Pasta de Conchos mine disaster

Pasta de Conchos mine disaster
Date19–25 February 2006 (2006-02-19 – 2006-02-25) (6 days)
Time14:05 CST
LocationSan Juan de Sabinas, Coahuila, Mexico
Coordinates27°58′03″N 101°19′39″W / 27.96750°N 101.32750°W / 27.96750; -101.32750

A methane explosion occurred at approximately 2:30 a.m. CST on February 19, 2006, in the Pasta de Conchos coal mine near Nueva Rosita, San Juan de Sabinas Municipality, in the Mexican state of Coahuila. The mines were run by Grupo México, the largest mining company in the country. It was estimated that 65 miners, who were working the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift that morning, were trapped underground by the explosion. As of February 2026, 27 of the 65 bodies have been recovered.

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