Posted on 08/06/2007 8:46:22 AM PDT by Pyro7480
prayers up!!
Lord please keep these men safe and return them to their families!
damn.... well I was watching the Utah news around 5 am and it said there had been an earthquake in central Utah...... it was reported to be around 4.0 but I wonder if that shook things up too much underground, especially with mining tunnels etc.
A link on Drudge says that there was a quake in that area at about the same time.
“County officials say they do not know what caused the cave in at the mine.”
Don’t they consider the 4. earthquake that just took place may have had a part in the collapse?
I just saw the red square pop up on the earthquake page and wondered what consequences it would have.
Prayers for the miners and their families.
Miners Missing After Cave-In at Mine
August 6th, 2007 @ 9:30am(KSL News) Rescue crews are searching for six miners that are unaccounted for after the Genwal Mine caved in this morning.
The mine is in Huntington Canyon, southwest of Price.
Emery County Sheriff Lamar Guyman tells KSL Newsradio he's not sure how far into the mine the miners are, but it's at least 2,000 to 3,000 feet. The group is believed to be together in one area.
A 4.0 earthquake was reported earlier this morning with the epicenter in the same canyon as this mine.
At this point, we do not know if the earthquake caused the collapse or if the seismograph reading was from the collapse.
What sort of mine is this ?
4.0 might not feel like much on the surface but “surrounded” by vibrations...It’s gotta be like a brass band in a closet.
Haven’t seen for sure anywhere, but if it’s near Price, it’s probably coal.
Did the 4.0 earthquake have any role in this?
Yeah, i'll bet it would be time for a fresh pair of underwear, too.
Looked around on Google a bit and the Genwal Mine is coal. As near as I can find out it’s a non-union mine, which means that it will be blamed on Dubya and Orin Hatch. Hopefully the 6 miners will get out. If they weren’t killed outright they probably will. They are probably looking for a way out right now. Depends where they were and what size the area that they are trapped in is. A whole lot of ‘ifs’ at this point.
Don’t know but... FBI says no link to terrorism.
If things like loud noises bothered them they wouldn’t be miners.
Utah coal is some of the best in the world. Tough to get to, tho.
shaking ground and falling ceilings will bother anyone underground.
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