Posted on 08/16/2007 6:55:18 PM PDT by Smogger
Two medical helicopters enroute to Utah mine after report of new collapse
(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...
mountain movement caused this collapse
Does mountain movement mean earthquake?
I’m still confused over the cause of these seismic events. The owner keeps saying the quakes caused the wall collapses and the seismologists keep calling them mining-induced quakes.
Which comes first, the chicken or the egg, the mine or the quake?
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Hey there,,,The whole mountain is settling,,,the roof of this mine is still in place,,,it’s the walls that are blowing in from the pressure,,,goes off with explosive force
Called a bump/bounce/rock-burst/rib-burst,,,
It ain’t no earthquake,,,
Thanks. Makes sense to me now.
I agree. I believe the owner is very distraught. It was considered one of the safest mines in the U.S.
Bingo
no - they are saying it is a ‘pressure release’
I imagine that's why you see chain-link fencing all along the walls and ceiling. To try to hold back some of the debris shooting from the walls/ceilings during a bounce.
Off the cuff, there are 3 medical helicopters in the air, one just lifted off from near the mine headed for UMed Hospital in SLC. One has just left LDS Hospital in SLC for Price. One is at the mine. It appears that one more has been requested.
It’s a tough life, mining. I wish these folks well. It’s so sad when the inevitable cave-ins come. The most important thing we can do for them, is to make sure mining concerns always dot their “I”s and cross their “T”s as it applies to safety requirements.
My thoughts are with these men and their families tonight. My heart goes out to them all.
He's also the son of a coal miner. He might have made it big, but I think he remembers "where he came from."
news conference on msnbc now.
Notes for the cableless? Thanks!
Fox: 2 very serious (critical), 1 serious
Yes there are harder and less safe jobs. More truck drivers, and construction workers die yearly than coal miners.
Coal mining is dangerous, but today’s technology offers much more hope than in the days my grandpas worked in them.
The mining industry is highly scrutinized, and receives a lot of criticism because most folks don’t understand resource extraction —mining and logging are necessary for the way the world currently works.
I just tuned into this latest report, and it appears there has been another collaspe, and rescueers have been injured.We don’t know at this point.
Don’t blame the mine owners, I suspect he is doing everthing possible to save these men.
We need to just keep praying for all of these men and the rescurers right now.
no video at conference. just telephone.
talking about coal mining accidents.
families offered food.
This has been happening (bounce/etc.) nearly every day since this started...
3 at hospital now.
told up to 11
conference over now.
another in one hour.
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