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Rescue Workers Will Bore One
Last Hole

Company decides
to close mine permanently

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

More about:  Utah • rescue • miners • mine • Crandall Canyon • mine collapse • Bob Murray

Families, Critics Question Safety of Utah Mine

Mourner assails company owner at rescue worker's funeral

Associated Press Associated Press Aug 21, 07 9:03 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  Utah • safety • miners • mine • mine collapse • Bob Murray • Crandall Canyon Mine

Mine Owner: They're Probably Dead

Miners' bodies may never be recovered

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

More about:  rescue • miners • mine • Crandall Canyon • mine collapse • Bob Murray

Mine Rescue Effort Called Off

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

More about:  Utah • collapse • miners • mine • Crandall Canyon • Bob Murray • Jon Huntsman

3 Rescue Workers Killed in Mine

Community reels as seismic jolt triggers new accident

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

More about:  accident • Utah • rescue • collapse • mine • Crandall Canyon • Bob Murray

9 Injured in 2nd Mine Collapse

CNN CNN Aug 16, 07 9:37 PM CDT
(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 »

More about:  Utah • collapse • miners • mine • Crandall Canyon • mine collapse • Bob Murray

New Images Offer Hope at Mine

After sounds, emergency camera detects space of fresh air

Associated Press Associated Press Aug 16, 07 5:56 AM CDT
(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 »

More about:  Utah • rescue • collapse • miners • mine • Bob Murray • air

Rescuers Hear 'Noise' in Mine

Crews start drilling toward unknown sound

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

More about:  Utah • rescue • miners • mine • Crandall Canyon • mine collapse • Bob Murray • noise

Officials to Drill Third Hole at Utah Mine

Poorly lit video spies equipment but no sign of missing miners

Washington Post Washington Post Aug 12, 07 6:50 PM CDT
(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 »

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

No Sign of Trapped Miners

Air tests reveal plenty of oxygen in pierced chamber

CNN CNN Aug 10, 07 4:48 AM CDT
(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 »

More about:  Utah • collapse • miners • mine • Bob Murray • air

Rescuers 500 Feet From Miners

Crews have drilled to within 500 feet of where the miners are thought to be

Associated Press Associated Press Aug 9, 07 7:52 AM CDT
(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 »

More about:  Utah • rescue • miners • coal mine • Bob Murray

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