Reported List of Mine Accidents in Pakistan

Reported list of mine accidents in Pakistan:

1.  2 April 2016: Five miners were killed while eight miners were injured in an explosion at the coalmine owned by Sheraz Coal Company at Doli area of Orakzai district.

2.  12 March 2016: Ten workers lost their lives in Orakzai Coal mine accident (IndustriALL)

3.  19 February 2016: Three coal miners were killed by poisonous gas in a mine in the Duki area (IndustriALL)

4.  30 January 2016: Three workers were in the Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC) owned Sor-range mine in Quetta (IndustriALL)

5.  19 January 2016: Two workers were killed in the Chamalang coal mines at Loralai (IndustriALL).

6.  08 January 2016: Two workers were seriously injured in Sharigh Coal Filed (IndustriALL)

7.  2 December 2015: Three coal miners were killed and two others were injured as result of a blast in a coal mine in the Dukki area of Balochistan (DAWN)

8.  27 October 2015: Three mine workers died and three injured when a coal mine collapsed in Jamshoro district on Sunday. A portion of the mine, owned by Sindhu Coal Mines in Khanote area. (The Express Tribune)

9.  26 October 2015: Two mine workers died and 16 Injured in avalanche in the village of Baisar in Naran valley. (The Express Tribune – October 26 & October 28)

10.  26 July 2015: Two mine workers were killed and another injured on Saturday when a large boulder fell on them while they were working at Bampokha marble mines in Buner. (The Express Tribune)

11.  9 June 2015: A labourer was killed as he was hit by rolling boulders in a gypsum mine in the Khandi Mountain near Lakki Banda village in Karak tehsil. (DAWN)

12.  19 February 2015: Eight coal miners died and fourteen wounded inside a coal mine accident in Balochistan's Dukki area on Friday morning. Bodies were rescued after four days of rescue operation. (DAWN, The Express Tribune).

13.  9 February 2015: 19 coalminers were killed in an accident which occurred in the Sinjadi mining area, Quetta region (DAWN)

1. 20 January 2015: One labourer was killed in Pir Sabaq mine when a boulder fell over him (The News).

15.  15 January 2015: Six coalminers were killed and over 15 were injured when a powerful explosion occurred in a coalmine of Sherazi Coal Company in Doli, Orakzai Agency. Three of the wounded were critical when the news was reported. (The Express Tribune)

16.  12 January 2015: Two coal miners lost their lives in a mine accident in Khyber Agency area (The Express Tribune)

1. 3 January 2015: 12 workers were killed when a marble mine collapsed during blasting in the Ziarat area of Lakaro village in the Mohmand tribal district. (Dunyanews.tv)
2. 30 December 2014: Feroz Mine caved in due to heavy blasting in neighboring Frontier Mine, burying two miners alive. The bodies of two miners were were recovered after 36 hours. (The Express Tribune)
3. 9 September 2014: Three labourers were killed and two others were injured in a coal mine blast in Orakzai Agency, at Al Hussaini Coal mine in Doli, Lower Orakzai Agency. (The Express Tribune)
4. 30 June 2014: Two miners were killed as coal mine caved in at the mining zone of Yaqoob Brohi village near Jhimpir, Thatta. (DAWN)
5. 29 January 2014: Two coal miners died and five severely injured in an explosion in Doli area of Orakzai agency area (The Express Tribune)
6. 12 November 2013: Three coal miners were killed when a trolley loaded with coals fell on them in a coal mine in Duki Tehsil of Loralai district (The Express Tribune)
7. 17 May 2013: Three miners were killed when a coal mine tunnel collapsed in Doli area of Lower Orakzai. The Express Tribune.
8. 28 January 2013: Eight coal mine workers were killed and two others fell unconscious in a methane gas explosion at mine No. 23 owned by the Akbar Nasir Coal Company in Duki area of Balochistan's Loralai district. IndustriALL
9. 24 December, 2012: Seven miners, including six of a family, were killed in an explosion in a coalmine in the Doli area of Lower Orakzai Agency area. The Express Tribune.
10. 27 November 2012: An explosion inside a coal mine in Tora Wari of Hangu district killed two miners and injured two others, The Express Tribune
11. 14 October 2012: A coal miner was killed and two injured in a mine explosion in Doli, Orakzai Agency - The Express Tribune
12. 14 September 2012: Two miners were killed while another was wounded in a coalmine blast in the Shahrag area of the Harnai district. The Express Tribune
13. 26 January 2012, One person was killed, while two others were trapped, when a coalmine collapsed in Mach, Quetta. The Express Tribune.
14. 25 January 2012: After 48-hour long rescue operation 11 bodies of miners were pulled out of a phosphate mine in Abbottabad on Friday (The Express Tribune)
15. 13 October 2011: Five miners were killed and three others injured in a Methane gas explosion in a Degari coal mine in Zarkhu area of Mastung district (DAWN)
16. 13 October 2011: Nine miners were killed and five injured when a portion of a mine located in Dasht collapsed. The Express Tribune
17. 30 September 2011: In a massive landslide in a marble mine in Bam Pokha Village, Six miners died and three more were injured. The Express Tribune
18. 20 August 2011: Four workers lost their lives and another four were injured when a portion of a mine caved in at Kot Diji, in Khairpur district. The Express Tribune.
19. 27 July 2011: Three miners were killed while four others were injured in a gas explosion in a coalmine in Sangni Mehra area, Muzaffarabad. The Express Tribune.
20. 20 March 2011 - At least 52 workers were killed in when explosions triggered a collapse in a coalmine in SorRange in Balochistan province. The mine was owned by the Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC) and leased to a private contractor at the time of the accident. All of the deceased were young men, aged between 18 and 25 years. (DAWN, The Express Tribune, & IndustriALL )
21. 11 January 2010: Two separate mine accidents occurred at the Habibullah Coal Mines Co. near Spin Karez. Three miners died when a roof collapsed, while eight others were trapped and killed following a blast at the mine in the Marwar coal fields.(IndustriALL)
22. 04 January 2010: Four workers charred to death in a coalmine in the Marwar area. Three miners who received serious burn injuries in the accident have also been rescued. (DAWN)
23. 2 January 2010: Gas explosion at the Al-Rahman mine near Marwar killed ten miners, including three Afghan workers.(IndustriALL)