A devastating explosion at the Kazzinc zinc plant in eastern Kazakhstan, majority-owned by Glencore, has left two people dead ...
A dust-collection unit at the facility had exploded, triggering a blaze and causing one building to partially collapse.
The zinc facility in Ust-Kamenogorsk also processes lead and copper and includes a gold refinery.
Two workers have died and five others were injured following an explosion and fire at Kazzinc’s Ust-Kamenogorsk Metallurgical Complex in eastern Kazakhstan. The incident occurred during cleaning work ...
Seven dust-fueled explosions caused 10 injuries and four fatalities in 2025, according to a Purdue University report. That represents a drop in incidents from the prior year, but an increase in ...
According to Purdue University’s nationwide report, there’s a concerning trend where the total number of grain dust explosions decreased in 2025, but the severity of those incidents—measured by ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – An annual report from Purdue University found there were seven grain dust explosions in the United States in 2025. While that is lower than the nine reported the previous year, ...