But mine should reopen, civic leaders say
(NEWSER) - As New Zealand mourns the 29 miners lost in Tuesday’s second explosion , civic leaders are already calling for the mine to be reopened. "A big part of our economy on the west coast is coal and, yes, we want our men back down the mine working,” says the district mayor, “but we want them in a safe environment." Authorities are committed to retrieving the miners’ bodies, but poisonous and combustible gas levels are still so high that the process could take weeks or months, the BBC reports. More»
