What the records say
- When
- 25 Apr 2006
- Kind
- Mining accident
- Coordinates
- 41.20° S, 146.82° E
- Description
- 2006 mining accident in Tasmania, Australia
- Deaths
- 1
Beaconsfield Mine collapse
2006 mining accident in Tasmania, Australia
The Beaconsfield gold mine collapsed on 25 April 2006 in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia. Of the seventeen people who were in the mine at the time, fourteen escaped immediately following the collapse, one miner was killed, while the remaining two were found alive on the sixth day by miners Pat Ball and Steve Saltmarsh.
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