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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Coal is the enemy of the human race: Criminal negligence edition	David Roberts	09 May 2008	Gristmill
Mining accidents and deaths cause a flurry of press coverage and then fade into our collective memory. But for a moment, let's think back to those horrific weeks last year as we waited to find out the fate of the trapped miners in Crandall Canyon ... only to be bitterly disappointed. Now look: The general manager and possibly other senior staff at the Crandall Canyon Mine near Huntington, Utah, where 9 miners died in August 2007, hid information from federal mini ...
Topics: mining, Utah, energy, coal (all these topics)

Murray: Miner deaths hard on me Interview with Utah mine owner	David Roberts	22 Aug 2007	Gristmill
Crandall Canyon mine owner Robert Murray took the occasion of a short interview with AP to express just how hard this whole experience has been on him, and to bitch about the miners union, which is being a big meanie to him. Poor Bob. I bet if those nine dead miners weren't, you know, dead, they would shed a tear for you. Dickweed.I'm afraid the whole episode has not been good PR for the mining industry:Families and friends vented their frustration at the mine's owner ...
Topics: mining, Utah (all these topics)

With Safety Like This, Who Needs Danger? Rescue effort continues in collapsed Utah mine called 'safe' by owner		07 Aug 2007	Daily Grist
With Safety Like This, Who Needs Danger? Rescue effort continues in collapsed Utah mine called "safe" by owner The search for survivors continues at a coal mine in central Utah that collapsed early Monday. Four miners escaped the implosion -- which was so strong it registered magnitude 3.9 at a nearby seismic station -- but six others were trapped about three miles from the Crandall Canyon Mine entrance, some 1 ...
Topics: coal, energy, mining, news, Utah (all these topics)

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