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Title: nz miners
Post by: millwall on 24 November 2010, 19:11:28

not looking good on the news they said theres been another explosion  very sad news for their famalies and friends :(

Title: Re: nz miners
Post by: Varche on 24 November 2010, 19:23:31

Poor beggars. Loads of unanswered questions. Why not more ventilation shafts, why didn't they go in (with breathing app) straight after the 1st explosion. Why didn't they have a back up robot? Why drive a long mine uphill to get at coal on the other side? Why not create a road and drill a short access tunnel?

Quite an awful situation really. :( :(

Title: Re: nz miners
Post by: TheBoy on 24 November 2010, 19:26:24

I suspect they knew yesterday that they had perished - you could tell how they were trying to manage expectations...

Title: Re: nz miners
Post by: Martin_1962 on 24 November 2010, 19:30:36

I was surprised as anitpodean mines are supposed to be well run.

The Chilean mine was better ran than a US mine as it is reckoned British and Austrailian mining engineers are best.

Title: Re: nz miners
Post by: TheBoy on 24 November 2010, 19:37:32

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I was surprised as anitpodean mines are supposed to be well run.

The Chilean mine was better ran than a US mine as it is reckoned British and Austrailian mining engineers are best.

There is a massive difference between mineral mines and coal mines ;)

Title: Re: nz miners
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 24 November 2010, 21:13:18

It is tragic! :'( :'( :'( :'(

Title: Re: nz miners
Post by: Jusme on 24 November 2010, 23:41:30

Condolences to all of the families involved..  :'(

Title: Re: nz miners
Post by: Banjax on 25 November 2010, 00:09:43

A tragedy - one of the 2 Scots was from Perth and had only started work in the mine about 6 months ago after risking life and limb on the north sea oil rigs before that...by all accounts he was a great guy  :'(

Title: Re: nz miners
Post by: mrgreen on 25 November 2010, 11:59:12

very sad situation as greymouth is a very small town and all the town will have been affected as this is the main industry for the town very sad .