Second powerful bounce at Utah mine kills three rescuers trying to reach six trapped miners
Journal Article
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· Engineering and Mining Journal
OSTI ID:20961456
The article reports on rescue operations at Crandall Canyon Mine in Energy Country, Utah, where coal miners were trapped on 6 August by a large cave-in. The miners, who were carrying out retreat mining, were believed to be 1,500 ft deep and 4 miles from the portal. Rescue efforts involved drilling several boreholes and injecting compressed air into the mine. A significant bounce occurred on 17 August killing three rescue workers. 1 photo.
- OSTI ID:
- 20961456
- Journal Information:
- Engineering and Mining Journal, Vol. 208, Issue 7; ISSN 0095-8948
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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