Explosion at Colombian coal mine kills 11
Eleven people died and four were injured following an accidental explosion at a coal mine in Colombia’s central Cundinamarca department.
The incident took place at the Veracruz coal mine, a legal operation located in the Cucunubá municipality.
About 12% of Colombia’s electricity is generated at coal-fired power plants
Even though both the Cundinamarca governor, Nicolás García, and the local fire department attended to the emergency, they did not provide details on the causes of the explosion.
After the accident was made public, the National Mining Agency announced a halt to all underground coal mining operations in Cucunubá.
According to local media, a similar accident took place on Friday at the Montgomery coal mine in the San Cayetano municipality in northeastern Colombia, where six miners were found dead following an unintended blast.
Even though most economic activities have been suspended in Colombia due to the COVID-19 pandemic, mining operations have been excluded from the measure.
As of Sunday, the South American country registered about 1400 confirmed cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus.
More News
US excludes steel, aluminum, gold from reciprocal tariffs
The White House said steel and aluminum imports won’t be subject to reciprocal tariffs in a move that will provide at least some relief to domestic buyers already incurring 25% duties.
April 02, 2025 | 05:04 pm
Dirtiest US coal-fired power plant applies for EPA exemption
The Colstrip plant, located in eastern Montana, has the highest emission rate of fine particulate matter out of any coal-burning plant in the nation.
April 02, 2025 | 02:55 pm
{{ commodity.name }}
{{ post.title }}
{{ post.excerpt }}
{{ post.date }}
Comments