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Signs of the Times for Wed, 15 Mar 2006

By VICKI SMITH
Associated Press
Wed Mar 15, 3:21 AM ET
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Within hours of the Jan. 2 explosion at the Sago Mine that trapped and killed 12 men, some already believed lightning was the likely cause.

Powerful bolts had peppered nearby Buckhannon that morning, some striking close to the underground coal mine where two 13-man crews were just starting the day shift.

Two-and-a-half months later, the mine's owner said Tuesday it has evidence to prove the theory. Although it cannot fully explain how, International Coal Group Inc. officials said they believe electricity from above found some conduit into the earth, sparking methane gas that had accumulated in a worked-out, sealed-off chamber.

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Comment: Well, it's nice to see that a scientific approach is being taken in explaining the cause of the mine blast. "Yeah, it was lightning, which, uh, somehow made it through the ground and ignited some, uh... methane gas? Yup, that's it..."

By VICKI SMITH
3 Jan 2006
AP
TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. - A coal mine explosion that may have been sparked by lightning trapped 13 miners 260 feet below ground Monday, and rescuers went in to find them after waiting almost 12 agonizing hours for dangerous gases to clear.

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AP
Tue Jan 10, 10:11 PM ET
PIKEVILLE, Ky. - Part of the roof collapsed Tuesday at a coal mine in eastern Kentucky, killing one miner, a state official said.

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Comment: And don't forget the other mine accident that happened just a few days ago in West Virginia...

By LAWRENCE MESSINA
Associated Press Writer
January 20, 2006
MELVILLE, W.Va. - Rescue teams searched Friday for two miners who were unable to escape after a fire broke out in an underground coal mine. Nineteen miners were able to flee the blaze, state officials said.

The fire started Thursday evening on a conveyor belt at the Alma No. 1 Mine operated by Massey Energy subsidiary Aracoma Coal, about 60 miles southwest of Charleston, officials said.

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Comment: Another mine accident?

By Amran Abocar
Reuters
January 30, 2006
TORONTO - A group of Canadian miners, trapped by a fire in a potash mine for 24 hours in central Canada, were finally brought to the surface after the mine was cleared of fire and smoke, a mine official said on Monday.

The fire, which broke out at 3 a.m. Central Standard Time early on Sunday at the mine in Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, had forced 70 miners to rush to safety in emergency refuge rooms.

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Comment: Another mine accident...

MetroNews
02/01/2006
Charleston, WEST VIRGINIA - The deaths of two coal miners in separate incidents in Boone County Wednesday is prompting Governor Joe Manchin to call for an immediate mine safety stand down at mines throughout West Virginia.

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AFP
Sun Feb 19, 4:55 PM ET
MEXICO CITY - At least 65 miners were trapped inside a coal mine after an explosion in northern Mexico, authorities said, describing the situation as "critical."

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