To: cmsgop
they just said it again... 140 miners, some down as far as 4000ft. They are worried about no air getting to them, since the air is blown down to them. They said they can climb out, but some of them will have a 4000 ft climb to get out.
To: brigette
140 miners, some down as far as 4000ft. They are worried about no air getting to them, since the air is blown down to them. They said they can climb out, but some of them will have a 4000 ft climb to get out.Where was this?
To: brigette
I believe you!
I just don't think Human Beings have been down 4000ft in the Earth. In the Sea the record is like 25,000ft on the Trieste. They must be wrong....
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08/14/2003 6:50:55 PM PDT by
cmsgop
(If you Spinkle When You Tinkle,...Be a Sweetie and Wipe the Seatie......)
To: brigette
They need to get a generator to that mine, pronto. My husband was an underground mining engineer for many years. Ventilation in deep mines depends on fans...otherwise the air doesn't circulate and gets replaced with CO2. People can faint or suffocate.
Most mines run electric trams or small electric trains to the face (where they are mining). In a large mine that can be some distance...several miles.
They will have light as long as their lamps in their helmets holds out...but they do need to get a generator there right away.
I assume this is in Ontario.
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