more than 800 mine disaster records in the US since 1839.  Searches can be specific to either metal/nonmetal or coal and records can be examined according to a variety of criteria.  Additional information can be found on well over 100 disasters.
Mine Disasters Information pertaining to the more prominent mine disasters of the past can be found here.  Included are mine fires, explosions, asphyxiations, and inundations as well as several other more notable accidents.		Mine Disasters Since 1980 Provided is a list of the more prominent mine disasters that have occurred in the United States since 1980.  Also included are tables providing both a state-by-state breakdown and an accident classification breakdown.
Successful Rescues It's not all bad news as you'll see in our collection of successful mine rescues from nations around the world.  Countries included are the US, China, Russia, Canada, India, Australia, South Africa and South Korea.		NIOSH Disaster List This link to NIOSH is provided to their comprehensive list of all mine disasters where 5 or more miners were killed.  Links to both Coal and Metal/Nonmetal can be found there.  Their records include accidents from 1839 to the present.
Worst US Mine Disasters Here you will find historical data on mine disasters as well as various lists, such as worst accidents for a period and worst accidents killing 5 or more miners.  Details on all disasters listed here is also provided.		World's Worst Fires & Explosions Recently updated, this MS Word file chronologically lists the world's worst fires and explosions since 1666.  Researchers may also be interested in our Eleven Deadliest Disasters and China's Worst Mine Disasters pages.

Mining Literature Here are some of the books we've helped to promote: Famous Sheppton Mine Rescue The Untold Story: The Blood and Sweat of the Rescue Team by J. Ronnie Sando The Deep Dark Disaster and Redemption in America's Richest Silver Mine by Gregg Olsen Fire and Brimstone The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917 by Michael Punke 47 Down The 1922 Argonaut Gold Mine Disaster by O. Henry Mace Red Helmet by Homer Hickam Monongah by Davitt McAteer Smith Mine Disaster Chronicles by Jeff McNeish The Scotia Widows by Gerald Stern History of Bear Creek Mountain by Jeff McNeish Monongah 1907 DVD by Davitt McAteer Goodbye Wifes and Daughters by Susan Kushner Resnick Hazard by Gardiner Harris Poetry Selections by Joel Tankersley Poetry Selections by Del "Abe" Jones Poetry Selections by Various Poets