SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday he was outraged over a plea deal that settles criminal charges against the operator of a Utah coal mine that experienced two lethal cave-ins in ...
PRICE, Utah -- In Carbon County, named for the coal that has been pulled from the surrounding mountains for more than a century, it was clear almost immediately what went wrong at the Crandall Canyon ...
Rescuers resume the search for six Utah coal miners trapped underground. Aug. 7, 2007 — -- Even if they're still alive, the six miners trapped 1,500 feet below ground wouldn't have heard the boss ...
The mine uses a method called "retreat mining," in which pillars of coal are used to hold up an area of the mine's roof. When that area is completely mined, the company pulls the pillar and grabs the ...
HUNTINGTON, Utah — H Hundreds of rescuers struggled with falling rock and debris Monday in a desperate race to reach six coal miners trapped 1,500 feet below ground by a cave-in so powerful that ...
Drill poked through to cavity where six Utah miners may be trapped. Aug. 10, 2007 — -- The small hole drilled into a Utah coal mine in an attempt to find six men trapped since Monday may have ...
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Six miners were trapped Monday when an underground coal mine collapsed less than 20 miles from epicenter of a minor earthquake, authorities said. The Genwal mine reported a "cave-in" at 3:50 a.m., an ...
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Three rescue workers died and six others were injured Thursday night as they attempted to rescue the six miners who have been trapped at a Utah mine since a collapse on August ...