Jim Walter Resources Mine Disaster
Encyclopedia
The Jim Walter Resources Mine disaster was an explosion that happened at approximately 5:15 p.m. on September 23, 2001, at the Jim Walter Resources No. 5 coal mine
in Brookwood
, 40 miles southwest of Birmingham, Alabama
, USA
. Thirteen miners were killed when a cave-in caused a release of methane gas that sparked two major explosions.
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
in Brookwood
Brookwood, Alabama
Brookwood is a town in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 1,483. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Brookwood is located at ....
, 40 miles southwest of Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
, USA
United States
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. Thirteen miners were killed when a cave-in caused a release of methane gas that sparked two major explosions.