My father is a coal miner and he thinks they're probably dead. However, who knows. They could have gone as far away from the collapsing area as possible. However, hopefully they do something to communicate to them because in the amount of time that it's going to take to dig to them through rock they could dehydrate ...or if a rock fall happens too late they'll starve even.
That tunneling distance doesn't seem that signifigant compared to how long the mine is already ...but that mine was tunneled that far over months or years and through coal. Coal is a very soft rock compared to many others.
Something else that bothers me is using recent Mexican immigrants for this dangerous job where communication is key. I really hope these guys spoke fluent English. One miscommunication can end a lot of peoples' lives.
Last edited by Willkillforfood; 2007-08-10 at 10:20 PM.
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