Mining accidents in North Korea
27 mining accidents have been recorded in North Korea by Global Incident Tracker, 27 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 9 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent mining accidents in North Korea
When they happen
October carries the most mining accidents we hold for North Korea — 16 of 27. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 0 | |
| September | 11 | |
| October | 16 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
No agency anywhere publishes a live feed of mining accidents. These records come from news reporting — GDELT · national press — so coverage follows media attention rather than what happened. We search in local languages to narrow that gap, not to close it.