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Rescue Workers Will Bore One Last Hole

Company decides to close mine permanently

(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...

Owners Mull Reopening Mine
Owners Mull Reopening Mine
Aug 22, 2007 12:49 PM CDT

Owners Mull Reopening Mine

With fate of missing miners still uncertain, economic issues surface

(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...

Families, Critics Question Safety of Utah Mine

Mourner assails company owner at rescue worker's funeral

(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 “...

Families Lash Owners for Abandoning Trapped Miners

Little hope left for six men

(Newser) - Angry relatives of six men missing for two weeks in a Utah mine collapse have accused owners and federal officials of quitting on the rescue effort and leaving the miners for dead. Officials conceded yesterday that the miners may never be found in the mountain, still quivering from seismic activity,...

9 Best Places to Spoil Yourself
9 Best Places to Spoil Yourself
Aug 18, 2007 7:03 AM CDT

9 Best Places to Spoil Yourself

Forget that city stress—these getaway spas will have you relaxing in no time

(Newser) - The nine most delicious getaway spa experiences, from the readers of Condé Nast Traveler.
  1. Mayflower Inn & Spa, Washington, Conn.
  2. Lake Austin Spa Resort, Austin, Texas
  3. Cal-A-Vie: Vista, Calif.

Mine Rescue Effort Called Off
Mine Rescue Effort Called Off
Aug 17, 2007 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...

3 Rescue Workers Killed in Mine
3 Rescue Workers Killed in Mine
Aug 17, 2007 12:53 AM CDT

3 Rescue Workers Killed in Mine

Community reels as seismic jolt triggers new accident

(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...

9 Injured in 2nd Mine Collapse
9 Injured in 2nd Mine Collapse
Aug 16, 2007 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.

New Images Offer Hope at Mine
New Images Offer Hope at Mine
Aug 16, 2007 5:56 AM CDT

New Images Offer Hope at Mine

After sounds, emergency camera detects space of fresh air

(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...

Rescuers Hear 'Noise' in Mine
Rescuers Hear 'Noise' in Mine
Aug 15, 2007 10:46 PM CDT

Rescuers Hear 'Noise' in Mine

Crews start drilling toward unknown sound

(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...

Officials to Drill Third Hole at Utah Mine

Poorly lit video spies equipment but no sign of missing miners

(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...

Rescuers See 'Survivable Space' in Mine

Attempts to communicate with miners met by 'heartbreaking' silence

(Newser) - A camera lowered into a Utah mine where six men are stranded showed a 5 1/2-foot “survivable space” today but little else, the AP reports.  Rescuers pulled out the video camera to protect it from flowing water and install another lens, hoping for a wider angle on the...

Safety Worries Hounded Miners: Source
Safety Worries Hounded Miners: Source
Aug 11, 2007 11:30 AM CDT

Safety Worries Hounded Miners: Source

Floors in area around collapse site sparked concerns

(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....

Second Drill Penetrates Utah Mine
Second Drill Penetrates Utah Mine
Aug 11, 2007 8:13 AM CDT

Second Drill Penetrates Utah Mine

After failed attempt, equipment reaches chamber believed to hold trapped men

(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....

No Sign of Trapped Miners
No Sign of Trapped Miners
Aug 10, 2007 4:48 AM CDT

No Sign of Trapped Miners

Air tests reveal plenty of oxygen in pierced chamber

(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"...

Rescuers 500 Feet From Miners
Rescuers 500 Feet From Miners
Aug 9, 2007 7:52 AM CDT

Rescuers 500 Feet From Miners

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

(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...

Which Came First: Quake or Collapse?

It's geologists vs. mine owner on cause of Utah disaster

(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...

'Tectonic Activity' Curbs Mine Rescue

Work suspended until this afternoon; CEO promises news on workers in 3 days

(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...

Rescuers Need 3 More Days
Rescuers Need 3 More Days
Aug 7, 2007 1:17 PM CDT

Rescuers Need 3 More Days

Won't know if six are alive until then

(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...

Saving Trapped Miners Could Take Days

'Pray, pray, pray,' pleads mine official

(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...

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