Posts Tagged ‘miners’
Miners safe after Idaho Lucky Friday mine collapse
Seven miners were safely removed from an underground mine in northern Idaho after they were injured by a rock burst while working more than a mile deep, a mine company official said late Wednesday.
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Forty-five Chinese coal miners pulled out after 36 hours stuck underground
Forty-five grimy, exhausted Chinese coal miners trapped by a cave-in were rescued Saturday, ending a 36-hour ordeal in the world’s most dangerous country for the industry. Eight miners were killed in the accident.
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2nd blast ends hopes for survival of 29 NZ miners (AP)
AP – Elation over a possible rescue attempt quickly turned to anguish for the families of 29 New Zealand miners missing underground since last week when a second powerful blast ended any hope for another mine miracle.
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29 miners dead after 2nd blast at New Zealand mine (AP)
AP – Police say all 29 workers missing in a New Zealand coal mine are dead after a second explosion Wednesday that no one could have survived.
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Families await fate of New Zealand coal miners (AP)
AP – Relatives of 29 miners still missing two days after an underground explosion were given a tour of the site Sunday in order to better understand the situation, including how toxic gases are preventing a rescue attempt.
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Blast fears delay search for 29 New Zealand miners (AP)
AP – Rescuers waited Saturday for gas levels and the risk of a second explosion to drop so they could enter New Zealand’s biggest underground coal mine to search for 29 men still missing more than 24 hours after a powerful blast tore through the tunnel.
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Gas delays search for 27 miners in New Zealand (AP)
AP – Rescue crews waited impatiently outside one of New Zealand’s largest coal mines Friday night for the all-clear to begin a search for 27 men missing after a powerful gas explosion struck deep underground.
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