Posted on 01/22/2021 6:31:49 PM PST by BenLurkin
The entry into the mine was severely damaged and communication was cut off by the so-far unexplained explosion.
For a week, there was no sign of life. Then, last Sunday, rescuers felt a pull on one of the ropes they were lowering into small shafts leading down into the dark.
A paper note was then sent up on a rope from a group of 12 surviving miners - 11 trapped in one place and a 12th trapped further below.
Since then, the contact with the 12th miner has been lost, while one of the group of 11, who had fallen into a coma after sustaining a head wound in the explosion, was on Thursday confirmed dead.
The group of 10 known survivors are trapped in the dark some 600m (2,000ft) underground. They are in regular contact with the rescue teams.
A communication line has been established and food and medicine can be lowered to them through a narrow shaft.
Currently, rescue operations are trying to widen a narrow shaft to make it big enough to lift the miners out.
However, drilling is proving difficult as it needs to get through particularly hard granite and the miners are trapped far from the surface. Rescuers face an added problem in that the mine is waterlogged and there's the risk the chamber where the miners are stuck could flood.
While they've been receiving porridge and nutritional liquids, the miners a few days ago asked for a traditional meal of sausages.
Eight of them are thought to be doing well, while two are in poor health.
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How far was Chile?
I cannot imagine anything more horrific.
China has enough highly trained engineers to build mines that would be far more safe than this one. China, apparently does not consider such expenditures as a high priority, preferring instead, to buy more weaponry.
I’m hugely claustrophobic but have spent way too much time in my TV production days shooting in mines and caves in Bolivia, Colorado, and Mexico. Despite my fear, I’ve found them to be very peaceful. I hope that these guys share my sentiment until they’re rescued. BenL, if you can, please keep posting updates on this!
“China has enough highly trained engineers to build mines that would be far more safe than this one.”
I don’t see any of them making it out alive.
China does not value human life and I suspect that the rescue effort is pure PR damage control.
The scary thing about being in deep mines and caves is that there is tons of rock and earth between you and the surface and it's very hard for people to get to you.
The comforting thing about being in deep mines and caves is that there is tons of rock and earth between you and the surface and it's very hard for people to get to you.
Next up...making lamp shades from our skin
Life is pretty cheap in China. on earth really.
Oh man, just think how hungry they’re gonna be.
The US has lots of capabilities too but we've had plenty of mining accidents.
The fact is, the whole capability of government doesn't get applied to these projects either here or in China.
When did we last have a mining accident where we lost 10 or more?
Looks like about 10 years ago at Upper Big Branch. Why do you ask?
Life is produced by unskilled labor that really enjoys the work.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Shaft
The above is a really good movie on unscrupulous coal miners in China. It is subtitled and the cinematography is very good.
Blue Diamond No. 6, my grandpa. Abd you?
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