A mining accident in southwest China on Wednesday (Aug 21) killed seven people, with one person left trapped, according to China's local media. The accident occurred at around 10 am as the workers were closing a ventilation shaft at a coal mine in Sichuan province of China's Leshan, China's state broadcaster CCTV reported.

Seven killed in mining accident in southwest China

A fire broke out in a small gold mine in southern Peru on Saturday, killing 27 people, according to official figures. The incident, as per Reuters, is the nation's single-deadliest mining accident in more than two decades.

Peru's deadliest mining accident in more than two decades claims 27 lives

At least two people were killed and more than 50 trapped after a coal mine collapsed in northern China’s Inner Mongolia on Wednesday, according to state media. “The accident happened on Wednesday afternoon, and a preliminary investigation showed that more than 50 people were trapped under the mine,” state news agency Xinhua said.

Two killed, over 50 trapped after coal mine collapse in China’s Inner Mongolia region

Sixteen workers died and one is in a critical condition after being trapped underground in a coal mine in southwest China on Sunday, reported state broadcaster CCTV.

China: 16 dead from carbon monoxide poisoning in coal mine

A makeshift gold mine collapsed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday after continuous torrential rain in the area. The mine is located in the town of Kamituga, in South Kivu province.

More than 50 feared dead after gold mine collapse in DR Congo

The death toll rose to 26 in the marble mine collapse in Pakistan's Ziarat Ghar mountain, even as the search for seven missing people continued on Thursday, according to media reports.

Death toll jumps to 26 in Pakistan's marble mine collapse

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