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« 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 :(
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« Reply #1 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. :( :(
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« Reply #2 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...
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« Reply #3 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.
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« Reply #4 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 ;)
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« Reply #5 on: 24 November 2010, 21:13:18 »
It is tragic! :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Re: nz miners
« Reply #6 on: 24 November 2010, 23:41:30 »
Condolences to all of the families involved..  :'(
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« Reply #7 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  :'(
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« Reply #8 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 .
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