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'Tectonic Activity' Curbs Mine Rescue

Work suspended until this afternoon; CEO promises news on workers in 3 days

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 8, 2007 5:04 AM CDT

(Newser) – The CEO of a collapsed Utah mine claimed that ongoing “seismic and tectonic activity”  curbed yesterday’s attempts at rescuing 6 miners who remain trapped 1,500 feet underground. He told CNN that the rescue dig won't resume until this afternoon and that the miners won't be reached for at least a week, although their condition will be known in 48 to 72 hours.

He blames the initial caving of the site Monday on a 4.0 quake, but experts counter that the collapse may have been what generated enough seismic waves to look like an earthquake. The CEO remains combative with reporters who blame the collapse on a mining technique and vows to stay on the site until his men are rescued “dead or alive.”

Graphic shows attempts to rescue workers from a mine collapse in Utah; 2c x 4 inches; 96.3 mm x 101.6 mm
Graphic shows attempts to rescue workers from a mine collapse in Utah; 2c x 4 inches; 96.3 mm x 101.6 mm   (Associated Press)
Robert Murray, founder and chairman of Cleveland-based Murray Energy Corp., speaks with a reporter following his update news conference on the rescue efforts for six trapped coal miners at the entrance to the Crandall Canyon Mine on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007, northwest of Huntington, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Robert Murray, founder and chairman of Cleveland-based Murray Energy Corp., speaks with a reporter following his update news conference on the rescue efforts for six trapped coal miners at the entrance...   (Associated Press)
Robert Murray, founder and chairman of Cleveland-based Murray Energy Corp., gives an update on the rescue efforts for six trapped coal miners during a news conference at the entrance to the Crandall Canyon Mine on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007, northwest of Huntington, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Robert Murray, founder and chairman of Cleveland-based Murray Energy Corp., gives an update on the rescue efforts for six trapped coal miners during a news conference at the entrance to the Crandall Canyon...   (Associated Press)
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