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  • August 2007

    • 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

    • 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

    • Officials to Drill Third Hole at Utah Mine

      Washington Post  |  Aug 12, 07 6:50 PM CDT

      Officials to Drill Third Hole at Utah Mine

      (Newser) - Mine officials will drill a third hole to locate six Utah miners trapped for close to a week, the AP reports. A video camera with poor lighting was lowered into a hole yesterday and found mining equipment, but no sign of the miners. Still, rescuers said they were treating the mission as a rescue and not as a recovery effort. More »

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

    • No Sign of Trapped Miners

      CNN  |  Aug 10, 07 4:48 AM CDT

      No Sign of Trapped Miners

      (Newser) - A microphone lowered into a Utah coal mine cavity through a 2.5-inch hole has so far picked up no signs of life from six miners believed to be trapped there. Mine Company CEO Bob Murray cautioned against interpreting the development as bad news. He said the "good news" is that the drill found the cavity. There has been no communication with the miners since Monday. More »

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

    • Rescuers 500 Feet From Miners

      Associated Press  |  Aug 9, 07 7:52 AM CDT

      Rescuers 500 Feet From Miners

      (Newser) - Rescue crews have drilled to within 500 feet of where the trapped Utah coal miners are thought to be. The small hole—2 1/2 inches in diameter and now down to a depth of 1,000 feet—would allow a communication line to be dropped. A larger hole—now at 100 feet—would allow food and water to be lowered down. More »

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      Utah  • rescue  • miners  • coal mine  • Bob Murray

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