The Worlds Worst Mining Disasters ThoughtCo
· Here are the deadliest mine accidents in the world. Benxihu Colliery . This iron and coal mine started under dual Chinese and Japanese control in 1905, but the mine was in territory invaded by the Japanese and became a mine using Japanese forced labor. On April 26, 1942, a coaldust explosion — a common hazard in underground mines — killed a full third of the