taxman Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Terrible news, especially given the hope that people had after the miracle in Chile. A second explosion is now thought to have made it impossible for there to be any survivors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Yeah, really sad. The families must have been so hopeful after Chile, like you say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaznay Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 very sad......thoughts to the families Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyranna Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Terrible for the men and the relatives who were hoping for a speedy rescue. The mine in New Zealand was a coal mine, unlike the Chilean mine which was a metal mine; therefore the NZ mine had large amounts of gas and risk of explosion. Thinking back to the Chilean mine, some daft ideas were suggested such as turning it into a tourist attraction. A far better idea would be to harness the success of the Chilean rescuers, rescued miners and experts involved to set up a WORLD SCHOOL OF MINING RESCUE AND SAFETY, maybe supported by the U.N. for more research into prevention, protection of lives and rescue in dangerous mining situations. Any thoughts or opinions on this idea would be welcome, especially as Sheffield too has a mining history although all the old pits have closed long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 oh dear, R.I.P its weird how fate can deliver its blow, 3 mines (chilean one all out, chinese one flooded all out, new zealand one, a couple manage to get out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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