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20 years on, Westray mine disaster remembered

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 07, 2012 | 7:19 pm Energy Canada Europe Coal 

Nearly 20 years ago to the day, a coal mine in Nova Scotia, Canada exploded, killing all 26 miners working underground. The Westray mine explosion was the worst mining disaster in Canada since 1957, when a series of collapses killed...

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