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  • October 2007

    • Last South African Miners Freed

      BBC  |  Oct 4, 07 7:23 PM CDT

      Last South African Miners Freed

      (Newser) - The last of more than 3,200 workers were lifted from a South African mine today after more than a day underground, BBC reports. "It was terrible," said one miner. "There was not enough air and they tried putting in more and ventilating the areas where we were trapped." The men were hauled out in groups of 75 without any serious injuries. More »

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      South Africa  • mine  • mine collapse

    • Rescuers Start Hauling Up Trapped Miners

      Reuters  |  Oct 3, 07 11:21 PM CDT

      Rescuers Start Hauling Up Trapped Miners

      (Newser) - Rescuers have begun evacuating 3,200 gold miners trapped more than a mile underground in a South African gold mine. By early today, 450 had been pulled to safety, Reuters said. No injuries have been reported. Union leaders accused the mine owner of negligence and said the accident was caused in part by a breakneck work schedule that left little time for safety checks. More »

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      South Africa  • miners  • mine

    • 3,000 Mine Workers Trapped

      MSNBC  |  Oct 3, 07 4:52 PM CDT

      3,000 Mine Workers Trapped

      (Newser) - More than 3,000 mine workers are trapped in South Africa after a broken water pipe collapsed a key shaft, MSNBC reports. Managers at Harmony Gold Mining, the world's third-largest gold producer, reported no injuries and promised to rescue the men within 24 hours. A spokeswoman said the pipe broke "due to fatigue" and fell down the 1.4-mile shaft. More »

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      South Africa  • mine  • mine safety

  • September 2007

    • Utah Mine Search Suspended

      CNN  |  Sep 1, 07 3:48 AM CDT

      Utah Mine Search Suspended

      (Newser) - "We've exhausted the options that we know about." That's how mine experts put it to an attorney for the trapped Utah miners' families yesterday, CNN reports.  A camera lowered through a borehole into the collapsed mine at the Candall Canyon site yesterday failed to produce useful information when it got stuck in the mud as it searched debris on the mine floor. More »

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      miners  • mine  • Crandall Canyon  • camera

  • August 2007

    • Rain Foils Mine Camera Drop

      Salt Lake Tribune  |  Aug 28, 07 12:11 PM CDT

      Rain Foils Mine Camera Drop

      (Newser) - An 8-inch robotic camera’s descent down a 1,415-foot borehole in the collapsed Crandall Canyon Mine was cut short yesterday by several hours of steady rain, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. The weather blocked positioning of equipment needed to drop the camera, as well as preparations for a seventh borehole, in the search for the miners who have now been trapped for more than two weeks. More »

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      Utah  • rescue  • mine  • Crandall Canyon  • mine collapse  • camera

    • 6th Hole Shows No Signs of Life

      Associated Press  |  Aug 25, 07 9:45 PM CDT

      6th Hole Shows No Signs of Life

      (Newser) - The last hole drilled into the collapsed Utah mine where six men are trapped yielded no hopeful sign today; the space it reached was too small to support the men, a lawyer for some of the families told the press. "The only thing they told us is there is no void where the sixth hole is; there is no space," he told the AP after a meeting with mine officials. More »

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      disaster  • Utah  • miners  • collapse  • mine  • Crandall Canyon  • mine collapse

    • Rescue Workers Will Bore One Last Hole

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 23, 07 3:55 AM CDT

      Rescue Workers Will Bore One Last Hole

      (Newser) - Workers will bore a final hole in a bid to locate six miners lost in a Utah mine, but if that fails, the operation will be halted and the mine closed as a kind of memorial tomb, the owner said yesterday. "We're not going to risk more live people to get dead bodies," said Bob Murray. Three rescue workers died in a collapse last week. More »

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      Utah  • rescue  • miners  • mine  • Crandall Canyon  • mine collapse  • Bob Murray

    • Owners Mull Reopening Mine

      New York Times  |  Aug 22, 07 12:49 PM CDT

      Owners Mull Reopening Mine

      (Newser) - Days after three more deaths ended efforts to rescue trapped miners, Crandall Canyon’s operators are talking about reopening the Utah mine—to mixed reaction from families and townspeople, according to the Times. Some wonder how the area is safe for mining but not for continuing recovery operations; others point to the mine's crucial place in the local economy. More »

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      Utah  • safety  • rescue  • mine  • Crandall Canyon  • mine collapse

    • Families, Critics Question Safety of Utah Mine

      Associated Press  |  Aug 21, 07 9:03 PM CDT

      Families, Critics Question Safety of Utah Mine

      (Newser) - A friend of a missing miner insulted the mining company CEO at a funeral yesterday as critics around the country pointed fingers. They say a safety organization has gone too easy on Bob Murray, letting him engage in dangerous “retreat mining” even though his mines are prone to “bumps,” or sudden earth shake-ups. Defenders say Murray has improved safety. More »

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      Utah  • safety  • miners  • mine  • mine collapse  • Bob Murray  • Crandall Canyon Mine

    • Mine Owner: They're Probably Dead

      Salt Lake Tribune  |  Aug 21, 07 7:05 AM CDT

      Mine Owner: They're Probably Dead

      (Newser) - The trapped Utah miners are most likely dead, and their bodies may never be recovered, mine owner Robert Murray acknowledged to bereaved family members last night. Following the death of three rescuers—and a report from mining experts concluding that further attempts would be an unacceptable risk—underground rescue efforts have been suspended indefinitely. More »

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      rescue  • miners  • mine  • Crandall Canyon  • mine collapse  • Bob Murray

    • Mine Rescue Effort Called Off

      Salt Lake Tribune  |  Aug 17, 07 8:00 AM CDT

      Mine Rescue Effort Called Off

      (Newser) - The search for the six men trapped in a collapsed Utah mine for the last 12 days has been halted indefinitely after a seismic "bump" at 6:39 PM yesterday caused a second cave-in, killing three rescuers, injuring six, and highlighting that the Crandall Canyon mine remains fraught with danger. More »

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      Utah  • miners  • collapse  • mine  • Crandall Canyon  • Bob Murray  • Jon Huntsman

    • 3 Rescue Workers Killed in Mine

      New York Times  |  Aug 17, 07 12:53 AM CDT

      3 Rescue Workers Killed in Mine

      (Newser) - Three men have died and six were injured in another collapse at a Utah mine where the team was working to save six trapped miners, reports the New York Times . "It's a devastating blow to what was already a tragic situation," said the local mayor. The accident yesterday evening was caused by seismic shaking that has plagued the rescue operation. More »

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      accident  • Utah  • rescue  • collapse  • mine  • Crandall Canyon  • Bob Murray

    • 9 Injured in 2nd Mine Collapse

      CNN  |  Aug 16, 07 9:37 PM CDT

      9 Injured in 2nd Mine Collapse

      (Newser) - At least nine rescuers at the Utah mine where six miners were trapped last week are injured after seismic activity may have caused another cave-in, CNN reports. Six or more ambulances and two helicopters rushed to the Crandall Canyon mine tonight to transport the wounded rescuers to the hospital. More »

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      Utah  • miners  • collapse  • mine  • Crandall Canyon  • mine collapse  • Bob Murray

    • New Images Offer Hope at Mine

      Associated Press  |  Aug 16, 07 5:56 AM CDT

      New Images Offer Hope at Mine

      (Newser) - Hours after rescuers in Utah detected noise from the collapsed mine, images from a videocamera lowered into the disaster site offered a glimmer of hope, the AP reports. Although the camera did not pick up the miners, it did film a ventilation curtain used to ensure workers have access to good air. Behind the curtain would be a pocket of fresh air, where they could be waiting. More »

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      Utah  • rescue  • miners  • collapse  • mine  • Bob Murray  • air

    • Rescuers Hear 'Noise' in Mine

      Deseret News (Salt Lake)  |  Aug 15, 07 10:46 PM CDT

      Rescuers Hear 'Noise' in Mine

      (Newser) - Rescuers digging for men who have been trapped underground for 10 days heard noise inside the mine today, prompting crews to drill a fourth hole in the sound's direction. They described hearing 5 minutes of “noise” through seismic geophones, ignighting some hope in an otherwise-discouraging rescue effort. "There's a very good chance we may find them alive," said the mine owner.  More »

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      Utah  • rescue  • miners  • mine  • Crandall Canyon  • mine collapse  • Bob Murray  • noise