They could be in another location or they could be barricaded somewhere. |
They could be in another location, or they could be barricaded somewhere. |
They felt the percussion and heard the noise. We believe they probably encountered heavy smoke and the ventilation system was obstructed. They then did what skilled miners do. |
They felt the percussion and heard the noise. We believe they probably encountered heavy smoke, and the ventilation system was obstructed. They then did what skilled miners do. |
They repeated this process several times over a 10 minute period but the drill crew heard no response. |
They were looking desperately for good information. These are friends, family of the people that are trapped. There was desperation for good information. They wanted to share it. |
They'll go to the families. |
This is certainly not the outcome that we had hoped for and prayed for. So again our hearts and prayers go out to the families. |
We all continue to push forward as hard as we can so long as there is hope. |
We allowed the jubilation to go on longer than it should have. |
We are clearly in the situation where we need a miracle. But miracles happen. |
We are very discouraged by the results of this test. |
We believe the high number of violations is attributable to a significant increase in enforcement standards by the MSHA inspectors that examined the mine virtually every day. |
We believe the high number of violations is attributable to a significant increase in enforcement standards by the MSHA inspectors that examined this mine virtually every day. |
We can't see 2 miles underground. We didn't know if there was a blazing fire. |