McCloy says miners expected to be rescued
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As they sat behind a curtain that held back thick smoke but not deadly carbon monoxide, the doomed crew of the Sago Mine talked about the rescue they thought was coming, the sole survivor says.
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&quot;Twenty-three dead have been recovered. Three injured miners have been taken to hospitals,&quot; the spokesman said by telephone from the.
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Struggling 1,000 feet below ground, rescuers drew close Saturday to a section of a collapsed mine shaft where they hoped to find 71 coal miners missing in a gas explosion. The number of confirmed dead rose to 77.
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Rescuers fail to find six US men missing in a mine collapse after a sixth rescue attempt, mine officials say.
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Rescue workers have recovered the  bodies of 33 Chinese miners killed when fire swept through a  group of iron mines in the northern region of Inner Mongolia,  state media said on Monday.
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The final death toll from a coal mine explosion in central China is likely to rise from 56 to 148, as those still trapped have little chance of survival, an official in charge of work safety says.
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A fire at a Western Australian gold mine leaves 54 miners trapped underground, according to local media.
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RUDA SLASKA, Poland - Rescue workers planned to resume efforts early on Thursday to reach 15 miners trapped underground in a Polish coal mine, but local media said it may be too late to save ...Comment
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HUNTINGTON, Utah, Aug. 25 -- The latest hole drilled into a collapsed mine where six men are trapped broke through into a chamber where there is not enough space for the men to survive, a lawyer for several of the men's families said Saturday.
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RUDA SLASKA, Poland  - Hopes of saving 15 miners trapped deep underground in a Polish coal mine faded on Wednesday as rising gas levels and flooding forced a temporary break in rescue efforts.
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Russian rescuers brought five miners to  the surface alive on Saturday and three others climbed out on  their own after more than two days trapped in a burning gold  mine, but hopes faded for nine others still missing.
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By Mike Gorrell, The Salt Lake Tribune  Feb. 9--Utah Mining Association President David Litvin looked at displays  for a proposed surface coal mine southwest of Bryce Canyon National Park and  saw a solution to the country's increasing demand for electricity.
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There is "no remaining hope" of finding six men trapped for almost a month in a Utah coal mine alive, a federal official said Saturday.
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RUDA SLASKA, Poland  - Rescue workers planned to resume efforts early on Thursday to reach 15 miners trapped underground in a Polish coal mine, but local media said it may be too late to save them.
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Rescuers found the bodies of at least 11  miners trapped underground by a fire at a gold mine in Eastern  Siberia and searched for more than 20 missing, officials said  on Friday.
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Rescuers on Friday found the dead bodies  of nine miners trapped underground by a fire at a gold mine in  Eastern Siberia and continued to search for more than 20  others, officials said.
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RUDA SLASKA, Poland  - Hopes of saving 15 miners trapped for more than 24 hours in a Polish coal mine faded on Wednesday after life-threatening conditions forced rescue crews to suspend work.