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Sat Sep-01-07 10:30 PM
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A thunderous mountain shudder early on Aug. 6 caused mine ribs to shatter...
I talked to some friends from mining families in Utah. They believe these men were probably retreat mining. The way it was explained to me (in probably an overly simplified way) is retreat mining amounts to nothing more than sheer greed by trying to eeek out the very last bit at the expense of safety.
They say in a case such as this, it's not really a cave in as much as....the sides of the mine come in on you and the floor buckles up. They were very angry and recommended early on the best course of action would be to erect a marble monument at the site.
Did I mention they detest the owner?
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