Coal mine cave-in kills 5 in Guizhou China Daily - China May 1, 2007 The death toll of a coal mine cave-in in southwest China's Guizhou Province rose to five...
14 killed in Shanxi coal mine blast China Daily - China May 1, 2007 The death toll from a north China coal mine explosion rose to 14 on Tuesday with the...
Just a follow-up to my previous post regarding man-tests for coal mine refuge chambers. To date I've received four replies from manufacturers which can be...
McArthur River mine court ruling sidestepped ABC Online - Australia May 2, 2007 The Northern Territory Government is ramming through legislation to override a...
TO THE 91 Free Market News Network - Pompano Beach,FL,USA Wednesday, May 02, 2007 Wallace, Idaho - When you lose someone, even if it has been a few years or a...
Pure BULLSHIT Mine Safety-Shelters CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Federal testing of airtight emergency shelters probably won't occur until after the devices are...
My first question is why??? Perhaps because it's difficult. Let's not forget the original premise that got us to this point. We want to prevent what happened...
May 02, 2007 NIOSH needs to focus on disasters, report says Charleston Gazette - Charleston,WV,USA Ken Ward Jr. Staff writer Federal mine safety researchers...
but even West Virginia STILL doesnt say that the manufacturers must prove they can give those desired qualities! OK, lets get them in the mines, but...
U.S. Silica honored for safety MyWebTimes.com - Ottawa,IL,USA May 3, 2007 A mining company has been recognized by representatives of the mining industry for...
Memorial honors 91 men who died in Sunshine Mine disaster May 3, 2007 BIG CREEK, Idaho Nearly four decades ago, 91 men died in the Sunshine Mine disaster. The...
Nanaimo Mine Disaster Remembered The North Bay Nugget - North Bay,Ontario,Canada May 3, 2007 A mine explosion 120 years ago today, in 1887, in Nanaimo, B.C....
Safety agency can do better, report says Federal researchers should increase study of coal mine disasters, safety By Ken Ward Jr. May 3, 2007 Federal mine...
Mine Families First program May 3, 2007 Daily Courier - Pennsylvania, USA House Bill 483, which creates the Mine Families First program, was approved by the...
16 workers die per day, report says People's Weekly World - USA May 5, 2007 PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (PAI) - Just about two years ago, plumber Charles "Mike"...
It doesnt give the industry, or miners a great sense of security, knowing none of the products are MAN tested, and it may take 6 months! Listen, ship a shelter...
Coal mining competition trains miners to save lives KFVS - Cape Girardeau,MO,USA By: Arnold Wyrick May 4, 2007 INA, Ill. - It takes a special breed of a person...
Mock Mine Rescue in Goderich Shows Dangers CKNX Radio - Wingham,Ontario,Canada May 4, 2007 Mine rescue crews from Windsor Salt, Sifto and C-G-C will be...
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Competition provides valuable training BY BECKY MALKOVICH, THE SOUTHERN May 4, 2007 INA - Thursday's cool and steady rain may not have been welcomed by...
I was recently contacted by a student from the University of Michigan with a novel approach in robotics. Give it a look and provide him with your feedback. ...
Kemerovo Reg governor presents awards to coalmine rescuers KEMEROVO, May 5 (Itar-Tass) -- The Kemerovo Region's Governor Aman Tuleyev on Saturday presented...
2 hurt as vehicles hit by quarry blast debris Albany Times Union - Albany,NY,USA May 5, 2007 FLORIDA -- A quarry blast sent an 80-pound rock crashing into a...
Mine blast traps at least 20 in N. China China Daily - China May 5, 2007 TAIYUAN -- About 28 miners are trapped after a gas explosion in a coal mine in north...
20 miners dead, 10 trapped in central China coal mine explosion USA Today - USA May 6, 2007 BEIJING (AP) - Rescuers recovered more bodies Sunday from a central...
What's New at the USMRA: For those that haven't visited the web site for awhile, I've recently updated the Free Videos area of the web site. I started out...
China mine blast toll climbs to 23 NDTV.com - New Delhi,India May 7, 2007 The death toll in a mine blast in central China has climbed to 23, state media...
Death toll in Shanxi mine blast climbs to 28 Shanghai Daily - Shanghai,China May 7, 2007 The death toll in Saturday's mine blast in North China's Shanxi...
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