A lot of it depends on the circumstances and how big you are and how much air you suck. |
I've been here for 20 years. I have been involved in fatal accidents for 12 or 13 years. I have never been involved in a situation where we had notes. I've never been in a situation where we had 12 people killed in one event, either. |
It's no secret that, historically, the mining industry has been inherently more dangerous than most other occupations. I don't see where this one incident would have more of a detrimental impact (on recruitment) than any other incident in the past. |
It's not like we have manpower to burn, but we've got to do a better job of getting around to more mines. |
So far, we've got no communication. |
There's no one in the mine at the moment. There has to be some rehabilitation work done at the mine for the underground investigation. The ventilation has to be restored. |
We don't want to make mistakes. However long it takes, we want to get it right. |
We've got rescue teams under way, and we're trying to get some holes drilled to get air samples. |
With an explosion you want to know where and how it was initiated. We want to know how the fuel came to be, the buildup of gases, how that came about. That's not uncommon in a sealed area. |
With an explosion, you want to know where and how it was initiated. We want to know how the fuel came to be, the buildup of gases, how that came about. That's not uncommon in a sealed area. |