Utah Mine Disaster

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August 2007
- Safety Worries Hounded Miners: Source
  
  CNN | Aug 11, 07 11:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The area of the Utah mine where six men are stranded was a source of worries about safety before Monday's collapse, but miners didn’t speak up for fear of losing their jobs, a source tells CNN. “I’ve never heard of that,” the mining company president said. “It's probably a rumor, and I'm not going to respond to rumors.” More »
- Second Drill Penetrates Utah Mine
  
  Associated Press | Aug 11, 07 8:13 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A second drill has reached the chamber where rescuers believe six Utah miners are trapped, opening up the possibility that a video camera will reveal whether the men are alive. The new hole, wider than the first, punched through at 3am today, the AP reports, and images are expected later. Meanwhile, neighbors and loved ones held a candlelight vigil. More »
- Rescuers 500 Feet From Miners
  
  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 »
- Which Came First: Quake or Collapse?
  
  Los Angeles Times | Aug 8, 07 5:19 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A cave-in method of coal extraction called “retreat mining,” recently okayed by regulators for Crandall Canyon, was more likely to have caused the Utah mine disaster than an earthquake, seismographers tell the Los Angeles Times . And they say the massive tremor was consistent with the type “induced by underground coal mining.” It “just doesn’t look like a natural event,” one says. More »
- 'Tectonic Activity' Curbs Mine Rescue
  
  CNN | Aug 8, 07 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. More »
- Rescuers Need 3 More Days
  
  Associated Press | Aug 7, 07 1:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - It will be at least three more days before the six coal miners trapped underground in Utah can be reached—and even then rescuers will have only a 2-inch hole to communicate with the miners, if any survived, and give them food or air. Rescue crews are only 310 feet closer to the miners 30 hours after the cave-in, the AP reports, and more than 1,500 feet remain. More »
- Saving Trapped Miners Could Take Days
  
  Deseret News (Salt Lake) | Aug 7, 07 4:31 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - It could take days to reach six miners stuck 1,500 feet underground in a collapsed Utah coal mine, rescuers warned yesterday. No contact has been made with the miners, though they're believed to be trapped in a spot with adequate air and water. "Pray, pray, pray," begged the president of the company that owns the mine. More »
- Utah Mine Collapses, Trapping 6
  
  Deseret News (Salt Lake) | Aug 6, 07 1:54 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Six people are feared trapped in a coal mine in Huntington Canyon, Utah, after a possible earthquake caused a cave-in today at 2:48am. The miners were working 4 miles from the entrance when the mine collapsed an hour later; rescue teams are now within 2,500 feet of their location, federal mine safety officials tell the Deseret News . More »