hoping for a miracle in mine disaster

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hoping for a miracle in mine disasterhoping for a miracle in mine disasterThe explosion happened on Monday #xatThermal PlateMassey Energy's Upper Big Branch Mine, 30 miles south of the state capital Charleston. Eleven dead have been identified, three of whom were related, and 14 bodies were still in the mine.

Giant drills were slowly drilling down 1,Compact fluorescent lamp,100 feet in a bid to hit a 20 foot (6 meter) long chamber where authorities believe the missing miners could be. The drills are due to break through on Wednesday afternoon, said Chris Adkins, Massey Energy's chief operating officer.

The drilling aims to release any dangerous build up of gases in the mine and will allow rescuers to try and contact the missing miners.

In 2006, Randal McCloy was rescued from a coal mine in Sago, West Virginia, nearly 42 hoursThermal Plateafter a blast killed 12 of his co-workers.

Shares of Massey Energy closed down more than 11 percent on the New York Stock Exchange. The Richmond, Virginia-based company is the largest coal producer in Central Appalachia, operating in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia.

Analysts said Massey might suffer a short-term financial hit from the disaster, but Wall Street was bullish on the company's long-term ability to ramp up production to reap higher prices for steel-making coal.

Questions have also been raised by some experts and observers about the company's safety record and the laws governing the mining industry. Mining has always been a dangerous job, but 2009 #xwas the safest ever for U.S. miners, with 34 deaths, according to federalThermal Platedata, 18 fewer than 2008.
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