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Title: Second powerful bounce at Utah mine kills three rescuers trying to reach six trapped miners

Journal Article · · 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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