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1. Massey Tells Families Monitors Not Disabled

2010/08/02 In a private briefing for families of the victims, company executives also repeated
claims that the massive blast that killed 29 mine workers was caused by natural forces. read more
http://www.gpb.org/news/2010/08/02/massey-tells-families-monitors-not-disabled
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2. West Virginia Coal Mine Explosion Kills at Least 25

Higher levels of methane gas increase the risk of another explosion. .... as rescuers descended into
the mine's deep tunnels searching for their loved ones. ...
http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/west-virginia-mine-explodes-killing-at-least-6/19427460
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3. Gas drilling/Marcellus shale

2010/08/02 Filmmaker sees benefits of natural gas-drilling industry Among those scheduled to
speak before the Environmental Protection Agency's hearing on hydraulic fracturing at Southpointe
last week was Josh Fox, a filmmaker whose documentary "Gasland" presents a n
http://www.observer-reporter.com/or/marcellus/
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4. Massey Tells Families Mine Monitors Not Disabled

claims that the massive blast that killed 29 mine workers was caused by natural forces.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128942289&ft=1&f=1006
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5. Massey Tells Families Mine Monitors Not Disabled

claims that the massive blast that killed 29 mine workers was caused by natural forces.
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6. Bibliography of Oklahoma Coalbed Methane

Jan 2009 - ...F. Sinclair, 2005, Coalbed methane horizontal drilling case study...J., 1999, Oklahoma
coalbed methane — from mine explosion to gas resource, in D.F...Cardott, B.J., 1999, Coalbed
methane activity in Oklahoma, in B...
http://www.ogs.ou.edu/fossilfuels/coalpdfs/Oklahoma CBM.pdf
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7. Massey Eyes Methane As Cause Of Mine Blast : NPR

Jul 23, 2010 ... Mr. BRUCE DIAL (President, Dial Mine Safety): So, as the methane explodes, then it
causes all of the coal dust in the area - on the floor, ...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128712843
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... April has mine owner Massey Energy suggesting possible causes of the explosion. The latest
involves a massive infusion of methane gas before the blast. ...
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9. Methane Gas and Your Water Well

... spaces can cause an explosion . What Is Methane? Methane ... in both shallow and deep rocks,
and is frequently associated with coal beds. Underground coal mining can release methane to ...
http://s3.amazonaws.com/propublica/assets/methane/pdep_methane_well_fact_sheet.pdf
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10. 13 miners killed in mine collapse in Turkey

A methane gas explosion Tuesday caused the collapse of an underground chamber of a Turkish
coal mine in northwestern Turkey, killing 13 miners and injuring 10 others, ...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-202479-100-13-miners-killed-in-mine-collapse-in-turke
y.html
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11. Coal Mine Safety Research Center, Hokkaido

Dec 2002 - ...academic world and coal mine industries in order...excellent results on the mine
safety studies (e.g. coal dust explosion, spontaneous combution...contributing to improve coal mine
safety in practical...resources such as methane hydrate and c
http://www.aist.go.jp/NIRE/h-center/hokkai-e.htm
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12. West Virginia coal mine explosion kills 25; rescuers hold out ...
Apr 5, 2010 ... The explosion comes just four years after a methane explosion at the Sago Mine in
West Virginia killed 12 miners. ...
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/04/05/2010-04-05_west_virginia_coal_mine_exp
losion_kills_miners.html
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13. Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Coalbed methane gas powers Chinese households
and taxis
Apr 2009 - ...China United Coalbed Methane Corp general manager Sun...gasifying the coal mine
before producing from it, deaths...efficiency, coalbed methane has a promising future...coal. Some
60 % of the methane gas is stored in coal...By accelerating coa
http://www.gasandoil.com/goc/news/nts70999.htm
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14. Articles about Mining Accidents - Los Angeles Times

Jul 07, 1985 · A methane gas explosion at the Lenin mine in central Kazakhstan was so powerful
that bodies were ... Saturday and fell to their deaths at the bottom of a mile-deep mine ...
http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/mining-accidents
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15. Methane Microscale Gas Chemistry Experiments

Jan 2007 - ...Flammable gases from the mine could pass through...flame from causing a mine
explosion. Figure 7. Sir...Experiment 6. Density of Methane: Lighter-than...consumed and the
methane/air mixture falls...container. The 'explosion' is quite gentle..
http://mattson.creighton.edu/CH4/index.html
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16. Public Interest Report, May/June 2000 - Federation of American ...

Many deep mines experience rock bursts, mining-induced earthquakes associated ... 1979 of 0.3 kt
and mb 3.3 was used to suppress methane in a coal mine. ...
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17. Russia Taps Huge Coal-Bed Methane Resource | Geology.com

May 2010 - ...Being Paid for Coalbed Methane August 1, 2007 | Forbes...not being paid... Methane
Explosion in a Ukraine Coal Mine November 21, 2007...in... Extracting Methane from Lake Kivu
October...A New Use for Deep Coal Seams April 18...
http://geology.com/news/2010/russia-taps-huge-coal-bed-methane-resource.shtml
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18. Tapping Coal Bed Methane

During underground coal mining operations, trapped methane has causesd explosions leading to ...
Coal bed methane, on the other hand, is methane trapped in coal seams that are deep ...
http://www.brighthub.com/engineering/mechanical/articles/61887.aspx
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19. Ukraine Mine Blast Kills Dozens - CBS News

Methane Explosion Deep In Coal Mine Kills At Least 31 ... The mine is also one of Ukraine's most
profitable, producing more than 10,000 tons of high-quality coal daily. ...
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20. Ukraine Mine Blast Kills Dozens - CBS News

Methane Explosion Deep In Coal Mine Kills At Least 31 ... The mine is also one of Ukraine's most
profitable, producing more than 10,000 tons of high-quality coal daily. ...
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21. VPR News: Massey Tells Families Mine Monitors Not Disabled
Aug 2, 2010 ... Methane monitors automatically shut off mining machines when ... The explosion
traveled more than 2 miles underground, turning corners and killing mine workers deep inside the
mine and close to the surface portal. ...
http://www.vpr.net/npr/128942289/
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22. W.Va. Mine Owner's Blame Game Tactics Draw Fire...

2010/08/04 AOL News
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23. Week in Photos: Moustached Monkey, Extreme Biking, More

... Donets'k, Ukraine, November 19, 2007—Weary miners emerge from the Zasyadko coal
mine—survivors of a powerful methane explosion that killed ...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/11/photogalleries/wip-week56/photo5.html
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24. 2 killed in explosion near Pittsburgh-area well...

2010/07/24 Sify
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28. 31 Dead after Blasts in Huge Russian Coal Mine - CBS News
59 More Still Missing; Rescue Workers Who Entered after Initial Explosion are Among Dead ... The
Raspadskaya mine is 1,650 feet deep and has 220 miles of underground tunnels. ...
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29. Aeronautics and Space Activities

Mar 25, 2010... in the form of a liquid metallic outer core deep in the planet's center. ...
Astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to detect methane and .... NASA Satellite Detects
Record Gamma Ray Burst Explosion Halfway Across Universe .... NASA ha
http://www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/Spinoff2008/ro_1.html
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30. Coal mine blast in Indonesia kills at least 32

A gas explosion at a coal mine in the Sawahlunto district of West ... metre-deep mine were
hampered by rock slides and dangerous concentrations of methane and ...
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31. Coal mine explosion kills 19 miners in Bursa

The explosion, probably caused by methane gas, took place in a mine close to the ... The
explosion, probably caused by methane gas, took place in a mine close to the city of ...
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32. coalbed methane, CBM - World Coal Institute

... the seam of as much methane as possible before mining takes place. This reduces the risk of
explosion and mitigates methane ... Coal found at extremely deep depths is often not ...
http://www.worldcoal.org/coal/coal-seam-methane/coal-bed-methane/
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33. Deadly Blast Kills At Least 33 Ukrainian Coal Miners ...

A methane blast ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine early Sunday, killing at ... the
deadliest mine accident in Ukraine since an explosion at the Barakova mine in the ...
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b3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12hkgdpfu/EXP=1280606820/**http://cbs5.com/national/
ukraine.mine.explosion.2.570615.html
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34. Deadly Blast Kills At Least 33 Ukrainian Coal Miners ...

A methane blast ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine early Sunday, killing at ... the
deadliest mine accident in Ukraine since an explosion at the Barakova mine in the ...
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onal/ukraine.mine.explosion.2.570615.html
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35. Death toll in Russian mine blasts hits 31 - Europe- msnbc.com

The death toll from two explosions in Russia's largest underground coal mine has risen to 31, with
about 60 people still trapped, the official heading the rescue ...
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36. FBI Probes Explosion in West Virginia Mine - Worldnews.com

By KRIS MAHER and SIOBHAN HUGHES The Federal Bureau of Investigation is conducting a
criminal probe of the deadly explosion at a Massey Energy Co. mine in West ...
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w/2010/05/01/FBI_Probes_Explosion_in_West_Virginia_Mine/
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37. firedamp: Definition from Answers.com

It is the name given to a number of flammable gases, especially methane. ... were brought to
England in the 17th century to help in the development of deep mining.[3] ...
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38. firedamp: Definition from Answers.com

It is the name given to a number of flammable gases, especially methane. ... were brought to
England in the 17th century to help in the development of deep mining.[3] ...
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39. FOXNews.com - Seismic Events Recorded Not Far From Mine ...
Apr 6, 2010 ... Apparently, methane explosions simply don't cause large seismic waves. ... NASA's
Deep Space Camera Locates Host of 'Earths' ...
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/06/seismic-events-triggered-explosion/
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40. Gas well explosion kills 2 near Pittsburgh...

2010/07/23 Altoona Mirror
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41. Implats reports second fatality after methane explosion

Platinum producer Impala on Friday reported a second fatality linked to the September 9 methane
explosion at its Rustenburg operations. All operations at the No 14 ...
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ekly.com/article/implats-reports-second-fatality-after-methane-explosion-2009-09-18
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42. Massey Energ Q2 2010 Earnings Call Transcript...

2010/07/29 Seeking Alpha
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43. Massey Tells Families Mine Monitors Not Disabled...

2010/08/03 NPR
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44. Massey To Resume Operations In Virginia Mine Despite Deaths...

2010/07/29 GantDaily.com
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45. Methane Gas Explosion in the Gulf Could Kill Millions ...
As oil and methane continues to spew into the Gulf, fear is growing for the threat posed ... 25
Dead in West Virginia Mine Explosion; Rescue Efforts for 4 Missing ...
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46. Mine rescue effort turns to recovery - U.S. news - Life ...
Crews begin the grim task of removing the last four bodies from a West Virginia coal mine where
25 others died in a blast.
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47. More Than 60 Killed In Ukraine Mine Blast - CBS News

A methane blast ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine early Sunday, ... The explosion
occurred around 3 a.m. more than 3,300 feet deep inside ...
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48. Over 50 miners trapped in a Colombian coal mine

At least 23 miners have been killed in a coal mine explosion in Colombia, the latest in a series of
such disasters internationally.
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49. Report: Lightning Caused Sago Mine Blast - wcbstv.com

Two simultaneous lightning bolts likely caused an electrical current in a cable left deep inside the
Sago Mine and touched off the methane blast blamed for the ...
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50. Rescuers find 28 bodies in Turkish mine - ContraCostaTimes.com

ANKARA, TurkeyRescuers on Thursday found the bodies of 28 miners deep in a damaged coal
mine, making the methane gas explosion three days earlier one of the ...
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51. Russian Mine Blast at Novokuznetsk (coverage) - Current ...

At approximately 520 meters (about 1700 ft) deep down the mine a highly dangerous gas -
methane - exploded. ... after an explosion at the "Ulianovskaya" mine, where 110 miners ...
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52. Russian Mine Blast at Novokuznetsk (coverage) | NowPublic ...

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53. Russian Mine Blast at Novokuznetsk (coverage) | NowPublic ...

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54. Sago Mine fire blamed on lightning - The Denver Post

State investigators have determined that a lightning strike sparked the methane gas explosion deep
inside the Sago Mine, where 12 coal miners died in January, a ...
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55. Tags « NASA Astrobiology

Aug 26, 2009 ... A search for primordial water from deep in the Earth's mantle .... Scientists have
often attributed the Cambrian explosion to significant ...
http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/tags/cambrian-explosion/
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Jun 21, 2010 ... They tested the recently popular hypothesis that methane in Titan's atmosphere
originated in hydrothermal systems deep within Titan. ...
http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/tags/methane/
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57. Two Die in Pittsburgh-area Well Explosion...

2010/07/26 Insurance Journal
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58. Two killed in gas well explosion in western Pa....

2010/07/23 Citizens Voice
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59. USE OF METHANOTROPHIC BACTERIA IN GAS PHASE BIOREACTORS TO ABATE

METHANE IN COAL MINE ATMOSPHERES.
Feb 2006 - ...mining. This methane can pose a d i s t i n c t explosion hazard i n t h e mine
environment...range f o r methane i n air is...o 14% with methane concentrations...burning without
explosion (10). I...t y , many mine operations...
http://www.anl.gov/PCS/acsfuel/preprint archive/Files/35_3_WASHINGTON DC_08-90_0943.pdf
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60. [PDF] FY 2005 Performance and Accountability Report

Could life still exist in canyons or deep under the surface? ..... NASA and Michigan State University
scientists found methane-generating bacteria living in ..... buried by ejecta (material ejected from
an explosion like from a meteor impact ..... mine the
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/138908main_FY_2005_PAR-Part_2.pdf
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61. [PDF] Meteorites, Clues to Solar System History

powerful that explosion must have been if anyone were nearby to see and feel it! .... in size that
are found in deep sea sediments and Antarctic and ..... mine the mineralogy of an asteroid by
matching it to that of the standards. ... consisting of water,
http://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/education/activities/expmetmys/Clues.pdf
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62. 2 killed in gas well explosion in western Pa....

2010/07/23 WABC New York City
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63. 2 killed in gas well explosion near Pittsburgh...

2010/07/23 Macon Telegraph
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68. AP Wire News | nvdaily.com

Map locates location of mine explosion in northern Turkey ... 28 miners deep in a damaged coal
mine, making the methane gas explosion three days ...
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69. B-Accid
List of major accidents (mine disasters, plane crashes) in Greater China since the 20th ... Methane
Explosion Deep Mine. 0 reads. IRS Audit Guide for the Coal Industry. 1109 reads ...
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70. B-Accid
List of major accidents (mine disasters, plane crashes) in Greater China since the 20th ... Methane
Explosion Deep Mine. 0 reads. IRS Audit Guide for the Coal Industry. 1109 reads ...
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71. Blast Rips Through Russian Mine - Congoo

About 180 Workers Remained Deep In The Mine Hours After The Explosion, Said ... A methane
explosion tore through Russia's largest underground coal mine on Saturday, ...
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72. canadaeast.com - Rescuers in collapsed Turkish coal mine find ...

Rescuers on Thursday found the bodies of 28 miners deep in a damaged coal mine, making the
methane gas explosion three days earlier one of the deadliest mine ...
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73. Carnegie Mellon Magazine- Quecreek Disaster inspires Course

Apr 2004 - ...protected within a 400-pound steel explosion-proof casing. But it's not entirely
explosion-proof because "we can't...detect dangerous gases like methane that could cause an
explosion. The first mine Groundhog maps the Florence...
http://www.cmu.edu/magazine/03spring/quecreek.html
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74. CNN.com - Ukraine mine fire death toll rises - August 21, 2001
If we don't have the equipment to ensure safety, we should not mine these (deep) seams," he told
miners. ... mine. Fifty miners were killed in a methane explosion at the mine in ...
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001/WORLD/europe/08/21/ukrainian.mine/
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75. Congressman Sestak Calls for Transparency, Increased Scope of EPA Study...
2010/07/23 NewsBlaze
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76. CorpWatch : US: Deaths at West Virginia Mine Raise Issues About Safety
May 2010 - ...removing explosive methane gas from the coal mine where at least...day before. The
mine owner s dismal...evacuations of the mine, left federal...suggesting that Monday s explosion
might have been...dangerously high methane levels, according..
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=15561&printsafe=1
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77. CorpWatch : US: Deaths at West Virginia Mine Raise Issues About Safety
Jun 2010 - ...removing explosive methane gas from the coal mine where at least...day before. The
mine owner s dismal...evacuations of the mine, left federal...suggesting that Monday s explosion
might have been...dangerously high methane levels, according..
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php/ http:/corpwatch.org/ http:/article.php?id=15561
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78. Crowsnest Coal: Mining Disasters

Methane gas and coal dust probably ignited by a spark caused the explosion. ... A coal dust
explosion in the No. 3 East Mine at Michel killed 34 miners. ...
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wb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=11qghep3i/EXP=1281165085/**http://www.crowsnest.b
c.ca/coal09.html
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79. Death Toll in West Virginia Mine Explosion Rises to 25 ...
The number of coal miners dead after a deadly explosion in West Virginia has risen to 25. ... Deep
Coal Mining in Guernsey and Noble, Ohio Counties ...
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Rwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13k1po2pk/EXP=1281165078/**http://www.associated
content.com/article/2865492/death_toll_in_west_virginia_mine_explosion.html
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80. Device development and experimental study on the methane explosion ignited by
sparks of cable bolt slippage (breakage)
Jia-lin, X. / Ren-lun, W. / Guang, X. / Wei, Q.,Procedia Earth and Planetary
Science,1(1),p.47-53,Sep 2009 - ...Coal Resources and Mine Safety, CUMT, Xuzhou...friction
sparks; methane explosion; experimental device...used in Baode coal mine, Shendong Coal
http://208.68.138.205/srsapp/search?q=methane+explosion+deep+mine&t=all&p=10&drill=yes&
md5=107cb37dae60737e81c84f2387d1b32b
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81. Federal tests support lightning as cause of Sago mine ...

Federal tests support lightning as cause of Sago mine explosion ... miles to spark the explosion
deep inside the mine. The mine's owner, Scott Depot-based ...
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Rwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13uvmepd6/EXP=1280606832/**http://timeswv.com/w
estvirginia/x681641804/Federal-tests-support-lightning-as-cause-of-Sago-mine-explosion
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82. FT.com / US & Canada - Coal mine explosion in West Virginia kills 25
May 2010 - ...subscription details. Coal mine explosion in West Virginia kills...four were still missing
deep underground on Tuesday after an explosion ripped through a West Virginia mine owned by
Massey Energy...search area because methane gas and smoke u
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8b780518-4112-11df-94c2-00144feabdc0.html
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83. Happening today: Moment of silence for W.Va. coal mine ...
... Monday afternoon in memory of the victims of last week's deadly mine explosion. The tribute
will mark one week since 29 miners died in the explosion at...
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3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13ms5qn7i/EXP=1281165088/**http://article.wn.com/view
/2010/04/12/Happening_today_Moment_of_silence_for_WVa_coal_mine_victims/
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wb3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=134r8mhu0/EXP=1280606828/**http://www.npr.org/te
mplates/story/story.php?storyId=128712843&ft=1&f=1091
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128712843&sc=tw
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86. Mine rescue effort turns to recovery - U.S. news - Life ...
Crews begin the grim task of removing the last four bodies from a West Virginia coal mine where
25 others died in a blast.
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG767tMFNMMQMA0JqEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybjIxbDhlBHNlYwNzcgR
wb3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=11pq51v66/EXP=1280606829/**http://www.msnbc.msn
.com/id/36183425/
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87. Miners describe safety violations before mine explosion ...

... of firing for slowing production by Massey Energy in the weeks leading up to the deadly
explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine near here. A group ...
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wb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13i70fmti/EXP=1281165081/**http://article.wn.com/vie
w/2010/05/24/Miners_describe_safety_violations_before_mine_explosion/
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88. Production of coalbed methane

CBM recovery from coal mines is an integral part of the deep mining technique intended for
methane emissions lowering and its explosion prevention. ...
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b3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=127i7jt05/EXP=1281165078/**http://www.gazprom.com/
production/extraction/metan/
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89. Rescuers try to reach 30 trapped Turkish miners - Worldnews.com

ANKARA, Turkey-Rescue workers hope to reach the chamber where 30 coal miners have been
trapped for two ... of 28 miners deep in a damaged coal mine Thursday, making the methane ...
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wb3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13c6s1g6j/EXP=1280606832/**http://article.wn.com/vie
w/2010/05/19/Rescuers_try_to_reach_30_trapped_Turkish_miners_s/
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90. Resolved Question: What is the Smith Mine disaster?? (Answers ...
The Smith Mine disaster was the worst coal mining disaster in the State of Montana, and ... The
explosion was attributed to a buildup of methane gas in the mine. The cause of ...
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m/question/index?qid=20071012160121AAb9i1J
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91. Second explosion rocks Russia mine - Worldnews.com

Russia's largest coal mine has been hit by a second explosion hours after a deadly methane blast
killed at least eight workers and left dozens of others trapped ...
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b3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12tcbs97t/EXP=1280606834/**http://article.wn.com/view
/2010/05/09/Second_explosion_rocks_Russia_mine/
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92. Smith Mine disaster: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article
May 2010 - ...were killed instantly by the explosion, and the remainder died...injuries sustained in
the explosion, or through suffocation...from the carbon monoxide and methane gas in the mine.
The explosion was deep underground, and wasn...
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Smith_Mine_disaster
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93. Story Print Friendly

Police said methane gas ignited in the mine, causing a massive explosion that left a ... 'According
to witnesses there was an explosion caused by methane gas. ...
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m/print/Breaking+News/SE+Asia/Story/STIStory_391031.html
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Breakdown of methane due to electric discharge: A Laboratory Investigation .... Deep inside a
flooded mine in Wisconsin, scientists from NAI's University of ...
http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/tags/signatures-of-life/
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Jan 15, 2009 ... A search for primordial water from deep in the Earth's mantle .... The recent
discovery of methane in the atmosphere of Mars raised the ...
http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/tags/mars-atmosphere/
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A search for primordial water from deep in the Earth's mantle ... Breakdown of methane due to
electric discharge: A Laboratory Investigation with Relevance ...
http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/tags/extremephiles/
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97. Westray Mine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Westray Mine was a coal mine in Plymouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, which was the site of a
methane explosion in 1992 that killed 26 miners. Contents. 1 Background ...
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Westray_Mine
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98. What Caused the Deadly Coal Mine Explosion in West Virginia ...
It will be some time before we know for sure how the tragic explosion happened, but the findings
could affect safety laws for mines across the country.
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/earth/what-caused-the-deadly-coal-mine-explosion-in-west-virginia.html
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99. Worldpress.org - World Press Wire

A methane blast ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine early Sunday, killing at least 63
miners in the ... A methane explosion ripped through a mine in Ukraine's Donbass ...
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gRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=1304oe4hg/EXP=1280606828/**http://www.worldpre
ss.org/feed.cfm?http://www.thestar.com/article/277531
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100. (Text-only) Mining & Energy News
Methane extraction plant - to Electricity. November 5, 2007 A new power plant that generates
electrical power using ventilation air methane (VAM) from coal mining is now in operation. The
technology significantly reduces harmful emissions of methane The en
http://text.nottinghamshireexminer.com/-Mining-Energy-News
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101. [PDF] NASA SBIR

characterization are important, e.g., deep space commu- nications. 08: Instrumentation ......
facturing technology have led to an explosion in diode ...
http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19930020134_1993020134.pdf
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102. [PDF] NASA-CR-_94Z88 FA YETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY ANNUAL REPORT ...

as an explosion. Addi- tional evidence that explosions really take place is offered ..... mine why the
formula. V2 = Vt2 + V_enables us to compute ...
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103. [PDF] Space Bioscience

when methane, ammonia, water, and hydrogen were subjected to a high- ..... survival in simulated
deep-space conditions (low temperature, high ...
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104. 11th U.S./North American Mine Ventilation Symposium - Exhibitor Maps

Jun 2007 - ...J. Francart Mine fires – measuring...extinguishing and
explosion-suppression...Correlation between methane and fire hazards...PM SESSION D: Mine
Dusts III...surface borehole for methane drainage of a...panel in a UK coal mine J.R. Leeming..
http://www.eme.psu.edu/USMVS2006/schedule_details.htm
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105. 12 dead, 83 trapped after blasts hit Russian mine - Worldnews.com

... E-Mail Print Text Size: tool name tool goes here Comments (0) | Similar stories: 12 dead, 83
trapped after blasts hit Russian mine 12 dead, 83 ...
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010/05/09/12_dead_83_trapped_after_blasts_hit_Russian_mine_8/
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106. 40 feared dead in Indonesia mine blast - The China Post

A coal mine explosion in Indonesia's Sumatra island has killed 31 miners and 9 others are missing,
officials said on Wednesday.
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com.tw/asia/indonesia/2009/06/18/212648/40-feared.htm
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107. 6 killed in explosion at US coal mine - Worldnews.com

Washington, April 06: An explosion at a coal mine in the US state of West Virginia killed six miners
Monday. Ron Wooten, director of West Virginia ...
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w/2010/04/06/6_killed_in_explosion_at_US_coal_mine/
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108. Articles Bellevue Underground Mine, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta

On the holiday Monday, a large methane explosion rocked the mine. ... Deep inside the mine at
124 chute another group of men were barely surviving in somewhat ...
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uide.com/bellevuemine/1910explosion.htm
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109. Assessment of the cause and mode of death of victims of a mass industrial accident in
the Halemba coal mine
Kobek, M. / Jankowski, Z. / Chowaniec, Cz. / JabBoDski, Ch. / Gszczyk-O|arowski, Z.,Forensic
Science International Supplement Series,1(1),p.83-87,Dec 2009 - ...frequently followed by
explosion of pulverised coal...the Halemba coal mine, Ruda Slaska...to co
md5=3bbed374a5d7f9cff0275d67c85b08c0
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110. CBC News - World - Methane explosion kills miners in eastern ...
At least 63 people were killed and 37 remained trapped Sunday after a methane explosion in a
Ukrainian coal mine that officials call the worst mining accident in the ...
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MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12pt6lnf0/EXP=1281165097/**http://www.cbc.ca/world/stor
y/2007/11/18/ukrainie-mine.html?ref=rss
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111. CNN.com - Hopes fade for Ukraine survivors - August 21, 2001
A fire raging deep underground in a Ukrainian coal mine has thwarted efforts to rescue 10 miners
trapped after an explosion which killed at least 36 and injured 43.
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01/WORLD/europe/08/20/ukraine.mine/
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112. Explosion Deep Mine

A methane explosion at the Zasyadko deep coal mine leaves at least ..... A methane gas explosion
deep in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 78 people and ...
http://www.scribd.com/doc/34458422/Explosion-Deep-Mine
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113. Massey Tells Families Mine Monitors Not Disabled : NPR

In a private briefing for families of the victims, company executives also repeated claims that the
massive blast that killed 29 mine workers was caused by natural forces.
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tes/story/story.php?storyId=128942289
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114. Methane ControlMethane ControlMethane ControlMethane Control...

Aug 2007 - ...project is to promote improved coal mine methane (CMM) capture and use in
China...Province) to examine and discuss coal mine methane utilisation activities. A survey...7 1.4
Use of coal mine methane...
http://www.uow.edu.au/eng/outburst/pdfs/China Report.pdf
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115. Microsoft Word - Mine Safety Laws.doc

Oct 2006 - ...3 1561.05 Deputy mine inspectors...3 1561.14 Qualifications of mine electrician...3
1561.20 Qualifications of surface mine blaster...
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Portals/11/safety/pdf/mine safety laws.pdf
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116. Mine Safety- Kentucky

Underground mines are developed when the coal is too deep for surface mining. ... methane is that
its presence in sufficient amounts can create an explosion. Most mining ...
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n.org/lessons/sec/Illinois/safky.htm
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117. Moura No 2
Oct 2007 - ...abandoned and the mine sealed at the surface...found that the first explosion
originated in the 512 Panel of the mine and resulted from...in turn, ignited methane gas which had
accumulated...cause of the second explosion. While the Inquiry...
http://www.dme.qld.gov.au/zone_files/inspectorate_pdf/moura2.pdf
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118. Mycheap - Rescuers find 28 bodies in Turkish mine

ANKARA, Turkey Rescuers on Thursday found the bodies of 28 miners deep in a damaged coal
mine , making the methane gas explosion three days earlier ...
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/news/?method=view&query=Rescuers_find_28_bodies
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119. Of coal mines and methane - Boing Boing

Yesterday, an explosion in the Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, ... It was a methane explosion
in what was a brand new mine, and was the result of poor ...
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et/2010/04/06/of-coal-mines-and-me.html
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120. PhillyBurbs.com: Crews prepare desperate rescue effort at WV mine

Crews prepared early Friday to pump nitrogen into a coal mine where an explosion killed 25 in a
bid to flush dangerous gases out and allow anxious rescuers to reach ...
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.com/news/news_details/article/206/2010/april/09/crews-prepare-desperate-rescue-effort-at-wv-mi
ne.html
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121. Rescue workers find the bodies of 28 coal miners in Turkey

Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yldz announced Thursday that rescue workers found 28 bodies
inside a coal mine hit by a methane gas explosion Monday. (UPDATED)
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Rwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=144ijbb82/EXP=1280606840/**http://www.hurriyetdail
ynews.com/n.php?n=rescue-workers-find-the-bodies-of-28-coal-miners-in-turkey-2010-05-20
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122. Sandia researchers study possibility that lightning caused Sago Mine disaster -
SuperComputing
Jun 2010 - ...exact same instant, methane ignited in a recently sealed area of the mine, blowing
out the...the cause of the methane ignition and haven...at Sago when the explosion occurred.
Thirteen...working face of the mine in an attempt to...lightning e
http://www.supercomputingonline.com/latest/sandia-researchers-study-possibility-that-lightning-ca
used-sago-mine-disaster
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123. Siberia Explosion Kills 22 Coal Miners - at Least 25 Are ...

An explosion, apparently caused by methane, ripped through a coal mine in Siberia early Saturday,
killing 22 miners.
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m/2004/04/11/international/europe/11RUSS.html
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Aug 27, 2008... showing that methane and iron cycling were likely coupled. ... A Natural Iron
Fertilization Mechanism from the Deep Sea ...
http://astrobiology.nasa.gov/tags/iron/
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125. Thunderstorms Drive Teams Out of WV Mine

Approaching thunderstorms have forced exploration teams out of the West Virginia mine where 29
men died in the nation's worst coal industry disaster in 40 years.
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eather/headlines/96176084.html
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126. Ukraine mine blast kills 63, 37 missing | Reuters

By Lina Kushch DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - A methane explosion ripped through a mine in
Ukraine's Donbass coalfield on Sunday, killing at least 63 miners and leaving ...
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cle/idINIndia-30560020071119
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127. Uribe confirms 16 dead in Antioquia mine explosion

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe confirms that emergency services have extracted the bodies of
16 people killed in an explosion in the San Fernando coal mine in ...
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128. West Virginia Mine explosion worst in decades
after an explosion at the underground coal mine. ( AP Photo/JEFF ... as well as methane gas, which
has been blamed for the explosion. The air quality was ...
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t.wlu.edu/WV%20mine.html
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129. 0622364.DOC
Dec 2009 - ...Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane Second Session Geneva, 31
January...Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane was held on 31 January and 1
February...Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane is for it to be known as an exp
http://www.unece.org/energy/se/pdfs/cmm/cmm2/ECE.ENERGY.GE.4.2006.2_e.pdf
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130. Articles about Mining Accidents South Africa - Los Angeles Times
Mining Accidents South Africa News. Find breaking news, commentary, and archival information
about Mining Accidents South Africa from the Los Angeles Times
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3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12lo9dqoq/EXP=1281165104/**http://articles.latimes.com/
keyword/mining-accidents-south-africa
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131. Bodies of 73 mine workers retrieved in Colombia | Earth Times ...

Bogota - The last of altogether 73 miners killed in one of the worst mining accidents in Colombia
were retrieved Friday, nine days after a methane explosion rocked ...
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wb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=1359ujqup/EXP=1281165104/**http://www.earthtimes.
org/articles/news/331585,73-workers-retrieved-colombia.html
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132. Brunner Mine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In March 1896 an explosion deep in the mine killed all 65 miners ... that the explosion was caused
by firedamp, a common hazard in coal mines, where a pocket of methane gas is ...
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wb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=11t5g7joq/EXP=1280606850/**http://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Brunner_Mine
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133. Calgary Mining

Calgary Mining News and analysis on current events, business, finance, economy, sports and more.
Searchable news in 35 languages from WorldNews Network and Archive
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MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=1284epl6t/EXP=1281165107/**http://archive.wn.com/2006/
09/22/1400/calgarymining/
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134. Earthquake-induced unusual gas emission in coalmines - A km-scale in-situ

experimental investigation at Laohutai mine
Li, T. / Cai, M.F. / Cai, M.,International Journal of Coal Geology,71(2),p.209-224,Jul 2007 - ...that
the gas explosion at the mine was related...leading to the mine disaster...inTable 1, five methane
gas outburst and explosion accidents...earthquake, a me
md5=e21a581c72aa8083d59405f452e71f72
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135. Explosion at Turkish coal mine traps 32 workers - Worldnews.com

... (AP) An explosion ripped through a major coal mine in northern Turkey on Monday,
trapping 32 workers underground, authorities said. ...
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w/2010/05/17/Explosion_at_Turkish_coal_mine_traps_32_workers_js/
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136. FireDirect.Net : Death Toll Rises To Three, injures 18 In ...

There were about 500 workers in the mine at the time of the explosion. ... A methane gas
explosion deep underground in an eastern Ukrainian coal mine killed three ...
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wb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12f32ip35/EXP=1281165098/**http://www.firedirect.net
/_archive/_news/2007/0719-0301.htm
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137. Hanna Mine Disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coal mine gas (methane)was ignited in Mine No. 1 causing a violent explosion and a mine cave-in
killing 169 miners while 46 survivors narrowly escape this disaster. ...
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/wiki/Hanna_Mine_Disaster
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138. Increasing Concern Over Potential Methane Gas Explosion and ...
Now scientists are worried about other catastrophes, including a potential massive methane gas
explosion. ... Expert Gives Opinion on How Gas Caused Deep Horizon Rig Explosion ...
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b3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13j8f71t0/EXP=1280606843/**http://www.associatedcont
ent.com/article/5508524/increasing_concern_over_potential_methane.html
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139. Indonesia mine blast toll reaches 27

An explosion has ripped through a coal mine in Indonesia, killing 17 ... the mine in West Sumatra
province, which collapsed after an explosion of methane gas on ...
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MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=130gcj71n/EXP=1281165107/**http://news.ninemsn.com.au
/world/826608/indonesia-mine-blast-toll-reaches-17
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140. Major Disasters - Hillcrest Disaster

The methane/coal dust explosion that occurred on 19 June 1914 left a ... Climbing out of the mine
after the explosion, he realized his three sons were still ...
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Rwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12a56rhdf/EXP=1280606843/**http://www.coalking.ca
/challenges/major_hillcrest.html
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141. Miner's death is uranium industry's first since 1998 ...

Mine safety » Accident in San Juan County occurs as mines prepare for prices to ... 28
miners deep in a damaged coal mine, making the methane gas explosion three days ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG76r_MFNMFMEA_CGEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTByMTNuNTZzBHNlYwNzc
gRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13dpelpv3/EXP=1280606847/**http://article.wn.com/
view/2010/05/28/Miners_death_is_uranium_industrys_first_since_1998/
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142. Nation & World | Russian mine blast kills 78 | Seattle Times ...
A methane gas explosion deep in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 78 people and left ... MOSCOW
A methane gas explosion deep in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 78 ...
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wb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13m01aeea/EXP=1281165101/**http://seattletimes.nws
ource.com/html/nationworld/2003626259_webmineblast19.html?syndication=rss
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143. NIOSH Mining: Laboratory - Hydrostatic Testing Chambers for ...

... or explosion pressure loading of candidate seals for Mine Safety and ... methane and oxygen
injection system is available for conducting methane-air explosion ...
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3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12c0d6sfv/EXP=1281165101/**http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/
mining/aboutus/labdetails35.htm
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144. Radical Ecology

Dec 2008 - ...The Death of Nature" Environmental Ethic Deep Ecology and its Criticisms Spiritual
Ecology...industrial capitalism (Chapters 2 and 3). Deep ecologists (Chapter 4) call for a
total...Although the new world-view advocated by deep and spiritual
http://www.dhushara.com/book/renewal/voices2/recol.htm
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145. Russian coal mine blast kills 12; 83 missing - Worldnews.com

Moscow: Rescue teams re-entered one of Russia's largest coal mines on Sunday in a bid to
find 83 people trapped underground by two methane explosions after a ...
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b3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=136ej9kqc/EXP=1280606847/**http://article.wn.com/view
/2010/05/10/Russian_coal_mine_blast_kills_12_83_missing/
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146. Safety in Mines Research Advisory Committee

Feb 2001 - ...related ignition and explosion hazards. Part 1...interviews with mine personnel.
Literature...geological origins of methane. All gas emissions...South African gold mine methane
could be bacterial...these. Platinum mine methane is almost certa
http://deepbio.princeton.edu/samp/simpros.pdf
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147. Safety Investigators Re-Enter Massey Mine - WSJ.com

Initially the teams had planned to advance deep into the mine where men had been ... source
caused a methane explosion that was made worse by coal dust. ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/NA_WSJ_PUB:SB10001424052748703561604575282701480272446.ht
ml
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148. Sago Mine, where 12 died, to close for good in '09 - USATODAY.com
The Sago Mine, where 12 miners died in West Virginia's worst coal mining accident in four decades,
will be closed permanently early next year, its owner said Friday.
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wb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13769t8bq/EXP=1280606847/**http://www.usatoday.co
m/news/nation/states/westvirginia/2008-12-12-2726492824_x.htm
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149. Seven dead in Indonesian mine collapse

Police said methane gas ignited in the mine, causing a massive explosion that left a ... "According
to witnesses there was an explosion caused by methane gas. ...
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wb3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=135fbqs76/EXP=1280606850/**http://news.asiaone.co
m/News/Latest+News/Asia/Story/A1Story20090616-148850.html
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150. Ukraine mine blast kills 63, 37 still missing

A methane explosion ripped through a mine in Ukraine's Donbass coalfield on Sunday, killing at
least
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wb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13qpnc076/EXP=1280606851/**http://www.canada.co
m/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=7a85f2f8-a29d-4a6c-a532-625e82d18c39&k=27237
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151. Ukraine mine blast toll rises to 69 | World news | guardian.co.uk

Survivors at the Donbass colliery in eastern Ukraine said a methane explosion had turned the
mine's 1,000-metre-deep (3,280ft) shafts into an inferno. ...
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world/2007/nov/19/ukraine.lukeharding
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152. Ukraine: Mine explosion kills at least 63 | Tulsa World

The explosion occurred more than 3,300 feet deep inside the Zasyadko mine in the regional ...
Methane is a natural byproduct of mining, and its concentration ...
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m/news/article.aspx?articleID=071119_1_A6_hThir01435
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153. Underground Mining Equipment - www.sinzub.com

Newly discovered methane hydrate reserves deep in the ocean show promise for mining. ...
Seventeen miners were killed in a methane gas explosion at a coal mine in ...
http://www.sinzub.com/mining-methane.html
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154. USATODAY.com - Accidents at coal mines in Kazakhstan, Ukraine ...

Coal mining accidents Wednesday in Kazakhstan and Ukraine killed at least 45 ... A methane gas
explosion at the Lenin mine in central Kazakhstan that killed 32 ...
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3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12nb8udot/EXP=1281165098/**http://www.usatoday.com/
news/world/2006-09-20-mining_x.htm?csp=34
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155. Wikiwak - Mining

The deepest mine in Europe is Pyhäsalmi Mine in Pyhäjärvi, Finland at 1, 444 meters. The second
deepest mine in Europe is Boulby Mine England at 1, 400 meters (shaft depth 1, 100 meters). The
deepest open pit mine in the world is Bingham Canyon Mine in Bin
http://www.wikiwak.com/wak/Mining
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156. 7 dead, 19 missing in W.Va. coal mine explosion

... mine where seven workers were killed and 19 missing deep underground after an explosion ...
In 2006, 12 miners died in a methane explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia.
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9ETA2L80&show_article=1
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157. 9NEWS.com | Denver | Colorado's Online News Leader | Local ...

Deep inside a coal mine, when too much methane gas builds up, ... Ferriter says a methane
explosion should not happen given monitoring capabilities. ...
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=136335&catid=339
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158. AngloGold miner killed on the job - Worldnews.com

A man died at AngloGold Ashanti's TauTona Mine on Thursday when he was struck by a "snatch ...
explosion blamed on methane gas killed 25 coal miners in the worst ...
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wb3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12srjrvrl/EXP=1280606859/**http://article.wn.com/view
/2010/04/22/AngloGold_miner_killed_on_the_job/
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159. Blast hits Russia's largest coal mine, 4 injured ...

A methane explosion tore through Russia's largest underground coal mine on Saturday, injuring at
least four people, a regional emergency services official said.
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b3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13i2kpbs1/EXP=1281165110/**http://www.signonsandieg
o.com/news/2010/may/08/blast-hits-russias-largest-coal-mine-4-injured/
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160. CBC News - World - Russian mine blast kills 32

The death toll in two explosions at Russia's largest underground coal mine rose Monday to 32, with
about 58 people reportedly still trapped.
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG77gJMVNMU0EAIoSEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybnZlZnRlBHNlYwNzcgR
wb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12t207irj/EXP=1280606857/**http://www.cbc.ca/world/
story/2010/05/10/russia-mine-blast.html?ref=rss
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161. Coal mine gas blast leaves 14 dead, two missing - Worldnews.com
(Xinhua) Updated: 2008-04-13 21:14 SHENYANG - A coal mine gas explosion in northeast China's
Huludao City, Liaoning Province, has killed at least 14 and left two ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geupS6tVtM8EEBmd2EzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybnZlZnRlBHNlYwNzcgRw
b3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=139q0lc4t/EXP=1281165114/**http://article.wn.com/view
/2008/04/13/Coal_mine_gas_blast_leaves_14_dead_two_missing/
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162. Courrières mine disaster: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article
Jan 2010 - ...explosives ignition of methane by the naked flame...source of the explosion, after
initial...workers in the mine used lamps with...mines, allowing deep seams to be mined...the
presence of methane and other flammable...lack of trained mine res
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/CourriÃ¨res_mine_disaster
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163. Drilling Begins In Search For Four Missing Miners : NPR

Regulators believe a buildup of methane caused the explosion, and the concentration of the gas
makes it ... they discovered that an explosion had occurred deep inside the mine. ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG72oGMVNMsw0BBOGEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTByMTNuNTZzBHNlYwNzc
gRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12uoqh5ja/EXP=1280606854/**http://www.npr.org/t
emplates/story/story.php?storyId=125613229&ps=cprs
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164. Drills In Place To Release Gas In W.Va. Mine - Worldnews.com

MONTCOAL, W.Va. -- Gov. Joe Manchin said drills are in place to release highly combustible
methane at a West Virginia mine where 25 people have been killed and four ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG77gJMVNMU0EAI4SEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTByMTNuNTZzBHNlYwNzcg
Rwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=137l7ru17/EXP=1280606857/**http://article.wn.com/vi
ew/2010/04/06/Drills_In_Place_To_Release_Gas_In_WVa_Mine_2/
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165. Explosion Hazards in the Process Industries

Bennett, G.F.,Journal of Hazardous Materials,139(1),p.178-178,Jan 2007 - ...review R.K. Eckhoff
Explosion Hazards in the...such as fire, explosion and spills, currently...expertise is not as deep in
fire and explosion hazards as it...discussion of methane
md5=c6f612ee1bcd149624aed9c06737bff2
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166. Explosion rips through coal mine in northern Turkey, traps 32 ...
ANKARA, (AP) — An explosion ripped through a major coal mine in northern Turkey on
Monday, trapping 32 workers, authorities said. The blast took place at the ...
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w/2010/05/17/Explosion_rips_through_coal_mine_in_northern_Turkey_traps_32_3/
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167. Major Disasters - Thrice Cursed in Michel-Natal

A mine explosion (1904) killed seven men and set the town of Michel on fire. It was ... at the mine
entry and travelled deep into the mine to ignite a pocket of methane gas. ...
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3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=126kn9d2s/EXP=1281165112/**http://www.coalking.ca/ch
allenges/major_natal.html
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168. Massey Eyes Methane As Cause Of Mine Blast | WBUR & NPR
This methane is a distinct possible source of this explosion. ... as much as two feet deep. Dial and
Smith and the mine safety agency and Massey Energy all ...
http://www.wbur.org/npr/128712843
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169. Methane blast at Russian mine kills 1 - Worldnews.com

MOSCOW – A methane explosion at a coal mine in western Siberia early Saturday killed one miner
and ... A mine safety administrator says 12 workers are dead and 10 trapped deep ...
http://article.wn.com/view/2010/07/24/Methane_blast_at_Russian_mine_kills_1_c/
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170. Methane blast in Ukrainian coal mine kills at least 69 ...

Methane is a natural byproduct of mining, and its concentration ... It was the deadliest mine
accident in Ukraine since an explosion at the Barakova mine in the eastern Luhansk ...
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wb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=124con9bl/EXP=1281165114/**http://english.pravda.ru/
news/hotspots/101139-1/
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171. Methane Testing Regs

Frictional methane ignitions in mining can occur when sparks or hot metal fragments from ... In
mining sections with deep cuts, the longer probe arrangements can ...
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b3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12iffr36g/EXP=1281165110/**http://www.msha.gov/regs
/fedreg/proposed/2002prop/02-24387.htm
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172. Microsoft Word - IndustryNews_0801.doc

Feb 2008 - ...the economically disadvantaged country. Explosion at coal mine in Donetsk, Ukraine –
18 November- this was caused by a methane explosion deep underground at the Zasyadko mine
and resulted in the deaths of over 100...
http://www.actuaries.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/103083/IndustryNews_0801.pdf
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173. Mine Safety and Health Administration: News & Videos about Mine Safety ...
The West Virginia coal mine where 29 miners died in an explosion in April had a sudden and large
inundation of methane gas the day of ... though it's unclear what it was - deep ...
http://topics.cnn.com/topics/mine_safety_and_health_administration
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174. Mining Safety Reexamined After Another Deadly Disaster in W.Va.

Following the deadly mine explosion in southern West Virginia, Jim Lehrer talks to two reporters
about the ongoing recovery efforts, the dangers of ...
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wb3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13ukn5gcp/EXP=1280606857/**http://www.pbs.org/ne
wshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/weather/jan-june10/mine2_04-06.html
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175. MSHA - Coal Mine Fatal Accident Investigation Report ...

An explosion occurred when an explosive methane-air mixture contained ... an explosion had
occurred at the shaft sinking operation at the McElroy Mine and that ...
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b3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=1219mbt93/EXP=1281165116/**http://www.msha.gov/FA
TALS/2003/FTL03c1-3.HTM
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176. No Survivors Found After West Virginia Mine Disaster - ...

Apr 9, 2010 ... The conditions underground were such a mess after the explosion that is was only
late Friday that ... violations relating to the mine's methane control plans, according to the records.
.... The Cheat: Deep-Fried Fishing ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/10/us/10westvirginia.html
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177. No Survivors In Poland Mine Explosion - CBS News

Bodies Of 17 Missing Men Found, Bringing Death Toll To 23 ... addition to bringing down the
rubble, the methane gas explosion would have produced temperatures of some 1, ...
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178. Officials fear 40 dead in Indonesian coal mine explosion+

The cause of the explosion is still under investigation, but initial findings indicate a short circuit may
have set off an excess of methane gas in the mine. ...
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wb3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12od1ohig/EXP=1280606854/**http://www.breitbart.co
m/article.php?id=D98S97100&show_article=1
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179. OPB News · Massey Tells Families Monitors Not Disabled

In a private briefing for families of the victims, company executives also repeated claims that the
massive blast that killed 29 mine workers was caused by natural forces.
http://news.opb.org/article/10317-massey_tells_families_monitors_not_disabled/
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180. Press releases

14 Shaft – methane explosion (update) 18 September 2009. Following the news release dated 14
September, it is with deep regret that Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (Implats ...
http://www.implats.co.za/im/press_display.asp?id=254
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181. RealClimate: Arctic Methane on the Move?

May 2010 - ...that shorter time frame, methane is many times more powerful...I WAS less worried
about methane. But if somebody stirs up a giant burp and the methane finds an ignition source, it
makes a fuel-air explosion. If it is a truly giant burp...
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2010/03/arctic-methane-on-the-move/comment-pa
ge-3/
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182. Rescue crews waiting to re-enter mine; air unsafe

Rescue crews waiting to re-enter mine; air unsafe ... He also said he does not think the company
has any information about methane levels in the mine before the explosion. ...
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b3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=14umkrahu/EXP=1281165114/**http://calamities.gaeatim
es.com/2010/04/08/more-air-testing-needed-before-rescue-teams-can-re-enter-coal-mine-to-searc
h-for-missing-15562/
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183. Rescue crews waiting to re-enter mine; air unsafe - BusinessWeek

Anxious search crews prepared late Thursday to pump nitrogen into a coal mine where an
explosion killed 25, a last-ditch bid to flush dangerous gases out and allow ...
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eek.com/ap/financialnews/D9EVAKQO0.htm
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184. Safety Investigators Re-Enter Massey Mine - WSJ.com

... federal and state safety investigators on Wednesday entered the underground Massey Energy
Co. mine where 29 workers were killed in an April 5 explosion. ...
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ticle/SB10001424052748703561604575282701480272446.html
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185. Saving Lives or Wasting Resources? The Federal Mine Safety and Health Act
Sep 2004 - ...example, although coal mine explosions accounted...Bureau of Mines, not mine
operators, that established...contributed as much to the explosion problem as did methane and
that rock dusting...safety information, mine operators with poor safety
http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa453.pdf
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186. The characteristic of explosion under mine gas and spontaneous combustion coupling
Bo-tao, Q. / Lei-lin, Z. / De-ming, W. / Qin, X.,Procedia Earth and Planetary
Science,1(1),p.186-192,Sep 2009 - ...Technology The characteristic of explosion under mine gas
and spontaneous combustion...discussed the character of gas explosion under mine ga
md5=7107a57e845723d06c712fb3b475b902
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187. The Raw Story | Rescuers battle to save missing Ukrainian miners
The explosion occurred early on Sunday deep underground at the Zasyadko mine, which has a ...
caused by build-ups of methane gas, which can occur suddenly in the mine shafts. ...
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ws/afp/Rescuers_battle_to_save_missing_Ukr_11192007.html
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188. Turkish coal mine blast kills 13, 18 hospitalised - Worldnews.com

England, February 24: Turkish officials now say the death toll from a methane explosion in a coal
mine in the northwest of the country is 13. The Anatolia news agency ...
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wb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13bdolec5/EXP=1280606856/**http://article.wn.com/vi
ew/2010/02/24/Turkish_coal_mine_blast_kills_13_18_hospitalised/
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189. West Virginia Mine Rescue Resumes, Fire Threat Eases (Update1) - BusinessWeek
Jun 2010 - ...likelihood of another explosion, according to federal...administrator of the Mine Safety
and Health...high levels of methane. Injections...s Aracoma mine fire that killed two and the Sago
mine explosion. Massey has...335 meters) deep to exhum
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-09/mine-rescuers-turned-back-by-fire-crews-drill-hol
es-update2-.html
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190. 24 remain trapped in flooded coal mine in NE China | National ...

Jul 31, 2010 ... A methane explosion at a coal mine in western Siberia early ... and about 16 feet (5
meters) deep, the official Xinhua News Agency said. ...
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/07/30/1286826/explosion-at-coal-mine-kills-at.html
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191. 25 dead in mine blast, worst since 1984 - Oak Ridge, TN - The ...
Apr 6, 2010 ... A huge underground explosion blamed on methane gas killed 25 miners ... when
they discovered an explosion had occurred deep inside the mine. ...
http://www.oakridger.com/archive/x1043119082/25-dead-in-mine-blast-worst-since-1984
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192. 25 Miners Perish In West Virginia Explosion : NPR

Rescuers have converged on a West Virginia coal mine where 25 workers were killed in an
explosion Monday. Four miners are still missing deep underground. Safety ...
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plates/story/story.php?storyId=125612614
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193. 9 killed in coal mine gas leak in Yunnan - Worldnews.com

A huge underground explosion blamed on methane gas killed 25 miners ... 10 trapped deep
underground after an explosion rocked a remote West Virginia coal mine. ...
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w/2010/06/30/9_killed_in_coal_mine_gas_leak_in_Yunnan/
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194. At least seven dead in US mine blast - Mining - NZ Herald News

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/mining/news/article.cfm?c_id=64&objectid=10636660
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195. Bubble Of Methane Triggered Gulf Oil Rig Blast

Deep beneath the seafloor, methane is in a slushy, crystalline form. ... Gulf Oil Rig Disaster And
Mine Explosion Highlight Weak Safety Regulations " ...
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wb3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=134886n3k/EXP=1280606862/**http://www.huffingtonp
ost.com/2010/05/08/bubble-of-methane-trigger_n_568842.html
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196. CBC News - World - Death toll reaches 80 as rescuers battle ...
Miners walk at the Zasyadko mine in Donetsk, Ukraine, on Monday. ... A methane blast ripped
through the coal mine early Sunday morning about 1,000 metres deep inside one of the ...
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wb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12o9breqc/EXP=1281165122/**http://www.cbc.ca/worl
d/story/2007/11/19/ukraine-mine.html?ref=rss
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197. Coal Mine and Bed Methane

Many explosions have occurred over the years leading to the development of “methane drainage”
in mines where the gas is drained ... There are over 900 former deep mines in the ...
http://www.coal.gov.uk/publications/miningtechnology/coalmineandbedmethane.cfm
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198. Death Toll in Siberian Blasts Reaches 32 - St. Petersburg Times

May 11, 2010 ... High levels of methane gas remaining in the mine had raised fears of ... but
another danger is now posed by rising water levels in the deep mine. ... Mine explosions and other
industrial accidents are common in Russia ...
http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?story_id=31397&action_id=2
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199. Development of a simulation program to predict gas emission ...

Development of a simulation program to predict gas emission based on 3D stress analysis -
Document Summary ... Backfill heat load contribution in deep level mining operations ...
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3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=17tee25ue/EXP=1281165122/**http://www.onemine.org/s
earch/summary.cfm/Development-of-a-simulation-program-to-predict-gas-emission-based-on-3D-st
ress-analysis?d=515EA0278B352DC470B1E4400A466447A1D05F235E1E1A2BF584C8683F10359131
787&fullText=gas+permeability
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200. Earth-Pages Archive News, Physical resources

Dec 2009 - ...deposits should displace methane while CO 2 enters the...gases, though burning
methane is a good deal ‘cleaner...publication of his book The Deep Hot Biosphere: The...by
reduction of CO2 to methane and low molecular...immediately after the
http://www.earth-pages.com/archive/economic.asp
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201. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN COAL BED METHANE PRODUCTION J....
Aug 2005 - ...Mines’ efforts to improve mine safety by extracting methane in advance of mining
~perations...htmSA firm set to sink $5b in methane gas mine, The Financial Gazette, March...D.D.,
1997. Coalbed methane -An untapped energy resource...
http://ipec.utulsa.edu/Conf2001/fisher_92.pdf
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202. Families of miners who died inside Sago mine get little ...
Mining companies now have to install stronger seals in abandoned sections of ... of the mine
farthest under the mountain failed to contain the methane explosion. ...
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wb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=127vd13vc/EXP=1280606859/**http://www.post-gazett
e.com/pg/08356/936635-455.stm
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203. FiTing Methane into America’s Future | Global Solver

Jul 2010 - ...organic molecules. Methane is released...grows (EPA 2009). Methane also exists
naturally deep within coal beds...and when vented. Methane is already required by the Mine Safety
and Health...and reduction in explosion hazard. According...
https://digitalcommons.georgetown.edu/blogs/globalsolver/2010/01/11/fiting-methane-into-americ
as-future/
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204. Google Answers: Mine Disaster in Alabama

Company spokesman Kyle Parks says methane is inevitable in a deep coal mine, but that "there
were no ... An explosion can knock out the mine's ventilation system, allowing ...
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gRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12eq7jgu6/EXP=1280606864/**http://answers.google
.com/answers/threadview/id/93431.html
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205. Indonesia Mine Blast Kills At Least 28, With More Still Trapped
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The death toll from an explosion at a coal mine believed triggered by
a gas leak rose to 31 after rescuers unearthed more bodies Wednesday, ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG724MMVNMCYoAHmyEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTByMTNuNTZzBHNlYwNz
cgRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=1342tgbun/EXP=1280606860/**http://www.huffingt
onpost.com/2009/06/17/indonesia-mine-blast-kill_n_216656.html
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206. Methane blast at Russian mine kills 1 - Business - Wire ...

Jul 24, 2010 ... A methane explosion at a coal mine in western Siberia early Saturday ... Crews
drilled holes deep into the ground to release the gases. ...
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/07/24/1601376/methane-blast-at-russian-mine.html?storylink=
mirelated
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207. Methane blast at Russian mine kills 1 - Financial Markets ...

Jul 24, 2010 · A methane explosion at a coal mine in western Siberia early Saturday killed one
miner and left two ... crater 65 feet (20 meters) across and about 16 feet (5 meters) deep ...
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2010/07/24/1226412/methane-blast-at-russian-mine.html
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208. Mexico: miners trapped after explosion

The fate of 65 miners in a Mexico mine is still unknown, three days after an explosion trapped
them underground during the early morning of February 19.
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gRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12cabtg26/EXP=1280606859/**http://www.wsws.org
/articles/2006/feb2006/mexi-f22.shtml
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209. Mexico: miners trapped after explosion

The fate of 65 miners in a Mexico mine is still unknown, three days after an explosion trapped
them underground during the early morning of February 19.
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wb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12ci97cog/EXP=1281165118/**http://www.wsws.org/art
icles/2006/feb2006/mexi-f22.shtml
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210. Mine Air Quality and Ventilation

Jan 2009 - ...of the mine. MMSL's Mine Ventilation Network Survey...44 kb) Investigating Mine
Ventilation Systems...CANVENT2000: A 3-D Graphics Mine Ventilation Simulation...at
http://www.deep.org to obtain background...flammable gases such as methane (CH4
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/smm-mms/tect-tech/ser-ser/air-air-eng.htm
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211. Models of methane behaviour in auxiliary ventilation of underground coal mining

Torano, J. / Torno, S. / Menendez, M. / Gent, M. / Velasco, J.,International Journal of Coal
Geology,80(1),p.35-43,Oct 2009 - ...00 Models of methane behaviour in...coalbed of a deep
underground coal mine located in Northern...velocity and methane concentr
md5=a242fbd29eb6fa66060d1773998b0b57
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212. Oil Watchdog: Articles: The Price of Cheap Coal
How did Massey Energy respond to all of these violations, many of them described as serious
(including high levels of explosive coal dust and methane, the presumptive causes of the
explosion)? It's not just mountaintops blown to smithereens and drinking wa
http://www.oilwatchdog.org/articles/?storyId=33672&topicId=8073
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213. Print friendly - News from The China Post

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A coal mine explosion in Indonesia's Sumatra island has ... by a build-up of
methane gas in the mine in Parambahan, West Sumatra. ...
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om.tw/print/212648.htm
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214. PRODUCTS-Shandong Yanshanpumps Co.,Ltd

we have security standard certificate and explosion proof certificate. ... can safe use in air contain
methane and explosion smut etc. flammable ...
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215. Soviet Coal Mine Accidents Kill 45 - washingtonpost.com

ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Coal mining accidents Wednesday in Kazakhstan and Ukraine killed at ... A
methane gas leak killed 13 workers and injured at least 61 deep underground in ...
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b3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13879lbej/EXP=1281165116/**http://www.washingtonpo
st.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/20/AR2006092000366.html
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216. W.Va. Mine Still Not Safe For Rescue | Ohio News Network (ONN)
2006: 12 killed in a methane explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia owned by ... 1989: 10
killed in an explosion at a Pyro Mining Co. mine in Wheatcroft, Ky. ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG724MMVNMCYoAHWyEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybnZlZnRlBHNlYwNzcg
Rwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=149g8lm7i/EXP=1280606860/**http://www.10tv.com/l
ive/content/onnnews/stories/2010/04/07/story-hotline-mine-blast.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=102
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217. west virginia mine explosion | Cc Business Blog

When methane gas in a West Virginia mine ignited, it caused an explosion that killed at least 25
coal miners ...
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3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12ao2brh3/EXP=1281165118/**http://ccen-eg.com/west-vi
rginia-mine-explosion-4.html
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218. At least 25 dead in West Virginia mine disaster | Reuters

MONTCOAL, West Virginia (Reuters) - Rescue crews moved giant drills to a West Virginia coal mine
on Tuesday in hopes of boring deep inside to find four miners missing ...
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b3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=128bmcksu/EXP=1280606872/**http://www.reuters.com/
article/idUSTRE6344IP20100406
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219. C:\Documents and Settings\wnuzum\Local

Settings\Temp\notesA8726D\Pn2008-51.wpd
Apr 2009 - ...County, Pennsylvania. The Cumberland Mine is a “gassy” mine, liberating over one
million cubic feet of methane in a 24-hour period, and is subject...FMSHRC 140 condition for a coal
dust explosion and mine fire to occur. This condition has
http://www.fmshrc.gov/decisions/alj/pn2008-51.pdf
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220. Colombia coal blast kills 18 miners, 70 feared dead ...

AMAGA, Colombia (Reuters) - More than 70 Colombian miners were feared dead on Thursday after
they were trapped by an explosion that ripped through a coal mine in ...
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Rwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13d5ihphq/EXP=1280606867/**http://article.wn.com/
view/2010/06/18/Colombia_coal_blast_kills_18_miners_70_feared_dead/
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221. Gases Force Crews to Abandon W.Va. Mine Rescue - @ JEMS.com

Jul 2010 - ...Stricklin of the Mine Health and Safety...fresh air into the mine. He said the
families...wait to enter the mine until crews drilled holes deep into the earth...hydrogen as well as
methane gas, which has been blamed for the explosion. The air
http://www.jems.com/article/news/gases-force-crews-abandon-wva
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222. Index to Comic Art Collection: "Explosion" to "Expressweek"

Dec 2009 - ...is caught in an explosion of the "big...Explosions. "Mine Explosion : Humphry
Davy...strips, etc. 3. Methane-Comic books...Shows a nuclear explosion. - Call no...mining shift.
The mine has an explosion...
http://comics.lib.msu.edu/rri/erri/explos.htm
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223. Jharkhand: Why 50 miners lost their lives

You just need a spark for an explosion," he said. Bhatdee is a high-methane-level mine. ... reduce
the density of methane gas in the mine by infusing fresh air. ...
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wb3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=122ap8ud4/EXP=1280606869/**http://www.rediff.com/
news/2006/sep/12mine.htm
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224. Mine Disasters And Coal News.

... four miners, saying it was an air line explosion when in fact it was a methane explosion ... Mine
Safety In Deep Trouble; MSHA Announces '100 Percent Plan' Tragedy stunned rescuers
http://minedisasters.blogspot.com/
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225. Mining edit...

The deepest mine in Europe is Pyhäsalmi Mine in Pyhäjärvi, Finland at 1, 444 meters. The second
deepest mine in Europe is Boulby Mine England at 1, 400 meters (shaft depth 1, 100 meters). The
deepest open pit mine in the world is Bingham Canyon Mine in Bin
http://danpritchard.com/wiki/Mining
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226. NEW INFO: Mining to Resume at UBB Mine
... Energy says abnormal amounts of methane gas surged into its Upper Big Branch coal mine the
day 29 men died in an explosion. ... won't be able to get as deep into the mine on ...
http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/95407719.html
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227. Occasional Paper Series 1

Mar 2009 - OCCASIONAL PAPER SERIES 1: Survey of Mine Clearance Technology By J . A. Craib
[The United Nations...REQUIREMENTS ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT HIGHLY DESIRABLE DESIRABLE
MINE DETECTION CURRENT MINE DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES Mine Detectors Bomb Locators
Vari
http://www.unu.edu/unupress/ops1.html
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228. Reuters AlertNet - Hopes fade for 15 miners trapped in Polish ...
The gas explosion killed at least eight miners and trapped around 15 others underground in the
deep coal mine in southern Poland on Tuesday, officials said. ...
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/thenews/newsdesk/L22879991.htm
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229. ScienceDirect - Procedia Earth and Planetary Science, Volume ...

Device development and experimental study on the methane explosion ignited by sparks of cable
bolt slippage ... The characteristic of explosion under mine gas and spontaneous ...
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ect.com/science/journal/18785220
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230. West Virginia Mine explosion worst in decades

after an explosion at the underground coal mine. ( AP Photo/JEFF ... as well as methane gas, which
has been blamed for the explosion. The air quality was ...
http://rockbridgereport.wlu.edu/WV%20mine.html
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231. What Can Go Wrong: The Dangers in Longwall Mining

To experience an underground longwall mine is to venture into a hazardous ... get enough
methane in the workplace so quickly for such a large explosion to occur," he ...
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Rwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13fe1aph6/EXP=1280606872/**http://www.popularme
chanics.com/science/energy/coal-oil-gas/dangers-in-longwall-coal-mining
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232. «cislo»
Mar 2009 - Faculty of Mining and Geology 516101/01 Physics I Credit: 7 Guarantee: Doc. Dr.Ing.
Michal LesÅˆák (michal.lesnak@vsb.cz) Education type: Graduate Year / term: 1. / Education level
scope: 4+3 Subject liability: Compulsory Finished: Examination
http://www.vsb.cz/shared/uploadedfiles/portal/katalog-hgf.pdf
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233. Amy Goodman: Massey disaster not just tragic, but criminal ...
Massey Energy runs the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine in Montcoal, W.Va. ... Initial speculation on
the cause of the explosion is methane in the mine. ...
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wb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12e866mdf/EXP=1280606874/**http://www.theunion.c
om/article/20100415/OPINION/100419899
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234. Articles about Coal Mines - Los Angeles Times

A buildup of methane was blamed for the explosion and fire. At least 19 miners are known to have
died. ... in an explosion deep inside a huge West Virginia mine simply should ...
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om/keyword/coal-mines
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235. Experts Eye Methane Draining in Wake of W.Va. Mine Disaster ...
Climate considerations could encourage mine companies to drain and use methane ... 1911 Cross
Mt. Mine Explosion, Briceville TN ... been killed and four are still missing deep ...
http://article.wn.com/view/2010/04/08/Experts_Eye_Methane_Draining_in_Wake_of_WVa_Mine_Di
saster/
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236. Gas levels drop at WV mine; crews may start search ...
LAWRENCE MESSINA Associated Press Writers= MONTCOAL, W.Va. (AP) Two days after the worst
U.S. mining disaster in a generation, rescue crews were called to the Upper ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geuvYjMVNMUPkAAYyEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybnZlZnRlBHNlYwNzcgR
wb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13c2adsd4/EXP=1280606883/**http://article.wn.com/vi
ew/2010/04/08/Gas_levels_drop_at_WV_mine_crews_may_start_search/
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237. IBOY Projects - What biodiversity do we have and where is it?

Dec 2002 - ...a dive series with the Deep Sea Vehicle (DSV) Alvin to...reduced compounds such as
methane provide energy through...beds were photographed in methane hydrate settings on
the...Clear-cutting robs the deep-sea of ancient treasures...with opport
http://nrel.colostate.edu/projects/iboy/whatandwhere.html
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238. Massey Energy, Owner of Ill-Fated Coal Mine, Frequently ...

Apr 6, 2010 ... AFP The West Virginia Coal Mine where a Methane explosion killed 25 people ... that
the miners found shelter in a deep underground chamber. ...
http://politifi.com/news/Massey-Energy-Owner-of-IllFated-Coal-Mine-Frequently-Targets-Politicians-
407898.html
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239. Methane blast at Russian mine kills 1 - Business - Wire - TheSunNews ...
MOSCOW - A methane explosion at a coal mine in western Siberia early Saturday killed one miner
and ... store early Saturday when he heard the last four bodies had been found deep ...
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/07/24/1601376/methane-blast-at-russian-mine.html
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240. Microsoft Word - Lofaso _Final MACRO_

May 2010 - ...APPROACHES TO COAL MINE SAFETY...ago, the Sago Mine disaster1
gripped...thirteen miners lost deep in a West Virginia coal mine hung in the balance
as...01/03/mine.explosion/index.html...days after another methane explosion claimed...
http://wvlawreview.wvu.edu/r/download/52768
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241. Mine probe focuses on 'methane outbursts' at Upper Big Branch ...
Jun 9, 2010 ... Methane is released naturally from coal seams during the mining process, ... 18,
2004, workers deep inside Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Mine heard a ... teams who are
investigating the Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster. ...
http://wvgazette.com/News/201006091064
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242. Monitoring of methane and rockburst hazards as a condition of safe coal exploitation in
the mines of Kompania Weglowa SA
Marek, U.,Procedia Earth and Planetary Science,1(1),p.54-59,Sep 2009 - ...effective methods of
methane hazards’ combating...Rockbursts hazard; methane hazard; hazard’s...mines of KW-SA are
deep mines. The history of...years. The youngest mine (Piast) i
md5=55aa9468c711b50fd069a49d7ee2a69b
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243. Poland Mine Disaster | Coal Mining Safety

... of mining tragedies, which are almost impossible to avoid in deep coal mining. Last year, a
mining accident killed six and injured 17 miners, and in 2006, a methane explosion at ...
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/poland/090930/coal-mining-safety-mines?page=0,1
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244. Report reveals 7 shortcomings in mine disaster in Bursa

The explosion, believed to have been caused by methane gas, took place in a mine in the ... mining
tragedies, which are frequent occurrences in deep coal mining. ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geuvYjMVNMUPkAAoyEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTByMTNuNTZzBHNlYwNzcg
Rwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12suq725m/EXP=1280606883/**http://www.todaysza
man.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=195796
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245. Siberia Explosion Kills 22 Coal Miners - at Least 25 Are ...

An explosion, apparently caused by methane, ripped through a coal mine in Siberia early Saturday,
killing 22 miners.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/11/international/europe/11RUSS.html
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246. Surviving a Mine Explosion

Roberts, L. / Bailes, J. / Dedhia, H. / Zikos, A. / Singh, A. / McDowell, D. / Failinger, C. / (...) /
Carpenter, J.,Journal of the American College of Surgeons,207(2),p.276-283,Aug 2008 - ...miners
in the Sago Mine in north-central...adjacent abandoned mi
md5=38a54d71e1f4bd1f32b8290d7bc38a87
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247. Ukraine mine blast kills 17 - Oneindia News

DONETSK, Ukraine, Nov 18 (Reuters) Seventeen miners were killed and 14 are missing after a
methane explosion ripped t
http://news.oneindia.in/2007/11/18/ukraine-mine-blast-kills-17-1195378507.html
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248. 17 Killed In Turkish Coal Mine Blast - Turkish Living Forums
A methane gas explosion ripped through a coal mine killing 13 miners in western Turkey on
Tuesday, just three ... Turkeys safety record in deep pits and other heavy industries hasnt ...
http://www.turkishliving.com/forums/turkish-living-times/33193-17-killed-turkish-coal-mine-blast.ht
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249. 25 dead in West Virginia mine blast, worst since 1984 | ...
Apr 6, 2010... the alarm when they discovered an explosion had occurred deep inside the mine. ...
Methane is one of the great dangers of coal mining, ...
http://www.thetelegraph.com/articles/montcoal-38527-new-blast.html
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250. 7 killed, 19 missing in southern W. Va. mine blast

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9ETACSG0&show_article=1
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... coal mine where seven workers were killed and 19 missing deep underground after an explosion
... the Eagle coal seam releases up to 2 million cubic feet of methane gas into the mine ...
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2010/apr/05/6-dead-21-missing-after-wva-mine-blast/?latest
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252. Blast Hits Russia's Largest Coal Mine, 11 Dead - MashGet

- A methane explosion tore through Russia's largest underground coal mine Saturday, killing eight
workers ... About 180 workers remained deep in the mine hours after the explosion.
http://www.mashget.com/2010/05/09/blast-hits-russias-largest-coal-mine-11-dead/
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253. Crews search for trapped Russian miners - World news - Europe ...
May 10, 2010 ... High levels of methane gas remaining in the mine had raised fears of ... A bigger
danger, he said, was now posed by rising water levels deep in the mine. .... Russia's deadliest coal
mine explosion in decades occurred in ...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37040598/ns/world_news-europe/
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254. Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation: News in English, 01-05-09

Oct 2009 - ...mining disaster. The explosion tore apart a development...underground at the Beatrix
mine, 175 miles southwest...South Africa's famed deep-level gold mines are...miners were killed by
a methane gas explosion at a mine in the gold belt southwe
http://www.hri.org/news/cyprus/riken/2001/01-05-09.riken.html
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255. Deadly blast is worst U.S. mining disaster in decades ...

Apr 6, 2010 ... A huge underground explosion blamed on methane gas killed 25 coal ... when they
discovered an explosion had occurred deep inside the mine. ...
http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/national/89999762.html
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256. Deadly blast is worst U.S. mining disaster in decades | KOMO ...
A huge underground explosion blamed on methane gas killed 25 coal miners in the worst U.S.
mining disaster since 1984 ... discovered an explosion had occurred deep inside the mine. "I ...
http://www.komonews.com/news/national/89999762.html
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257. Distribution of thermogenic methane in Carboniferous coal seams of the Donets Basin
(Ukraine): ''Applications to...
Alsaab, D. / Elie, M. / Izart, A. / Sachsenhofer, R.F. / Privalov, V.A. / Suarez-Ruiz, I. / Martinez, L. /
Panova, E.A.,International Journal of Coal Geology,78(1),p.27-37,Mar 2009 - ...of the Zasyadko
coal mine. Fig. 5 Map showing methane generation (m3/t
md5=2cfde71e97041f619b5a8a3858d1c630
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258. Explosion Kills 25 Miners in West Virginia - WSJ.com

Apr 4, 2010 ... In 2006, 12 miners were killed at the Sago Mine in West Virginia operated by
International Coal Group, following a methane explosion. ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/NA_WSJ_PUB:SB10001424052702304017404575166441192497502.ht
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259. ITP Mining: Energy and Environmental Profile of the U.S. Mining Industry: Chapter 2:
Coal
Apr 2007 - ...lighting, drainage, methane control, equipment...Underground, or deep, mines are
classified...and out of the mine on shuttle cars...high and 10 feet deep into the coal...holes above
and as deep as the cut. One...conveyor belt or mine car, or
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/industry/mining/pdfs/coal.pdf
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260. Localization Techniques in Embedded Sensor Networks THE UNIVERSITY OF...

Jun 2009 - ...10 1.6 Explosion in a mine [5...disaster was a coal mine explosion on January
2...miners. A fatal gas explosion took place at the...historical data of mine disasters in the...mainly
include methane which can lead...
http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~pkmisra/Resources/research_proposal_Prasant_Kumar_Misra.pdf
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261. Methane-eating microbes make their own oxygen : Nature News

May 2010 - ...doi:10.1038/news.2010.146 News Methane-eating microbes make their own
oxygen...that is inhospitable to other forms of methane-consuming bacteria such as
Methylobacter...their own oxygen to garner energy from methane (CH 4 "The mechanism we ha
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100324/full/news.2010.146.html
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262. Mine Explosion in Colombia | Geology.com

News about geology and earth science from around the world! ... An underground explosion at a
coal mine in Colombia has killed 18 miners and left 53 missing. ...
http://geology.com/news/2010/mine-explosion-in-colombia.shtml
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263. Mining Accident in China | Geology.com

Jun 2010 - ...generates... Coal Mine Explosions in Russia...largest underground coal mine left at
least 11...manufacturing and... Methane Explosion in a Ukraine Coal Mine November 21,
2007...Risks of Ultra Deep Mines August 18, 2007...
http://geology.com/news/2009/mining-accidents-in-china-and-ukraine.shtml
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264. Pit earmarked for green energy operation - News - Wigan Today
Golborne deep mine - or Kid Glove as it was known to generations - closed in ... Methane was the
cause of the explosion that killed 10 miners in Golborne pit in ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG72MrMVNMCegAcGmEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybjIxbDhlBHNlYwNzcgR
wb3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=134obgob6/EXP=1280606891/**http://www.wigantoday
.net/news/pit_earmarked_for_green_energy_operation_1_769373
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265. Search for missing miners delayed - News - The Charleston ...
Apr 5, 2010 ... The explosion is the deadliest mine disaster in the United States since ... in the mine
before methane levels became too high to continue, he said. ... to be running the longwall miner
deep in the mine, Manchin said. ...
http://wvgazette.com/201004050545
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266. telegraphjournal.com - Mine disaster among America's worst ...

A huge underground explosion blamed on methane gas killed 25 miners in the worst U.S. coal
mining disaster since 1984, and rescuers on Tuesday began a dangerous and ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG72MrMVNMCegAcWmEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybnZlZnRlBHNlYwNzcg
Rwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=12lgg1tfs/EXP=1280606891/**http://telegraphjournal.
canadaeast.com/actualites/article/1008647
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267. Today's News KCTCS-Higher Education Begins Here!

Mar 2009 - ...CBS News report on Harlan County's rash of mine fatalities last year. "The Widows of
Harlan...was one of two men who perished in last year's methane explosion at the Kentucky Darby
Mine No. 1 in Holmes Mill. Three others succumbed...
http://www.kctcs.edu/todaysnews/index.cfm?tn_date=2007-03-09
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268. West Virginia Lawyer - Mining Accident Lawsuits in West VA

Miners are exposed to the dangers of a methane gas explosion or a structural collapse. ... In deep
metal mines, hard rock bursts are also known to occur. Workers compensation ...
http://www.westvalawyer.com/mining-accidents.php
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269. [PDF]Methane Gas and Your Water Well - Fact Sheet

explosion. What Is Methane? Methane is a naturally occurring gas found underground. ... also be
released from old, abandoned deep mines. Because methane is ...
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/districts/homepage/california/SSA/5600-FS-DEP2
690.pdf
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270. 19 coal workers killed in two mines in China - Nation & World ...
Aug 2, 2010 ... A methane explosion at a coal mine in western Siberia early Saturday killed one
miner and left two hospitalized with burns, officials said. ...
http://www.theolympian.com/2010/08/02/1323695/9-dead-7-trapped-in-central-china.html?storylin
k=mirelated
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271. 7 dead, 19 missing in US mine blast - West Virginia Gossip

Apr 6, 2010 ... 6 dead, 21 missing in West Virginia deep mine blast .... MONTCOAL, West Virginia -
A huge underground explosion blamed on methane gas killed ...
http://thetvrealist.com/gossip/7-dead-19-missing-in-US-mine-blast-3807835.html
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272. A review of mining-induced seismicity in China

Li, T. / Cai, M.F. / Cai, M.,International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining
Sciences,44(8),p.1149-1171,Dec 2007 - ...Magnitude-time distribution for all mine seismic event
withML...Province Bureau/region/city Mine Time when seismic problem...China are
md5=d2805cc6ca5e978a4cafb68f53c2260a
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273. Analysis of methane emissions in a tunnel excavated through Carboniferous strata

based on underground coal mining...
Rodriguez, R. / Lombardia, C.,Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology incorporating
Trenchless Technology Research,25(4),p.456-468,Jul 2010 - ...limit values for methane
concentration...measures to avoid explosion hazards is to...the heading of mine ga
md5=34538351daad1dcf7314c74a75a53560
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274. Bubble Of Methane Triggered Gulf Oil Rig Blast

While the cause of the explosion is still under ... Deep beneath the seafloor, methane is in a slushy,
crystalline form. ... Gulf Oil Rig Disaster And Mine Explosion ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/08/bubble-of-methane-trigger_n_568842.html
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275. Business & Human Rights : Russia

A methane explosion at a coal mine in West Siberia…killed one miner and left two .... Thirty
Siberian coal miners are buried so deep in Russia's largest ...
http://www.business-humanrights.org/Categories/RegionsCountries/EuropeCentralAsia/Russia
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276. Chpt 1 Part A

Mar 2007 - ...the method applies may not be included in the Guidelines, the greenhouse gas may
represent a relatively small source such as methane released from forests or the authors of the
Technical Guidelines may be unaware of the existence of a particu
http://www.policy.energy.gov/enhancingGHGregistry/documents/January2007_1605bTechnicalGuid
elines.pdf
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277. Chris's Blog Archives: Mike Davis: The Mine has caved in
A methane explosion, followed by a roof collapse, had trapped his grandfather and his mates deep
in the mine, where they were eventually asphyxiated. ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oG72MrMVNMCegAcmmEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTByMTNuNTZzBHNlYwNzc
gRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=136i8m2ad/EXP=1280606891/**http://toodumbtolive
archive.blogspot.com/2009/09/mike-davis-mine-has-caved-in.html
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278. CIM Bulletin March/April 2009, Volume 4 No. 2

Dec 2009 - ...receive the remains of a mine worker. Among those killed...Another Crow’s Nest
mine, 40 kilometres north of...in the evening, an explosion deep in the Number Two mine at Coal
Creek eclipsed...combination of mostly methane and other flammabl
http://www.cim.org/bulletin/bulletinlive/articles.cfm?Issue_ID=163&row=11&Type=1&Segment_ID
=45
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279. Coal horror: Methane-filled mine - Editorials - The Charleston ...

Coal horror: Methane-filled mine ... West Virginia, so fewer workers are at risk in deep ... tragedies
such as West Virginia's 2006 Sago explosion and ...
http://www.wvgazette.com/Opinion/Editorials/201004060571
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280. Coalbed Methane Extra (Winter 2008) (PDF)

An explosion on November 18. killed 101 miners, while a methane. blast ... a deep. U.S.: CONSOL
to temporarily seal. tors for coalbed methane sector. mine which ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geuu8uMVNMzPIAUbCEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybnZlZnRlBHNlYwNzcgR
wb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=1233qssd0/EXP=1280606894/**http://www.epa.gov/co
albed/docs/winter_2008.pdf
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281. Colombia Coal Mine Explosion: 16 Dead, Dozens Trap... - Silobreaker

A coal mine explosion in northwestern ... on Feb. 18, 2004, workers deep inside Massey Energy's
Upper Big Branch Mine ... long fracture that sent methane gas pouring into the mine.No ...
http://www.silobreaker.com/colombia-coal-mine-explosion-16-dead-dozens-trapped-5_2263519703
613833226
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282. Death toll at 34 in Colombia mine blast | Home >> Other ...
Jun 22, 2010 ... Rendon says debris and the persistent buildup of methane and carbon ... The
exact cause of the explosion is unknown, but the mine's ... 11:05 AM | Some villages in Mindanao
remained soaked in chest-deep floodwater ...
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=586680
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283. Do The Math: The Myth of A Giant Methane Explosion, Leaked ...
The explosive energy in 7 billion cubic feet of methane released by Macondo well .... Other sources
include mud volcanoes, which are connected with deep ... The Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) investigated several of these ...
http://beforeitsnews.com/story/94/082/Do_The_Math:_The_Myth_of_A_Giant_Methane_Explosion,
_Leaked_Methane_Has_Less_Than_1_of_Energy_of_Mt._St._Helens.html
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284. Fires and explosions

A methane gas explosion killed seven workers in a mine in eastern Ukraine, ... An explosion deep
inside a South African goldmine today killed at least 12 ...
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/ViewContentServlet;jsessionid=55DB4D22A6024AC653AF3
E925CCF039B?contentType=NonArticle&Filename=Published/NonArticle/Articles/07310eac.005.htm
l
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285. Hope Dims for Missing West Virginia Miners After Large Blast ...
... following a massive explosion that claimed 25 lives in West Virginia. Gwen Ifill reports on the
rescue effort in the deadliest U.S. mining disaster...
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/weather/jan-june10/min
e1_04-06.html
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286. i0091-7613-37-10-915.indd
Dec 2009 - ...high concentration of methane in air. None- theless...outbursts can lead to methane
explosions. For...coal outburst led to a methane explosion in Daping coal mine (Henan
Province...Japan. They occur in deep mines ranging from...
http://www.umich.edu/~youxue/publications/Guan2009Geology.pdf
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287. Indonesia mine blast toll reaches 27

An explosion has ripped through a coal mine in Indonesia, killing 17 ... the mine in West Sumatra
province, which collapsed after an explosion of methane gas on ...
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/826608/indonesia-mine-blast-toll-reaches-17
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288. Kentucky Community & Technical College System - Todays News

May 2010 - ...CBS News report on Harlan County's rash of mine fatalities last year. "The Widows of
Harlan...was one of two men who perished in last year's methane explosion at the Kentucky Darby
Mine No. 1 in Holmes Mill. Three others succumbed...
http://legacy.kctcs.edu/todaysnews/index.cfm?tn_date=2007-03-09
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289. Massey Exec Heads Underground for W.Va. Probe - Worldnews.com

(AP) -- One of Massey Energy's top executives has traded his power office for the soot-covered
depths of the West Virginia coal mine where an explosion killed 29 men. ...
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geupAwMVNMif8AmzSEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybnZlZnRlBHNlYwNzcgR
wb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=138so1p5t/EXP=1280606896/**http://article.wn.com/vi
ew/2010/07/04/Massey_Exec_Heads_Underground_for_WVa_Probe_q/
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290. Methane blast at Russian mine kills 1 | NewsOK.com

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news agencies say a methane explosion at a coal mine in western Siberia
has ... river drowned in front of their horrified families after falling into deep ...
http://www.newsok.com/methane-blast-at-russian-mine-kills-1/article/feed/175615
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291. Mexico's Mine Crisis: Tiny coal mines escape inspections

The mine, now 30 feet deep, should produce 30 tons of coal per day by October. ... Since
February, Mexico has focused on the aftermath of a methane explosion that killed ...
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06254/720848-357.stm
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292. Mine disaster causes often remain a mystery - Beyond Sago - The ...
On March 9, 1976, an explosion ripped through the Scotia Mine in Letcher County, Ky. ... they
cannot explain how the lightning got into the mine and ignited methane deep ...
http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200612180003
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293. Mining
Wikipedia: The deepest mine in Europe is Pyhäsalmi Mine in Pyhäjärvi, Finland at 1, 444 meters.
The second deepest mine in Europe is Boulby Mine England at 1, 400 meters (shaft depth 1, 100
meters) The deepest open pit mine in the world is Bingham Canyon M
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mining
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294. Mining accident: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article

At 9.30am on Thursday the 26th of March 1896, an explosion deep in the Brunner Mine killed all 65
... The Ulyanovskaya Mine disaster was caused by a methane explosion that occurred on ...
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Mining_accident
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295. Missing W.Virginia miners found dead, blast toll at 29

Four missing West Virginia coal miners were found dead early on Saturday, more than four days
after ... smoke, fire and an explosive build-up of methane, carbon monoxide and ...
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/features/going_green/Missing+Virginia+miners+found+dea
d+blast+toll/2785191/story.html?id=2785191
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296. NYT: World | University of Mississippi Libraries

Dec 2009 - ...Turkish Miners Dead After Methane Explosion 1 hour 40 min ago A methane gas
explosion collapsed an underground chamber of a Turkish coal mine, killing 19 workers, the...idea
of energy from hot rock deep in the earth, as a similar...
http://apollo.lib.olemiss.edu/center/aggregator/sources/26
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297. Seven dead, 66 trapped in explosion at Siberian coal mine ...

AT least seven people were killed and about 66 miners remain trapped underground after a
methane gas explosion at the Raspadskaya
http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0geupAwMVNMif8AmjSEzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBybjIxbDhlBHNlYwNzcgRw
b3MDMARjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13jlcqt2e/EXP=1280606896/**http://article.wn.com/view/
2010/05/09/Seven_dead_66_trapped_in_explosion_at_Siberian_coal_mine/
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298. The Hindu : News / International : Methane blast at Russian ...

Jul 24, 2010 ... A methane explosion at a coal mine in western Siberia early today ... In deep
waters. Asia has seen a spate of floods in the past two weeks ...
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article531755.ece
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299. The Westray Story : NS Labour and Workforce Development

Apr 2009 - ...levels. (b) If the methane level in any part of a mine reaches or exceeds...mine,
including the mine face, should be such that methane will be diluted to...jurisdiction of the U.S.
Mine Safety and Health...Administration.) (d) The methane mon
http://www.gov.ns.ca/lwd/pubs/westray/recommnd.asp
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300. University of Illinois at Springfield Norris L Brookens Library...

Apr 2008 - ...PROJECT Wells, President of the United Mine Workers, District 12, discusses John
L...interview, was President of the United Mine Workers, D i s t r i c t number twelve...he was a
household name with every coal mine. I spent twenty-nine years
http://www.uis.edu/archives/memoirs/WELLS.pdf
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301. West Virginia Mine Explosion

... carry on the work because the mine was filled with carbon mono oxide and methane. The
management is drilling 1000 feet deep ... that are missing after the explosion in a mine. They ...
http://www.khurak.net/west-virginia-mine-explosion-0023311/
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302. 12 Dead, 10 Missing In West Virginia Mine Explosion (Updated) « EHS ...
A mine safety administrator says 12 workers are dead and 10 trapped deep underground after an
explosion rocked a remote ... 12 miners died in a methane explosion at the Sago Mine ...
http://ehssafetynews.wordpress.com/2010/04/05/12-dead-10-missing-in-w-va-mine-explosion-upd
ated/
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303. 24 remain trapped in flooded coal mine in NE China ...

A methane explosion at a coal mine in western Siberia early Saturday killed one miner and ... The
Jilin environmental protection agency and water bureau fanned out around the ...
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2010/07/30/1234242/explosion-at-coal-mine-kills-at.html?storylink=
mirelated
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304. 25 dead in W.Va. mine blast, worst since 1984 - Blogrunner

Of coal mines and methane. Yesterday, an explosion in the Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal,
West ... Twenty-five miners were killed Monday after a coal mine explosion deep in the ...
http://www.blogrunner.com/snapshot/D/0/0/25_dead_in_wva_mine_blast_worst_since_1984/
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305. 25 Dead In W.Va. Mine Blast, Worst Since 1984 | NBC 4i

Deep Thoughts Blog; The Score » ... UPDATE: A huge underground explosion blamed on methane
gas killed 25 coal miners in the worst U.S. mining ... pointed to the 2006 Sago Mine explosion ...
http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2010/apr/06/massey_energy_25_dead_in_wva_mine_explosion-ar-6
0049/
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306. Bodies of 49 mine workers retrieved in Colombia - Monsters ...

Rendon said high concentrations of methane and carbon monoxide in the 2,500-metre-deep coal
mine near the town of Amaga continued to hamper rescue efforts. ...
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/americas/news/article_1565783.php/Bodies-of-49-mine-
workers-retrieved-in-Colombia
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307. BP's Gulf oil spill continues to lay waste to workers, environment
Workers and engineers from the Deepwater Horizon have told of the many ways corners were cut
and danger signs ignored in the rush to production before the April 2 0 explosion. ... The latest
disaster came on the heels of the Massey mine explosion 15 days e
http://dmitryev.wordpress.com/2010/08/01/bps-gulf-oil-spill-continues-to-lay-waste-to-workers-env
ironment
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308. Coal mine explodes in New Mexico — History.com This Day in ...
A coal mine explosion in Dawson, New Mexico, kills more than 250 workers on this day in 1913. A
heroic rescue effort saved 23 others, but also cost ...
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/coal-mine-explodes-in-new-mexico
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309. Crews prepare desperate rescue effort at West Virginia mine ...
The Daily Register - MONTCOAL, W.Va. (AP) _ Crews prepared early Friday to pump nitrogen
into a coal mine where an explosion killed 25 in a bid to flush ...
http://www.dailyregister.com/archive/x1173967993/Crews-prepare-desperate-rescue-effort-at-Wes
t-Virginia-mine
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310. First Hole Drilled; No Response From Missing W.Va. Miners in ...
(April 7) - Racing against the clock, crews trying to rescue four missing miners finished drilling one
hole into a West Virginia coal mine today, two days after the ...
http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/first-hole-drilled-no-response-from-missing-w-va-miners-in-
upper-big-branch-mine/19429615
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311. I AM A COAL MINER'S KID

It’s time we offer prayer and respect to every miner everywhere on this planet. Prayer changes
things. ... Let’s hope that through prayer the number of men we lose to those deep, dark dungeons
will lessen, year by year until one day they will have a much s
http://minerskid.com/wordpress/?p=11
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312. Mantle xenocrysts from the Arkhangelskaya kimberlite (Lomonosov mine, NW Russia):
Constraints on the composition and...
Lehtonen, M. / O'Brien, H. / Peltonen, P. / Kukkonen, I. / Ustinov, V. / Verzhak,
V.,LITHOS,112,p.924-933,Nov 2009 - ...the Arkhangelskaya kimberlite (Lomonosov mine, NW
Russia): Constraints on the composition...the first pipe of the Lomonosov diamond mine
md5=669e6e9d76ee197c25daa0b65486a3da
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313. Methane - Kosmix : Reference, Videos, Images, News, Shopping ...

Burning methane in the presence of oxygen produces carbon dioxide and water. ... The West
Virginia coal mine where 25 miners died in an explosion in April had a sudden ...
http://www.kosmix.com/topic/Methane
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314. MINE DISASTER PUT IN FOCUS; Cambrian Colliery blast 45 years ...
May 5, 2010 ... A methane gas explosion tore through a 900ft deep seam at the pit in ... The
Cambrian Mine finally closed in 1967 and former Labour leader ...
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/MINE+DISASTER+PUT+IN+FOCUS;+Cambrian+Colliery+blast+45
+years+on.-a0225513342
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315. Mine explosion: » Local News » Bluefield Daily Telegraph ...

... four miners missing nearly a week since an explosion at a West Virginia coal mine ... Crews late
Friday were deep underground on ... the blast was caused by a buildup of methane gas.
http://bdtonline.com/local/x1612532134/Mine-explosion
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316. MINING, MINERALS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Sep 2007 - ...industry..........................................20 Table 6. Average earnings of mine-workers in
southern African countries .........21 Table 7. Stages of processing achieved in southern Africa...
http://www.iied.org/pubs/pdfs/G00601.pdf
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317. Morning Must Reads - Mining disaster for political advantage ...
Apr 7, 2010 ... but the real question will be how methane levels got so high. ... Joe Manchin,
whose hometown lost 78 men to a mine explosion in 1968, ...
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Morning-Must-Reads----M
ining-disaster-for-political-advantage--90079617.html
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318. Numerical and experimental analysis of different ventilation systems in deep mines
Parra, M.T. / Villafruela, J.M. / Castro, F. / Mendez, C.,Building and Environment,41(2),p.87-93,Feb
2006 - ...Elsevier Ltd Fig. 1 Mine gallery. Fig...the risk of explosion. Fig. 8 Methane
concentration...ventilation systems in deep mines M.T. Parra...cul-
md5=1b47043aa2a409d3396b0d3625fc340c
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319. Prevention of methane and dust explosions and reduction of explosion risks in mines -
Kostarev, A. P. Ugol', 2002,...
Fuel and Energy Abstracts,44(4),p.259-259,Jul 2003 - ...Means to decrease methane content and
the temperature of mine air during development of deep galleries Bokii...Excavation of pillars in
deep coal mines improves...accumulation of methane and increase
md5=b341929729d7010a6ae94f2b1f6592f9
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320. Rescue crews waiting to re-enter mine; air unsafe - BusinessWeek

Anxious search crews prepared late Thursday to pump nitrogen into a coal mine where an
explosion killed 25, a last-ditch bid to flush dangerous gases out and allow ...
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9EVAKQO0.htm
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321. Abstracts
Fuel and Energy Abstracts,51(1),p.2-69,Jan 2010 - ...typically used in coalbed methane drilling
in...horizontal length in the deep Mannville coals...underground coal mine
explosionsignitedin...conducted a study of past mine explosions to identify...for the
md5=68a0d9f0c6176b0297761babcb712f69
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322. Abstracts
Fuel and Energy Abstracts,50(4),p.234-304,Jul 2009 - ...state in a coal bump-prone deep coalbed:
a case study DÄ±´az...bursts, especially in deep coalbeds. Sublevel caving...conditions in mines
with high methane content. This paper presents...sub-vertical
md5=27962a6504782930d8d9b2a7fa7ac926
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323. CNN.com - Transcripts

Methane, where does it come from and why is that of such concern? SPEARS: Right. Methane is a
natural gas and under surface of the world. COOPER: Okay. And high quantities of methane clearly
it's something that -- it's not breathable, it's not good for hum
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0601/03/bn.11.html
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324. Death trap
Oct 6, 2006 ... Fifty miners died in Mine 17 on September 6 as a consequence of a methane
explosion almost half a kilometre underground. ...
http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl2319/stories/20061006003102800.htm
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325. Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | World ...
World News :: 23 survive Ukraine mine explosion - Breaking news, sport, showbiz, pictures and
video from the Daily and Sunday Express newspapers - updated 24/7
http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/47579
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326. Mine Reclamation

Mine Reclamation ... closure of three deep shafts and an adit in an explosive environment. The
mine was classified as gassy, and had experienced two methane explosions ...
http://agapito.com/mine_reclamation.htm
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327. Mine Safety and Health Administration: News & Videos about Mine Safety ...
The West Virginia coal mine where 29 miners died in an explosion in April had a sudden and large
inundation of methane gas the day of ... though it's unclear what it was - deep ...
http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/mine_safety_and_health_administration
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328. Miner killed in methane blast at Russian mine, 2 hospitalized with ...
MOSCOW (AP) — A methane explosion at a coal mine in western Siberia early Saturday killed one
miner ... It's summer, but the housing market still seems stuck in the deep freeze of ...
http://www.whotv.com/business/sns-ap-eu-russia-mine-blast,0,2723999.story?track=rss
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329. More air testing needed before rescue teams can re-enter coal ...
Rescue crews waiting to re-enter mine; air unsafe ... He also said he does not think the company
has any information about methane levels in the mine before the explosion. ...
http://calamities.gaeatimes.com/2010/04/08/more-air-testing-needed-before-rescue-teams-can-re-
enter-coal-mine-to-search-for-missing-15562/
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330. NEW INFO: Miners Talk with FBI About Possible Criminal Activity at ...
... Energy says abnormal amounts of methane gas surged into its Upper Big Branch coal mine the
day 29 men died in an explosion. ... won't be able to get as deep into the mine on ...
http://www.wsaz.com/newswestvirginia/headlines/95407719.html
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331. Twelve dead, 83 trapped after Russian mine blasts ...

The second explosion destroyed the main air shaft and all of the mine's above-ground ... The mine
is 500 meters deep and has 370 kilometers (220 miles) of underground tunnels, ...
http://lubbockonline.com/stories/051010/wor_637010906.shtml
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332. U.S Coalmine Disaster " Enviro 1 Online - www.zubzin.com

West Virginia issues subpoenas in mine explosion probe On April 5, a methane gas explosion killed
29 coal ... Stadium heard when arriving at the Lafarge Sugar Creek deep mine was a ...
http://www.zubzin.com/coal-mine-explosion-memorial.html
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333. Ukrainian coal mine blast kills 63 (w/video) | Chronicle ...

DONETSK, Ukraine — A methane blast ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine early ... The
explosion occurred around 3 a.m. more than 3,300 feet deep inside ...
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/chronicle/5311542.html
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334. West Virginia Coal Mine Blast Victims Obituary: West Virginia ...
Read West Virginia Coal Mine Blast Victims's life story, offer ... Mine crews were checking on the
alarm when they discovered an explosion had occurred deep insid e the mine. ...
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries.asp?page=lifestory&n=west-virginia-coal-mine-blast-victims&per
sonid=141532550
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335. West Virginia mine explosion: rescuers drill to release poisonous gas ...
... who planned to dig four shafts to vent methane, a ... At the time of the explosion, 61 miners
were in the mine, about 30 miles south of ... X-rays show that beauty is more than skin deep
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7561801/West-Virginia-mine-explo
sion-rescuers-drill-to-release-poisonous-gas.html
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336. 06/01122 Effect of hydrogen on the mechanical properties of X-70 pipeline steel in
diluted NaHCO3 solutions at...
Fuel and Energy Abstracts,47(3),p.170-171,May 2006 - ...area for coalbed methane exploration and
development...The current coalbed methane wells are generally completed in the deep stagnant
zone. 06...of carbon dioxide-methane mixtures Ceglarska-Stefanska.
md5=bd1581b89ca4911b7150338677af9097
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337. Abstracts
Fuel and Energy Abstracts,51(3),p.160-230,May 2010 - ...No. 5) coal is mined at the Big Ridge
Mine, near Eldorado,southern Illinois...coalfields in China containabundant coalbed methane
(CBM) resources (1.1C210 12 m 3 ). Net accumulated...drilling to det
md5=b0c2ae81349b73c2cc61bd7a1fd918a7
72%
338. Blast hits Russia's largest coal mine, 12 dead - Boston.com

Rescue workers scrambled Sunday to save 83 people trapped in Russia's largest underground coal
mine after two explosions killed at least 12 people and injured dozens ...
http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2010/05/09/blast_hits_russias_largest_coal_mi
ne_12_dead/
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339. Channel NewsAsia - Hopes fade for Indonesian miners after explosion ...
More than 40 miners were feared dead on Tuesday after a massive explosion of methane gas
collapsed a coal mine ... was all but gone for another 40 miners believed to be buried deep ...
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/436355/1/.html
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340. Containers and Safety in the Workplace.
On the other hand, Massey Energy Co. in West Virginia has considered God in coal mining. ... But
Massey said yesterday that it is a 'distinct possibility that an unpreventable flood of methane gas
caused the explosion that killed 29 men at the Upper Big B
http://georgeshollenberger.blogspot.com/2010/07/safety-in-workplace-of-some-businesses.html
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341. Designing of an environmental assessment algorithm for surface mining projects

Mirmohammadi, M. / Gholamnejad, J. / Fattahpour, V. / Seyedsadri, P. / Ghorbani, Y.,Journal of
Environmental Management,90(8),p.2422-2435,Jun 2009 - ...emission Dust emission in each part
of mine. Drilling machines. Explosion. Loading. Movement of the trac
md5=4a5891d3115780a6144b5e86e92f8541
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342. Handbook for Methane Control in Mining - About This Handbook ...
Handbook for Methane Control in Mining - About This Handbook - Document Summary ... Major
coal mine explosion disasters have always involved the combustion of coal dust, ...
http://www.onemine.org/search/summary.cfm/Handbook-for-Methane-Control-in-Mining--About-Th
is-Handbook?d=B9CA47C4548AD71A4B66BDA56F408A3AD5B5B032E1AC2A25F3A22F41E21EBA431
53028&fullText=Of+Mr+Chances+paper+on+a+New+Method+for+Working+Deep+Coalbed
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343. Hollowed Ground

It was the explosion that drew me back to the Coal River Valley this April. ... The last camera crew
left by the third week, the articles slipped off the front pages of the national newspapers, and I,
knowing the story went deeper than the incident i...
http://middmag.com/2010/07/hollowed-ground
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344. Massey Energy & Don Blankenship: Million-dollar Tea Party ...
Seven Killed, At Least 19 Missing In Massey Coal Mine Disaster ... Virginia coal mine where at least
25 miners were killed in a methane explosion on Monday. ... To: All Deep Mine Superintendents
From: Don Blankenship Date: October 19, ...
http://dailyradar.com/beltwayblips/story/massey-energy-don-blankenship-million-dollar-tea-party/
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345. Massey Tells Families Mine Monitors Not Disabled | KOSU Radio
Aug 3, 2010 ... Methane monitors automatically shut off mining machines when methane gas ... of
methane were measured 5 1/2 hours after the explosion. ... turning corners and killing mine
workers deep inside the mine and close to the ...
http://kosu.org/2010/08/massey-tells-families-mine-monitors-not-disabled/
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346. Mining Safety Reexamined After Another Deadly Disaster in W ...

Following the deadly mine explosion in southern West Virginia, Jim Lehrer talks to two reporters
about the ongoing recovery efforts, the dangers of ...
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rss/redir/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/weather/jan-june10/min
e2_04-06.html
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347. Rescuers find no evidence 4 missing miners are alive after ...
MONTCOAL, W.VA. Rescuers found no evidence four missing miners were alive after a coal mine
explosion killed 25 people.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2010/04/07/2010-04-07_rescuers_find_no_evidence_4_missing
_miners_are_alive_after_west_virginia_coal_mi.html
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348. Safety Issues - World Coal Institute

Coal mining deep underground involves a higher safety risk than coal ... rock strata during the
process of mining can present a high risk of explosion at ...
http://www.worldcoal.org/coal-society/safety-issues/
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349. StateMaster - Encyclopedia: Ulyanovskaya Mine disaster

Mar 19, 2007 ... The Ulyanovskaya Mine disaster was caused by an explosion that occurred ...
which is Russia's biggest producer of deep-mined coal. ... Methane gas explosion at Ulyanovskaya
Mine kills at least 106; Dozens still missing ...
http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Ulyanovskaya-Mine-disaster
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350. The Raw Story | Rescuers battle to save missing Ukrainian miners
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Rescuers_battle_to_save_missing_Ukr_11192007.html
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351. W.Va. Mine Still Not Safe For Rescue | Ohio News Network (ONN)
2006: 12 killed in a methane explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia owned by ... 1989: 10
killed in an explosion at a Pyro Mining Co. mine in Wheatcroft, Ky. ...
http://www.10tv.com/live/content/onnnews/stories/2010/04/07/story-hotline-mine-blast.html?type
=rss&cat=&sid=102
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352. west virginia mine explosion | Cc Business Blog

When methane gas in a West Virginia mine ignited, it caused an explosion that killed at least 25
coal miners ...
http://ccen-eg.com/west-virginia-mine-explosion-4.html
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353. [PDF]ALTERNATIVE METHODOLOGIES FOR EVALUATING EXPLOSION-RESISTANT ...

crosscut in the multiple-entry section of the mine. The methane explosion in C drift produced a
much more rapid dynamic loading of the seal but was ...
http://198.246.98.21/niosh/mining/pubs/pdfs/amfee.pdf
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354. 2009 mine deaths hit record low of 34 | Deseret News

Jan 2, 2010 ... That year, the nation's most deadly mine explosion killed 358 people ... including 12
who died in a methane explosion at the Sago Mine in West ... at the Horizon Coal Mine, a deep
mine outside Helper, Utah, last year. ...
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705355615/09-mine-deaths-hit-record-low.html
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355. 25 Miners Dead in West Virginia Explosion, Four Missing

Apr 6, 2010 ... "Mine rescue experts are working to drill four bore holes to sample the mine air and
release methane where those miners are believed to be ...
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/apr2010/2010-04-06-092.html
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356. 30 miners trapped in gas explosion in Turkish Mine

May 18, 2010 ... It is thought that a methane gas explosion has caused the collapse ... air into the
mine to dispel the gas so that digging is safe in deeper ...
http://www.nationalturk.com/en/30-miners-trapped-in-gas-explosion-in-turkish-mine-24564256
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357. A CHANGE IN WEATHER - (Im headed for the trees over there. If thats not a
destination, I don't care)
. . ). Another dubious fact is that the (toxic) Connexit dispersant not only disperses oil into tiny
globules (more toxic to sealife), but that it also disperses METHANE. ... But two thirds of the oil
eruption is methane, and methane is the major problem -
http://madman101.livejournal.com/776500.html
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358. Blast in a coal mine in Donetsk, Ukraine - Wikinews, the free ...
Oct 26, 2008 ... Another blast shook the Ukrainian coal mine Zasyadko in Donetsk, where over 100
miners died in a methane blast in November. ... in an isolated part of the collery at the deep of
1078 metres, where 63 people were working. ...
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Blast_in_a_coal_mine_in_Donetsk,_Ukraine
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359. CHOSEN: End Times Newsletter - Issue 147

I 'd wish for auburn hair (mine was mousy brown); I’d wish I was taller, like Cindy Crawford;...
http://endtimesnews.vox.com/library/post/chosen-end-times-newsletter---issue-147.html
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360. Coal Mines | Methane to Markets - www.rewde.com

Source: AP A methane explosion tore through Russia's largest underground coal mine on Saturday
... and four were still missing deep underground on Tuesday after an explosion ...
http://www.rewde.com/coal-mine.html
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361. Coalbed methane: From hazard to resource

Flores, R.M.,International Journal of Coal Geology,35(1),p.3-26,Feb 1998 - ...construction of large
deep mines, coalbed methane in these mines...century, coal mine explosions were...reported in
deep underground...allowed coalbed methane to accumulate...may
md5=ead291b29f4f005ec082b1883257e7ba
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362. Corruption And Negligence Result In Death Of 50 Coal Miners

All these and more were the immediate cause of Nagda coal mine disaster on September 6. ... of
why methane caught fire and caused the explosion at Nagda mine on that day ...
http://pd.cpim.org/2006/0924/09242006_jharkhand%20mines.htm
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363. Death count keeps rising in Russian mine disaster « Coal Tattoo
... Akintyev, 50, killed after explosions at the Raspadskaya mine in ... with 38 miners still missing
deep inside the Raspadskaya coal mine ... lives from a preventable methane explosion. It ...
http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2010/05/11/death-count-keeps-rising-in-russian-mine-disast
er/
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364. Few hints of trouble in Massey Energy’s filings …

” In an 8-K filed March 24 — just a couple weeks before the Upper Big Branch explosion — ... Deep
in the agreement itself (item [z] in a list of representations and warranties)...
http://www.footnoted.org/buried-treasure/few-hints-of-trouble-in-massey-energys-filings-…/
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365. Methane blamed for blast that killed 25 miners " Breaking ...
Mine crews were checking on the alarm when they discovered an explosion had occurred deep ...
Methane is one of the great dangers of coal mining, and federal ...
http://goshennews.com/breakingnews/x1687700693/Methane-blamed-for-blast-that-killed-25-mine
rs
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366. Methane blast at Russian mine kills 1 | World News | Comcast.net

Jul 24, 2010 · A methane explosion at a coal mine in western Siberia early Saturday killed one
miner and left two ... in shallow water, the next they plunged into a dropoff 25 feet deep.
http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-world/20100724/EU.Russia.Mine.Blast/
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367. Methane keeps rescuers out of mine - News - Virgin Media

Methane keeps rescuers out of mine
http://latestnews.virginmedia.com/news/world/2010/04/06/rescue_teams_to_re_enter_us_mine
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368. Officials: rescue crews evacuating West Virginia mine ...

Breaking News: 25 people killed in mine explosion 4-6-10 ... the amount of methane, hydrogen and
carbon monoxide coming out of the mine was so high ..... on the alarm when they discovered an
explosion had occurred deep inside the mine . ...
http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/Officials-rescue-crews-evacuating-West-Virginia/lblCYxPXF
kmX8Ns9GM3MeA.cspx
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369. Pella vilya: Near earth objectsPlanetary defence through the regulation of resource
utilisation
Goh, G.M.,Acta Astronautica,67(1),p.230-240,Jul 2010 - ...Mankind Province of all Mankind Deep
seabed 1 Introduction Immense...collisions include the airborne explosion at Curuca River,
Brazil...5km above the ground. The explosion released energy equivalen
md5=2361b57415d736eca816a667c9331211
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370. Raleigh County Mine Explosion

On April 5, 2010, there was an explosion at a Raleigh County mine. ... drilling a pipe over 1,000
feet deep into the mine ... the main dangers of working in coal mines is the methane ...
http://www.mahalo.com/raleigh-county-mine-explosion
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371. Russian coal mine blast kills 75 UPDATE

Mar 19, 2007 ... LONDON (AFX) - A devastating gas explosion tore through a Siberian coal ... a
rockslide caused methane gas to build up in a section of the mine. ... News agencies reported that
the 270-metre-deep mine was opened in 2002 ...
http://www.abcmoney.co.uk/news/19200741882.htm
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372. Technology vision 2050 for sustainable mining

Ghose, A.K.,Procedia Earth and Planetary Science,1(1),p.2-6,Sep 2009 - ...niche space, the average
mine size would enlarge significantly...With a mix of giant, deep surface mines and of small...and
ultra haulers. In deep open pits, the truck...conceivable
md5=479b65ee7dc54268009b496cea79f01d
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373. The ''chessboard'' classification scheme of mineral deposits: Mineralogy and geology
from aluminum to zirconium
Dill, H.G.,Earth Science Reviews,100(1),p.1-420,Jun 2010 - ...minerals from the Sudbury Complex,
Creighton Mine, Canada. d) Ni ore composed of rammelsbergite...cobalt ore. a) Erythrite from
Eliana Mine near Pisco, Peru. b) Co-Ag vein ore...Bi-Co-Ni-As) fro
md5=6f0af712243cb97dc6a8ec6f7b9ac120
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374. Westray Mine Disaster Miners Coal Nova Company Scotia Safety
Westray Mine Disaster Miners Coal Nova Company Scotia ... Miners complained about working in
deep coal dust and ... May 9, 1992, in Plymouth, Nova Scotia, when a methane gas explosion ...
http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Westray:Mine:Disaster.htm
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375. 7 dead, 19 missing in W.Va. coal mine explosion - AP News Wire ...
http://www.salon.com/wires/techbiz/2010/04/05/D9ET7SUO0_us_mine_explosion/index.html
70%
376. 7 killed, 19 missing in mine blast » Headlines » The Norman ...

http://normantranscript.com/headlines/x1175545311/7-killed-19-missing-in-mine-blast
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377. Abstracts
Fuel and Energy Abstracts,48(6),p.394-448,Nov 2007 - ...Samples were collected from active mine
faces, and expected differences...carbon dioxide (80wt.%) and methane. Therefore, cracking of
carboxylic...PSD) analysis of the Gregory mine coal rejects, over
md5=9fad8d0bff69efcb6a092322ee45b5eb
70%
378. Bituminous Mine Safety Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes

He said Deep Mine Safety is in the process of defining what constitutes a serious accident
(explosion, ignition, inundation, etc.) Deep Mine Safety has withdrawn their draft technical
guidance on the use of common entries [Section 242(c)].
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/SUBJECT/ADVCOUN/bmsac/minutes july 8.htm
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379. Body of 20th miner found in Ukraine | World news | The Guardian
The body of the last of a group of miners working at the site of an explosion deep in a coal mine in
eastern Ukraine has been found and brought to the surface, ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/aug/02/3
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380. CNN.com - Transcripts

SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Back to this coal mine explosion. The coal mine explosion in
West Virginia really triggers memories of a similar accident in a mine not very long ago. A hundred
miles north of the Sago Mine in West Virginia is the Quecreek Mine
http://edition.cnn.com./TRANSCRIPTS/0601/03/bn.02.html
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381. Common Wealth

There are solutions for this planet to combat climate change, poverty, population explosion
because every human being breath the same air, drink the same source of w...
http://a1pinoy.blogspot.com/2010/07/common-wealth.html
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382. DEP: Old Mine Gas Ignites W.Va. Well Blast, 7 Hurt
Officials said today a crew drilling a natural gas well through an abandoned coal mine in the
northern panhandle hit a pocket of methane gas that ignited, triggering ...
http://www.wtap.com/news/headlines/95854454.html
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383. DISASTERS: Death at Black Mountain - TIME

Two days after the explosion, a group of 13 inspectors and miners were deep in the same mine,
strengthening a section of roof and repairing the ventilation system. ...
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,911757,00.html
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384. Enhancing the mineral and vitamin content of wheat and maize through plant breeding
Ortiz-Monasterio, J.I. / Palacios-Rojas, N. / Meng, E. / Pixley, K. / Trethowan, R. / Pena,
R.J.,Journal of Cereal Science,46(3),p.293-307,Nov 2007 - More than half of the world's population
suffers micronutrient undernourishment. The main sources of vitam
md5=040f191d0099b1ede9b246d5b14cf925
70%
385. Explosion at Massey mine kills 25 - MarketWatch

... efforts remain on hold because of elevated methane and carbon monoxide readings inside the
mine. ... monoxide alarm when they discovered an explosion had occurred deep in the mine ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/explosion-at-massey-mine-kills-25-2010-04-06?dist=beforebell
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386. France24 - Workers killed in West Virginia coal mine explosion

Apr 6, 2010 ... REUTERS - The death toll rose to 25 and four coal miners were still missing deep
underground on Tuesday after an explosion killed ripped ...
http://www.france24.com/en/20100406-west-virginia-coal-mining-accident-blast-dead-injured-missi
ng-massey-energy
70%
387. Fuel and Energy Abstracts
Fuel and Energy Abstracts,40(2),p.94-173,Mar 1999 - ...metals during the natural weathering of
coal mine spoil Dang, Z. et al. Prog. Nat. Sci...The natural weathering process of coal mine spoi is a
course of enrichment of heavy...geochemical facies of heav
md5=2b083e34f52c97c095a8acceeb532331
70%
388. Gillard abandons leadership on climate change

2010/07/22 It's hard to describe just how truly wretched Labor's new climate change policy is. It
makes the CPRS, its dog of an emissions trading scheme, look like a model of best practice.
http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/07/23/citizen-gillard-abandons-basic-leadership-on-climate-change
/
70%
389. Goldschmidt Abstracts 2010 - D

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta,74(12),p.A202-A256,Jun 2010 - ...and its potential to produce
biogenic methane JULIAN DAMASHEK 1 *, SAMUEL E. MILLER...shales generate significant
amounts of methane, but little is known about the microbial...midcontinent sh
md5=7428f69caa0822928111681339dd7d39
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390. Goldschmidt Abstracts 2010 - P

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta,74(12),p.A783-A836,Jun 2010 - ...Evidence from C- and N-
isotopes in super-deep diamonds M. PALOT 1 *, P. CARTIGNY...of the rather common occurence
super- deep mineral inclusion assemblages in diamonds from...kept heterogene
md5=70c5ffeb461bd7574214265baa507c9a
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391. Mark Easton

2010/07/12 Tension at the heart of UK's drug classification
http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/thereporters/markeaston/2010/07/tension_at_heart_of_drug_
classification.html
70%
392. Methane blast at Russian mine kills 1 | AP Business News - The News ...
Jul 24, 2010 · Crews drilled holes deep into the ground to release the gases. By ... MOSCOW – A
methane explosion at a coal mine in western Siberia early Saturday killed one miner ...
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/24/1275487/methane-blast-at-russian-mine.html
70%
393. Methane blast at Russian mine kills 1 | Financial Headlines | Comcast ...
Jul 24, 2010 · MOSCOW — A methane explosion at a coal mine in western Siberia early Saturday
killed one miner ... Latest News Videos 6 Teens Drown in Deep Part of River Associated Press
http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-finance/20100724/EU.Russia.Mine.Blast/
70%
394. Methane, a Common Danger of Coal Mines - NY Times Science | e! Science ...
Methane, a Common Danger of Coal Mines ... no definitive proof that it was a methane explosion
... Deep sea methane scavengers captured
http://esciencenews.com/sources/ny.times.science/2010/04/06/methane.a.common.danger.coal.mi
nes
70%
395. Miner killed in methane blast at Russian mine, 2 hospitalized with ...
MOSCOW (AP) — A methane explosion at a coal mine in western Siberia early Saturday killed one
miner ... It's summer, but the housing market still seems stuck in the deep freeze of ...
http://www.fox2now.com/business/sns-ap-eu-russia-mine-blast,0,7272466.story
70%
396. PA Coal Miners's MySpace Blog |

Mar 25, 2010 ... Methane buildup is an issue only in deep mines and does not affect ... an
anthracite miner was killed in a methane explosion at R&D mine, ...
http://blogs.myspace.com/pacoalminers
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397. Peak Oil, Deep Oil and Son of the Evening Star -- Part I
True to prediction, deep Earth actually does produce abiotic methane. You can detect methane
gas, in minute but measurable trace quantities, discharging from the world's midocean ridges,
which are connected by volcanic vents to the Earth's upper mantle. Me
http://www.whiskeyandgunpowder.com/Archives/2006/20060301.html
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398. Public perceptions of underground coal gasification in the United Kingdom

Shackley, S. / Mander, S. / Reiche, A.,Energy Policy,34(18),p.3423-3433,Dec 2006 - ...which either
lies too deep underground, or is...too expensive to mine. UCG involves the...following an
underground explosion. The most advanced...exercise at a coal mine
md5=7628ef9ef6b1caa29ef5a4eff3f632ff
70%
399. Search continues for W.Va. miners missing in blast | The Daily ...
Apr 9, 2010 ... Acord was killed on Monday during a mine explosion at Massey Energy's ... Big
Branch coal mine disaster Friday as crews neared a refuge chamber deep ... Officials suspect the
blast was caused by a buildup of methane gas. ...
http://dailycaller.com/2010/04/09/search-on-again-for-wv-coal-mine-blast-survivors/
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400. Session 3: Underground Mine Environment | World Mining Congress 2008pl

Multidisciplinary approaches in researches of methane out-bursts and explosions in coal mines. The
thermodynamic approach to the safety state assessment of a ventilation system of a deep mine
using underground main fan.
http://www.wmc-expo2008.org/pl/node/653
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401. Subject Index

Fuel and Energy Abstracts,50(4),p.305-310,Jul 2009 - ...support systems 09/01980 Deep freeze
units 09/01706...engines 09/01933 enriched methane flames 09/01660 enriched natural gas
09/01528 explosion hazards 09/01680 fraction...01536 reduction 09/01536 Met
md5=35468cb124561e78135f01e496e2ad4c
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402. The science and art of sealing a mine fire

Morris, R. / Atkinson, T.,Mining Science and Technology,5(3),p.221-246,Sep 1987 - ...Moreover, in
a gassy mine the danger of an explosion taking place increases...At the Homing Mine, near
Pittsburgh, U.S.A., an explosion killed all the...the percentage of
md5=5d5201fcc219c3254dd4c7658ba46427
70%
403. Underground explosion kills 25 in US coal mine - Americas, ...

Apr 7, 2010 ... The death toll from a coal mining explosion in West Virginia stood at 25 last night ...
The blast, possibly caused by the ignition of methane, ... survival chambers deep underground that
are stocked with water and food. ...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/underground-explosion-kills-25-in-us-coal-min
e-1937610.html
70%
404. YouTube - US Coal Mine Blast In West Virginia Kills At Least ...
Apr 6, 2010 ... At least 25 coal miners have been killed and four are still missing deep underground
after an explosion ripped through a West Virginia mine. ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jkMYl1gyuo
70%
405. ZENIT - Condolences Sent for Ukraine Mine Victims

ZENIT is a news agency specializing in coverage of the Holy Father, life in the ... investigating the
explosion, which occurred in a 1,000-meter-deep mine in Krasnolimansk. ...
http://www.zenit.org/article-10675?l=english
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406. 25 dead in W.Va. mine blast, worst since 1984

, about 30 miles south of Charleston, left authorities with only slim hopes that the missing miners
could be found alive more than 1,000 feet underground amid a buildup of toxic methane gas. ...
The gas buildup forced rescuers to call off efforts to reach
http://jaydeespost.jaydees.net/index.php/25-dead-in-w-va-mine-blast-worst-since-1984/
69%
407. 25 miners killed in West Virginia explosion

But federal mine safety and health officials have repeatedly cited Massey, one of the nation’s ...
largest coal producers, and the mine’s operator for potentially dangerous conditions, including
venting of combustible methane gas....
http://www.thecreativenews.com/25-miners-killed-in-west-virginia-explosion/2010/04/06
69%
408. Abstracts
Fuel and Energy Abstracts,50(6),p.394-464,Nov 2009 - ...events and hazardassessment in the
Zabrze-Bielszowice coal mine, Poland Les´niak,A.andIsakow,Z.International Journal of
Rock...seismic activity recorded in the ‘Zabrze-Bielszowice’ coal mine in P
md5=eba6e505445218b4b8e427027095ee08
69%
409. Blast hits notorious Ukrainian mine

The mine blast has left 5 hurt and 35 missing. An explosion has hit a Ukrainian coal mine, where
over 100 died in a methane blast two weeks ago, ...
http://www.presstv.ir/Detail.aspx?id=33264
69%
410. Blast hits Russia's largest coal mine, 12 dead | The Jakarta Post
Daily English language newspaper in Indonesia ... The mine is 500 meters deep and has 370
kilometers (220 miles) of underground tunnels, Tuleyev said. ...
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/05/09/blast-hits-russia039s-largest-coal-mine-12-dead.
html
69%
411. Daily Herald | Officials: 33 killed in mine explosion in ...

daily herald is suburban chicago's largest daily newspaper. the daily herald provides a ... KIEV,
Ukraine -A methane blast ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine early ...
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=80163
69%
412. Gas levels drop at mine; crews may start search | ...
Apr 8, 2010 ... Crews drilled holes deep into the ground to release the gases. ... Gina, has been at
the mine site since the explosion and would not leave. ... the amount of methane, hydrogen and
carbon monoxide coming out of the mine ...
http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20100408/news/100409637
69%
413. Geological and mining factors affecting spontaneous heating of coal

Morris, R. / Atkinson, T.,Mining Science and Technology,3(3),p.217-231,Apr 1986 - ...engineer will
design the mine to minimize all risks...fires or into an explosion of gas or dust, with...it is necessary
to mine the seam selectively...differing densi- tie
md5=44109a9e390dec0bd56e290f2bb8d74d
69%
414. Glimpse on this

“The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration will investigate this tragedy, and take action,”
... MONTCOAL: Rescuers raced to find 10 coal miners missing deep underground after an explosion
killed 12 of their colleagues on Monday at a West Virginia m
http://services.all4seo.ru/ramsden/2010/04/06/glimpse-on-this
69%
415. Global Warming: Methane Could Be Far Worse Than Carbon Dioxide ...
On the methane hydrate crystals along the deep ocean bottom: I am just wildly ... In my locality
the bulk of homes, not mine ... meat has created a farm animal population explosion
http://www.communicationagents.com/sepp/2005/02/01/global_warming_methane_could_be_far_
worse_than_carbon_dioxide.htm
69%
416. Lethal gas stops rescuers from entering West Virginia mine ...
Two full days after the worst U.S. mining disaster in a generation, dangerous gases underground
prevented rescuers Wednesday from venturing...
http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/lethal-gas-stops-rescuers-from-entering-west-virg
inia-mine
69%
417. Massey Tells Families Mine Monitors Not Disabled | WBUR & NPR
... massive and natural surge of methane hit the mine ... The explosion traveled more than 2 miles
underground, turning corners and killing mine workers deep inside the mine and close ...
http://www.wbur.org/npr/128942289
69%
418. Massey To Resume Operations In West Virginia Mine Despite ...

Jul 29, 2010 ... The explosion was the nation's worst mine accident in four decades, ... fan and
bore holes drilled 1100 feet deep into the mine to vent deadly gas. ... to reduce coal dust in the air
and to help dilute methane in mines. ...
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7019431807?Massey%20To%20Resume%20Operations
%20In%20West%20Virginia%20Mine%20Despite%20Deaths
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419. Mines and Communities: Football tycoon's investment lies behind Russia ...
... it was "established that the explosion occurred during an equipment check," adding that a
methane-gas or coal-dust blast caused the mine ... who died in the methane explosion deep ...
http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=1896
69%
420. PRODUCTS-Shandong Yanshanpumps Co.,Ltd

we have security standard certificate and explosion proof certificate. ... can safe use in air contain
methane and explosion smut etc. flammable ...
http://www.yanshanpump.cn/page/eproduct_disp1.asp?id=162
69%
421. Reuters AlertNet - Hopes fade for 15 miners trapped in Polish ...
AlertNet provides news, information and analysis for everyone interested in emergency ... 15
others underground in the deep coal mine, officials said. REUTERS/KATARINA STOLTZ ...
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L22879991.htm
69%
422. Thirteen Injured in Coal Mine Explosion in Ukraine

Thirteen Injured in Coal Mine Explosion in Ukraine. 2008-04-08 02:08:14 Xinhua ... provided that
both the source and author are acknowledged and a ...
http://english.cri.cn/2947/2008/04/08/65@342979.htm
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423. Use of Methane Monitors for Estimating Face Gas Conditions

Taylor, C.D. / Goodman, G.V.R.,Applied Occupational and Environmental
Hygiene,12(12),p.947-951,Dec 1997 - ...McGlothin, C. Kissell, F.N.: Methane Monitors for
Estimating...Exhaust Ventilation of Deep Cuts Using a Continuous-Mining...Ven- tilation in Very D
md5=155900cbe45f7694af997925c8c6eada
69%
424. Utilization of coalbed methane

Gustavson, K.B.,Natural Resources Forum,20(1),p.59-68,Feb 1996 - ...reduction of mine
ventilation...production of coalbed methane is the fact...during coal mine operations...in areas with
deep-lying unde...for coalbed methane exploration...created for a co
md5=a234d68af772360c4cffb5b487b27473
69%
425. 7 dead, 19 missing in W.Va. coal mine explosion | World news ...
Apr 06, 2010 · ... mine where seven workers were killed and 19 missing deep underground after an
explosion ... coal seam releases up to 2 million cubic feet of methane gas into the mine ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/9018966
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426. 7 killed in underground blast were leaving W.Va. mine; communication destroyed, 19
missing
MONTCOAL, W. Va. (AP) — Rescuers converged late Monday on a remote coal mine where seven
workers were killed and 19 missing deep underground after an explosion rocked the operation t ...
hat has a history of violations for not properly ventilating highly c
http://bl13.readymademediaweb.com/2010/04/06/7-killed-in-underground-blast-were-leaving-w-va
-mine-communication-destroyed-19-missing
68%

MONTCOAL, W. Va. (AP) - Rescuers converged late Monday on a remote coal mine where seven
workers were killed and 19 missing deep underground after an explosion rocked the operation t ...
hat has a history of violations for not properly ventilating highly
http://biroindonesia.blogspot.com/2010/04/7-killed-19-missing-in-southern-w-va.html
68%
428. A Convenient Solution We Desperately Need

-d. Fuel Oil, for Heating -e. Heavy Fuel Oils -3. Other Mined Fuels...
http://acsnewsupd.blogspot.com/2009/12/is-global-warming-myth-conspiracy.html
68%
429. Abstracts
Fuel and Energy Abstracts,49(5),p.290-370,Sep 2008 - ...developed primarily to support process
modelling of coalbed methane (CBM) or CO 2 -enhanced CBM (ECBM) recovery from coal seam...is
extremely sensitive to pyrolysis conditions which deter- mine conten
md5=dbd36f4b47e8a67f6f171e519774f746
68%
430. Brunner Mine disaster

At 9.30am on Thursday the 26th of March 1896, an explosion deep in the Brunner Mine ... a
common hazard in coal mines, where a pocket of methane gas is ...
http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/9498429
68%
431. CHOSEN: End Times Newsletter - Issue 132

Issue 132 COVER
http://endtimesnews.vox.com/library/post/chosen-end-times-newsletter---issue-132.html
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432. Coal mining: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article

Coals that occur at depths of 180 to are usually deep mined but, ..... after damp consists of carbon
dioxide and nitrogen and forms after a mine explosion. ... Burning methane in the presence of
oxygen produces carbon dioxide and water. ...
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Coal_mining
68%
433. Death toll at 34 in Colombia mine blast - Boston.com

Colombian rescuers have retrieved the bodies of 34 miners killed in last week's coal mine explosion.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/latinamerica/articles/2010/06/21/death_toll_at_32_in_colombi
a_mine_blast/
68%
434. Death toll at 34 in Colombia mine blast - USATODAY.com

Jun 21, 2010 ... Rescuers carried out 13 bodies Sunday from deep inside the 1.2-mile access ...
Rendon says debris and the persistent buildup of methane and carbon ... The exact cause of the
explosion is unknown, but the mine's records ...
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2010-06-21-Colombia-mine-death-toll_N.htm
68%
435. Disaster at No. 5 Mine - chicagotribune.com

Then the deep mine unleashed its terrifying force. A drama of mortal ... An explosion can knock out
the mine's ventilation system, allowing pockets of methane to ...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-0209220285sep22,0,5650571.story
68%
436. Explosion Deep Mine | elec_mechanical

Police said methane gas ignited in the mine, causing a massive explosion that left a crater about
100 metres (330 feet) deep. ...
http://tiyoavianto.com/directorysearch/explosion+deep+mine.html
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437. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Pt. II

‘Nuclear winter’ is used to describe the aftermath of a nuclear explosion caused due to a nuclear
war or a nuclear accident....
http://sparkplugwires.org/spark-plug-wires/general-knowledge-pt-ii
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438. Goldschmidt Abstracts 2009 - G

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta,73(13),p.A406-A483,Jun 2009 - ...and Eurasia. In spite of no
exchange of deep waters between the Japan Sea and the surrounding...years. The Japan Sea
consists of three deep basins: Japan Basin (northern part), Yamato...forme
md5=c43ea6a92966ea12f527df41e19bd84b
68%
439. Goldschmidt Abstracts 2009 - P

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta,73(13),p.A983-A1062,Jun 2009 - ...Geochimica et Cosmochimica
Acta, v. 72, no. 17, Page A715. Methane oxidation rates by AMS M. PACK 1 *, M. HEINTZ 2 , W.S.
REEBURGH...ucsb.edu, valentine@geol.ucsb.edu) In the marine environm
md5=155d4a68620540c5a3dc7a5cc8b6822f
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440. Gov: No response yet from any coal mine survivors : Money : News ...
MONTCOAL, West Virginia - The death toll in a U.S. coal mine explosion rose to 25, making
Rescuers began drilling three deep holes to vent methane and carbon monoxide from the ...
http://www.zengjung.com/virginia-mine-vent.html
68%
441. Had you understand this one?

S. mining disaster in more than two decades. ... Rescuers began drilling three deep holes to vent
methane and carbon monoxide from the mine so that search teams can go back in....
http://corbin.niranalyzer.eu/2010/04/06/had-you-understand-this-one/
68%
442. Jharkhand: Why 50 miners lost their lives

You just need a spark for an explosion," he said. Bhatdee is a high-methane-level mine. ... reduce
the density of methane gas in the mine by infusing fresh air. ...
http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/sep/12mine.htm
68%
443. Many miners killed in West Virginia

But federal mine safety and health officials have repeatedly cited Massey, one of the nation's
largest coal producers, and the mine's operator for potentially dangerous c ... onditions, including
venting of combustible methane gas....
http://www.brutallyhonest.org/brutally_honest/2010/04/many-miners-killed-in-west-virginia.html
68%
444. Methane keeps rescuers out of W. Virginia Upper Big Branch coal mine ...
Crews drilled holes deep into the ground to ... may have been caused by a buildup of methane.
The mine's ... to 29, it will be the worst U.S. coal mining disaster since a 1970 explosion ...
http://www.ocala.com/article/20100407/NEWS/100409747?Title=Methane-keeps-rescuers-out-of-
W-Virginia-mine-
68%
445. Newsvine - 23 miners reach surface after explosion in Ukraine

Emergency workers went deep into the mine in the Donbass coalfield to ... and shook the windows
of the mine's administrative offices. The explosion occurred ...
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/06/08/1553326-23-miners-reach-surface-after-explosion-in
-ukraine
68%
446. Pennsylvania Geological Survey: Other Geologic Hazards

In Greene County in 1997, a methane explosion destroyed a home. ... After coal is removed from
the ground, over time the roof of the mine begins to collapse ...
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/hazards/otherhaz.aspx
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447. Print friendly - News from The China Post

... language newspaper. Providing in-depth news from Taiwan, Asia and around the world. ...
Ukraine's worst mining disaster in years, a methane blast deep underground that killed at ...
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/headlines/print/50483.htm
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448. Proterozoic (pre-Ediacaran) glaciation and the high obliquity, low-latitude ice, strong
seasonality (HOLIST) hypothesis:...
Williams, G.E.,Earth Science Reviews,87(3),p.61-93,Mar 2008 - ...primary sand wedge 3 m deep
and ~2 m wide developed...Cattle Grid open-pit copper mine near Mount Gunson, Stuart...mixing
destabilisation of methane clathrates rapid post...marine upwelling r
md5=9b94f30a6848599e7aea439e1cc3fd75
68%
449. Race to save scores trapped after Russia coal mine disaster ...
The first explosion, reportedly caused either by methane or pockets of highly-volatile ... The second
explosion, which shattered the mine's ventilation systems ...
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2010/0509/Race-to-save-scores-trapped-after-Russia-coa
l-mine-disaster?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+feeds/top+(C
hristian+Science+Monitor+|+Top+Stories)
68%
450. Rescue Crews At Big Branch Mines Near Rescue Attempt For 4 ...
Apr 7, 2010 ... As of late Wednesday, there had been no signs of life deep underground. ...
Methane was blamed for the explosion that rocked the mine Monday ...
http://cbs13.com/national/west.virginia.coal.2.1616502.html
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451. Safety measures last priority of mining companies

The 54 workers at the Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) mine died following an explosion caused.
by methane gas inside the 440-mt-deep mine on Wednesday night. ...
http://www.indiaenews.com/pdf/21553.pdf
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452. To make things better

The real problem isn’t just the coal companies or the operators of the mines: it’s really all of us. ...
Go to any city at night and you’ll see why men and women risk their lives everyday to plunge deep
beneath the earth in substandard mines with substanda
http://dennis.hitzeman.com/worldview/2010/04/06/to-make-things-better/
68%
453. Toronto Daily News - British Citizen Died in Russian Mine ...
A methane explosion on a Russian mine killed 102 people including one ... the mine for an investor
when the fatal blast occurred 270 m deep underground. ...
http://www.torontodailynews.com/index.php/WorldNews/2007032001british-died
68%
454. VietNamNet - Final body recovered from coal mine explosion

Dec 10, 2008 ... Final body recovered from coal mine explosion ... last of the missing miners killed
in a methane explosion in northern Quang Ninh Province ... at a 250m deep coal mine in Quang
Ninh Province, which killed a total of nine ...
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/2008/12/817840/
68%
455. [PDF]Monarch Mine Explosion - Monarch Mine issue

A huge explosion deep in the mine rocked the region around 6:20 that fateful morning. ... methane
gas hovering in the tunnel,. t h e e x p l o s i o n w a s ...
http://www.townofsuperior.com/Portals/7/Documents/PDFs/Misc/News%20Letters/Monarch%20Mi
ne%20Dec06.pdf
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456. 12 killed, 83 still trapped in Russian mine - thestar.com

Rescue workers scrambled Sunday to save 83 people trapped in Russia's largest underground coal
mine after two explosions killed at least 12 people.
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/806986--12-killed-83-still-trapped-in-russian-mine
67%
457. 23 Ukraine miners reach surface; 1 confirmed dead
23 Ukraine miners reach surface; 1 confirmed dead, Emergency workers went deep into the mine
in the Donbass coalfield to rescue survivors of Sunday's methane blast.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/06/09/20080609ukraine-miners0609-ON.html
67%
458. Abstracts
Fuel and Energy Abstracts,49(6),p.382-462,Nov 2008 - ...Pennsylvanian age was discovered earlier
at the Heidaigou Surface Mine, Jungar Coalfield, Inner Mongolia, China. This paper reports...6 coal
from a drill core from the adjacent Haerwusu Surface Mine,
md5=7b343a77545aea26230feede1e61f02f
67%
459. Articles on West Virginia Coal Mine Disasters

“Mine Horror! Explosion of Fire Damp in the Deep Shaft,” Preston County ...... “ Methane Blast
Forces Company To Seal Mine,” Huntington Herald-Dispatch, ...
http://www.wvculture.org/history/notewv/coalminedisasters.html
67%
460. AT&T - Death toll at 32 in Colombia mine blast

Rendon says debris and the persistent buildup of methane and carbon monoxide gases ... mine's
records indicate it lacked a methane ventilation pipe and gas-detection devices. ...
http://www.att.net/s/editorial.dll?bfromind=2996&eeid=7377834&_sitecat=1505&dcatid=1917&eet
ype=article&render=y&ac=-2&ck=&ch=ne&_lid=575&_lnm=newsarticles.exploreatt.ap.articles
67%
461. Blast hits Russia's largest coal mine, 4 injured ...

A methane explosion tore through Russia's largest underground coal mine on Saturday, injuring at
least four people, a regional emergency services official said.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/may/08/blast-hits-russias-largest-coal-mine-4-injured/
67%
462. Climategate: A Crime Against Humanity

by Michael Rivero 1: Climategate: The Mother of All Deceptions"The whole aim of practical
http://crazationsice.blogspot.com/2010/02/climategate-crime-against-humanity.html
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463. Death toll in West Virginia mine blast climbs to 25 | NOLA.com

Apr 6, 2010 ... APTOPIX Mine Explosion Jeff Gentner / The Associated PressWest Virginia ...
Rescuers began drilling three deep holes to vent methane and ...
http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/death_toll_in_west_virginia_mi.html
67%
464. Death toll rises to 31 in Russian coal mine explosions; 59 still ...
High levels of methane gas remaining in the mine had raised fears of further explosions and
prevented rescue workers from ... is now posed by rising water levels in the deep mine ...
http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2010/05/10/death-toll-rises-to-31-in-russian-coal-mine-explo
sions-59-still-unaccounted-for-underground/
67%
465. Effects of spatial and spectral resolution in estimating ecosystem ±-diversity by

satellite imagery
Rocchini, D.,Remote Sensing of Environment,111(4),p.423-434,Dec 2007 - Remote sensing
represents a powerful tool to derive quantitative and qualitative information about ecosystem
biodiversity. In particular, since plant species richness is a fundamental i
md5=a69e963763aaa9cf1f694488ab5deb7d
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466. For Kentuckians with mining experience, disaster resonates: West ...
A second methane explosion killed 11 of them. Scotia was on rescue team members' minds ... But
in a deep, dark, gassy mine, one small mistake can be catastrophic. "It's a moral issue ...
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-kentuckians-with-mining-experience-disaster-resonates-west-virg
inia-/2010/04/11/4720793.htm
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467. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Pt. II

‘Nuclear winter’ is used to describe the aftermath of a nuclear explosion caused due to a nuclear
war or a nuclear accident....
http://www.fruitstree.com/article/general-knowledge-pt-ii
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468. Indonesia mine blast toll rises to 31

Rescuers pulled a further 16 bodies from deep within the mine in West Sumatra province, which
collapsed after an explosion of methane gas on Tuesday, ...
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-business/indonesia-mine-blast-toll-rises-to-31-20090617-c
heq.html
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469. ISS - Disaster-stricken West Virginia coal mine has a history ...
Apr 6, 2010 ... The possibility that a methane build-up was behind the Upper Big Branch ... been
operating longwall mining equipment deep inside the mine, ...
http://www.southernstudies.org/2010/04/disaster-stricken-west-virginia-coal-mine-has-a-history-of-
trouble.html
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470. Methane hydrate: a future clean energy source?

Greening of Oil | Science-based news that reports on efforts to reduce the environmental footprint
of fossil energy
http://www.greeningofoil.com/post/Methane-hydrate-a-future-clean-energy-source.aspx
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471. Molten Steel & Extreme Temperatures at WTC

Structural engineers, who are experts in steel structures that have suffered earthquakes and
explosions claimed to have seen nothing like this before and could not i...
http://911conspiracy.wordpress.com/2010/01/24/molten-steel-extreme-temperatures-at-wtc
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472. Morning update: 25 dead at Raleigh mine | Liberty Pundits Blog

Apr 5, 2010 ... Rescuers began drilling three deep holes to vent methane and carbon ... In 2006,
12 miners died in a methane explosion at the Sago Mine in ...
http://libertypundits.net/article/21-miners-unaccounted-for-possibly-6-dead-at-raleigh-mine/
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473. MTR Henderson Mine

The mine was eventually purchased by the Pittsburgh Coal Company and operated into the 1950s.
... Henderson mine was rocked by a methane/coal dust explosion that ...
http://www.montourrr.com/Mines/Hendersonville.htm
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474. Numerical investigation of coal and gas outbursts in underground collieries

Xu, T. / Tang, C.A. / Yang, T.H. / Zhu, W.C. / Liu, J.,International Journal of Rock Mechanics and
Mining Sciences,43(6),p.905-919,Sep 2006 - ...by gas, such as methane, carbon dioxide...are
prevalent in deep and gassy mines...seams rich in methane and oth
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475. One day left to find trapped people in Siberian coal mine ...
69 Killed in Ukraine Mine Explosion News Wire article from: AP Online A ... miners Monday as the
death toll from a methane blast deep...investigate the ...
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-22016754.html
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476. Sustainable production of solar electricity with particular reference to the Indian
economy
Muneer, T. / Asif, M. / Munawwar, S.,Renewable and Sustainable Energy
Reviews,9(5),p.444-473,Oct 2005 - ...through subsidence and mine fires. The impact of...cut down
and burned. Methane and nitrous oxide are...tar sands, coal bed methane, and deep geopres
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477. The Himalayan Mianning-Dechang REE belt associated with carbonatite-alkaline

complexes, eastern Indo-Asian collision...
Hou, Z. / Tian, S. / Xie, Y. / Yang, Z. / Yuan, Z. / Yin, S. / Yi, L. / (...) / Bai, G.,Ore Geology
Reviews,36(1),p.65-89,Oct 2009 - ...generated a three-tier REE mineralized architecture, in which
pipe-like breccia orebodies grade downwards from shallow t
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478. Ukraine mourns over victims of mine disaster | HULIQ

Ukraine goes into mourning for 88 coal miners who were killed by a methane blast underground,
the most horrible mining catastrophe in the country since Soviet times.
http://www.huliq.com/42412/ukraine-mourns-over-victims-mine-disaster
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479. UPDATE: Flags to Remain at Half Staff this Weekend

Montcoal, W. Va. (AP)- A mine safety administrator says 12 workers are dead and 10 trapped deep
underground after an explosion rocked a remote West Virginia coal mine. ...
http://www.wtap.com/home/headlines/89952577.html
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480. W.Va. mine rescue teams eager to resume search | Ocala.com

Apr 8, 2010 ... Rescuers had already had to wait to enter the mine until crews drilled holes deep
into the earth to ventilate lethal carbon ... about methane levels in the mine before the explosion,
and he continued to defend his firm. ...
http://www.ocala.com/article/20100408/ARTICLES/100409709
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481. [PDF]100 Years of Mining Research Program - Untitled

Prevention of Methane and Coal Dust Explosions in the Polish Hard Coal Mines .... Continuous
Assessment of Rockfall Risk in Deep Tabular Mining ...
http://www.smenet.org/annualmeeting/2010_Announce_final.pdf
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482. 24 remain trapped in flooded coal mine in NE China - Business ...

A methane explosion at a coal mine in western Siberia early Saturday killed one miner and ... An
April 5 explosion at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, W.Va. ...
http://www.theolympian.com/2010/07/30/1321270/explosion-at-coal-mine-kills-at.html
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483. 25 dead in W.Va. mine blast, worst since 1984 - Barack Obama Gossip
– A huge underground explosion blamed on methane gas killed 25 miners in the worst U.S. coal
mining disas... ... were killed and 19 missing deep underground after an explosion ...
http://celebrifi.com/gossip/25-dead-in-WVa-mine-blast-worst-since-1984-2140479.html
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484. 25 dead in W.Va. mine blast, worst since 1984 | OregonLive.com

A huge underground explosion blamed on methane gas killed 25 coal miners in the worst U.S.
mining disaster in more than two decades. ...
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/25_dead_in_wva_mine_blast_wors.html
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485. 25 dead in W.Va. mine blast, worst since '84

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2010/apr/06/25-dead-wva-mine-blast-worst-84/
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486. 25 Killed in West Virginia Mining Disaster wltx.com | ...

Apr 5, 2010 ... Underground explosions usually result from a build-up of methane gas or coal dust.
Both are released during mining operations and are highly ...
http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=85839
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487. 50 dead in India mine blast, relatives accuse firm of negligence

Rescue workers found the bodies of 50 coal miners killed in a mine explosion in eastern India as
angry relatives accused the state-owned company of negligence.
http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=141169
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488. Amy Goodman: Massey disaster not just tragic, but criminal ...
Massey Energy runs the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine in Montcoal, W.Va. ... Initial speculation on
the cause of the explosion is methane in the mine. ...
http://www.theunion.com/article/20100415/OPINION/100419899
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489. Coal mining - encyclopedia article - Citizendium

Jun 25, 2010 ... Deep mines are similar to those for any other mineral deposit found ..... The
explosion was caused by the ignition of methane (also called ...
http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Coal_mining
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490. Commentary: Lives lost should be included when cost of coal is ...
Apr 17, 2010 ... People in the mining camps of the Appalachian coal fields know the ... them when
I read of the probable methane gas explosion last Monday in a mine ... methane is one of the
particular hazards in the deep mining of coal. ...
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/04/17/92268/commentary-lives-lost-should-be.html
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491. Greater Investment for Coal Mine Safety

Reducing methane is therefore one of the most important and economic ... Gao said methane
ponds gather human and animal waste and generate methane gas for daily ...
http://www.china.org.cn/english/2003/Nov/80281.htm
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492. How To Prevent Garbage Landfill Methane Gas Explosions

Discover the Process of Mysterious Landfill Explosions and How Modern Methane Gas Detection Is
Used to Prevent Hidden Explosive Dangers After a history of unforeseen ...
http://www.methanegasdetectors.com/info/how-to-prevent-garbage-landfill-methane-gas-explosion
s/
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493. Kemerovo: The high price of coal - Russia Beyond the ...
Following the fatal explosion of March 19, 2007, stunned Kemerovo miners are ... Raspadskaya
mine owners maintain that methane levels were within normal range, a ...
http://rbth.ru/articles/2010/06/29/kemerovo_the_high_price_of_coal.html
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494. Northwest Herald | Crews search mine for 4 missing miners

The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has appointed a team of ... The explosion and
its aftermath have gripped communities that rely on ...
http://www.nwherald.com/articles/2010/04/07/r_bg8sbpllqvostouudc1yq/index.xml
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495. Rig explosion blamed on methane bubble

Rig explosion blamed on methane bubble. STEVEN MUFSON AND MARK KAUFMAN ... Operation
Cofferdam: deep and desperate bid to stem oil disaster. 5 May BP's chief ...
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/rig-explosion-blamed-on-methane-bubble-2010
0509-ulrh.html
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496. Sago Mine Disaster - SourceWatch

... deep sleep, and one person sitting near me collapsed and fell off his bucket, not moving. ... of
carbon monoxide (CO) and methane gas in the mine atmosphere made it necessary ...
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Sago_Mine_Disaster
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497. ScienceDirect - Procedia Earth and Planetary Science, Volume ...

Device development and experimental study on the methane explosion ignited by sparks of cable
bolt slippage ... The characteristic of explosion under mine gas and spontaneous ...
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/18785220
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498. Scientific Frontline / Sandia researchers study possibility ...

Dec 18, 2006 ... Significant energy can be transmitted deep into the mine without physical ...
Accident investigators are not sure of the cause of the methane ignition ... With lightning as a
potential cause for the Sago Mine explosion, ...
http://www.sflorg.com/technews/tn121806_02.html
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499. W.Va. mine rescue teams eager to resume search | ...

Apr 8, 2010 ... Joe Manchin told families waiting at the mine complex that the next several ... wait
to enter the mine until crews drilled holes deep into the earth to ventilate ... about methane levels
in the mine before the explosion, ...
http://www.standard.net/topics/accident/2010/04/08/wva-mine-rescue-teams-eager-resume-searc
h
66%
500. 16 bodies recovered from China coal mine - World - ...

Aug 5, 2010 ... 24 remain trapped in flooded coal mine in NE China ... across and about 16 feet (5
meters) deep, the official Xinhua News Agency said. ... A methane explosion at a coal mine in
western Siberia early Saturday killed one ...
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2010/08/05/1241376/16-bodies-recovered-from-china.html
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501. 16 dead, dozens trapped in Colombian mine blast - Yahoo! News

A coal mine explosion in northwestern Colombia believed to have been caused by a buildup of
methane gas killed at least 16 miners and left dozens trapped more than 10 ...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100617/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_colombia_coal_mine_explosion
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502. 23 miners rescued in Ukraine after explosion - Netscape Money ...

Emergency workers went deep into the mine in the Donbass coalfield to ... The state-run Karl Marx
mine - where another explosion killed seven in 1999 - had been ...
http://channels.netscape.com/pf/story.jsp?floc=FF-APO-1333&idq=/ff/story/0001/20080609/14302
30232.htm&sc=1333
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503. AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Lack of Oxygen and Communication Killed ...
Apr 28, 2006 ... 2 explosion at the International Coal Group's Sago mine, described the first few
minutes after the methane blast ripped through the West Virginia mine. ... Some drifted off into
what appeared to be a deep sleep, and one ...
http://blog.aflcio.org/2006/04/28/lack-of-oxygen-and-communication-killed-sago-minersâ€”families
-â€˜deserved-betterâ€™/
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504. Coal mines' gas problem - latimes.com

The same things that produce coal and oil - dead organic material, heat and pressure ... methane
risk by drilling into the coal seams and pumping out the methane before mining ...
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-coal-mine-methane8-2010apr08,0,772872
5.story
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505. Coal-Mine Accidents Kill 45 in Kazakhstan, Ukraine (Update1 ...

Coal-mine accidents in Kazakhstan and Ukraine killed at least 45 workers and injured dozens more,
adding to the grim legacy of the Soviet Union's mining industry.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ag3Rl1_3uXWA&refer=home
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506. Crews begin drilling into W.Va. mine where 25 died

Apr 5, 2010 ... Authorities survey the scene of a mine explosion at the Upper Big Branch ... when a
mine repeatedly cited for improperly venting methane gas ...
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/apr/05/062149/mine-blast-leaves-3-dead-21-unaccounted-wva
/
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507. Death toll at 32 in Colombia mine blast - KSNT.com - News ...

... says debris and the persistent buildup of methane and carbon monoxide ...
http://www.ksnt.com/news/world/story/Death-toll-at-32-in-Colombia-mine-blast/xSWAWGkAfEqFN
N15pjLImQ.cspx
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508. massey energy company « Read NEWS

Rescue teams had made it more than five miles deep into the Upper Big .... In 2006, 12 miners
died in a methane explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia. ...
http://www.read-news.info/tag/massey-energy-company/
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509. Moment of Silence for Miners @ 3:30pm EST: President Must End ...
Apr 12, 2010 ... The inspectors' main concern was with the buildup of methane gas, inadequate
ventilation, ... Every time another mine disaster occurs, I find myself fighting for breath and
praying ... Dark as a dungeon, deep as mine. ...
http://blogs.alternet.org/speakeasy/2010/04/12/moment-of-silence-for-miners-330pm-est-presiden
t-must-end-regulated-manslaughter/
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510. More miners found, death toll rises to 52 - RT Top Stories

May 10, 2010 ... Most mine explosions with a high death toll are caused by coal dust and methane.
... of the explosions now, but the level of methane gas in the mine at the .... to shed light on
centuries-old secrets buried in the deep. ...
http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-05-10/raspadskaya-mine-victims-found.html
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511. Press-Citizen - W.Va. mine blast disaster kills at least 25

Blankenship told the Associated Press on Tuesday that mine crews were checking on the alarm
when they discovered that an explosion had occurred deep inside the mine. ...
http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=press-citizen&sParam=38106102
.story
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Methane was blamed for the explosion that rocked the mine Monday, and a ... debris from
structures shattered by the explosion and around sections of track ...
http://kdka.com/national/west.virginia.coal.2.1616502.html
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513. The Relation Between The Characteristic Curves Of Methane ...
The Relation Between The Characteristic Curves Of Methane Concentration Changes In Coal Seam
Gate Roads And Geological Conditions Of Surrounding Coal Seams - Document ...
http://www.onemine.org/search/summary.cfm/The-Relation-Between-The-Characteristic-Curves-Of
-Methane-Concentration-Changes-In-Coal-Seam-Gate-Roads-And-Geological-Conditions-Of-Surroun
ding-Coal-Seams?d=C904FA2F300F7AAC68F18867C65187518312921D299338FBABC8764877F571E
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514. The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

Jun 26, 2010 ... Investigators from the U.S. Mine Safety and Health ... appears to have been a
methane explosion—largely preventable with proper ventilation. ... all of Massey Energy's deep
mine superintendents—including those at Upper ...
http://www.examiner.com/x-45197-Human-Sexuality-Examiner~y2010m6d26-The-Wild--Wonderful
-Whites-of-West-Virginia
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515. waterwatchalliance: accidentsinthegasfields

2/18/1896, 49 miners killed due to explosion of gas and dust in Vulcan mine, Garfield County,
Colorado. ... 6/1932- methane gas explosion caused landslides and rockfalls near ...
http://sites.google.com/site/waterwatchalliance/accidentsinthegasfields
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516. West Virginia Mine Explosion | Coal Mine Explosion WV ...

Apr 6, 2010 ... An explosion at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Mine in Raleigh County, ... been
put on hold until methane gas can be vented out of the mine. ... drill deep into the West Virginia
mine where a massive explosion killed ...
http://wearestjohns.com/west-virginia-explosion.html
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517. With no survivors in West Virginia mine blast, focus shifts to ...
Apr 10, 2010 ... Methane build-up likely caused the explosion, experts say. ... shafts deep under
the crust, fighting noxious fumes and blinding smoke. ...
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0410/With-no-survivors-in-West-Virginia-mine-blast-focus-shi
fts-to-responsibility
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518. 2009 mine deaths hit record low of 34 | Deseret News

That year, the nation's most deadly mine explosion killed 358 people near Monongah, W.Va. ... 12
who died in a methane explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia and five who ...
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705355615/2009-mine-deaths-hit-record-low-of-34.html
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519. 25 dead in W. Va. mine blast, worst since 1984

Apr 6, 2010 ... Rescuers began drilling three deep holes to vent methane and carbon ... in a U.S.
mine since a 1970 explosion killed 38 at Finley Coal Co., ...
http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2010/apr/06/25-dead-w-va-mine-blast-worst-1984/
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520. 25 dead in W.Va. mine blast, worst since 1984 - WAAYTV.com ...
http://www.waaytv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12265023&nav=menu635_1_10
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521. BETHENERGY MINES V. SOL (MSHA) (94040935)

explosion entered into the B seam mine and affected the. ventilation in the B seam and ... worked
in proximity to a methane explosion and that his opinions ...
http://www.fmshrc.gov/decisions/alj/94040935.pdf
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522. Coal mining

Jan 25, 2008 ... In deep mining, the room and pillar or bord and pillar method .... damp consists of
carbon dioxide and nitrogen and forms after a mine explosion. ... During the mining operation
methane, a potent greenhouse gas and a ...
http://www.worldlingo.com/ma/enwiki/en/Coal_mining
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523. Colombian Mine Explosion? : Blast Kills 20 | Today24News

Jun 18, 2010 ... In a Colombian coal mine explosion, at least 20 miners were killed, ... A large
concentration of methane gas hampers the rescue. ... of gas temporarily halted attempts to reach
miners trapped deep below the ground. ...
http://today24news.com/breaking/colombian-mine-explosionâ€Ž-blast-kills-20-18851
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524. Drills in place to release gas in W.Va. mine | North America ...
http://www.allbusiness.com/trends-events/press-conferences/14243888-1.html
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525. HoweStreet.com - The Source for Market Opinions

True to prediction, deep Earth actually does produce abiotic methane. ... is even some small
amount of methane gas in some hard rock deep mine shafts. ...
http://www.howestreet.com/articles/index.php?article_id=2114
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526. Mannington, WV Scores Perish In Mine Explosion, Nov 1968 ...

Mar 13, 2008 ... Between 5:30 and 5:40 a.m., a thunderous blast went off deep in the earth. ... He
said it is presumed that natural gas, methane, caused the explosion. ... The explosion on Nov. 13,
1954, killed 16 men. The mine at that ...
http://www3.gendisasters.com/west-virginia/5558/mannington-wv-scores-perish-mine-explosion-no
v-1968
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527. Massey Energy sues regulator over mine ventilation

Jun 23, 2010 ... In April, 29 workers were killed in a methane explosion at Massey Energy's Upper
Big Branch mine, in West Virginia, in what was the worst US ...
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/massey-energy-sues-regulator-over-mine-ventilation-2010-06
-23
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528. Mechanism of instantaneous coal outbursts - Guan et al. 37 ...

Nonetheless, outbursts can lead to methane explosions. ..... To achieve the goal of predicting and
preventing coal outbursts in deep coal mines, ...
http://geology.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/full/37/10/915
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529. News Story - Wheeling Jesuit University

An expert on mine safety and rescue in Wheeling said it is possible ... explosion could have brought
out levels of methane gas "in greater force" within the mine, according to ...
http://www.wju.edu/about/adm_news_story.asp?iNewsID=1855&strBack=/about/adm_news.asp
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530. NTN - Chapter 2 - Detecting and Identifying Seismic Events

Mar 1998 - ...their source (the explosion or earthquake...underground nuclear explosion. Other
seismic...because they are too deep or not in a plausible...location for a nuclear explosion. 6 For
seismic...a Ukrainian coal mine complex near the...release ha
http://www.iris.iris.edu/HQ/Bluebook/chapter2.dandi.html
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531. Review of The Scotia Widows

Deep in the mine, an improperly ventilated tunnel filled with methane. ... Management of the
Scotia Mine, determined to open up a new tunnel, shifted two ...
http://www.chris-winter.com/Erudition/Reviews/GM_Stern/Scotia_Widows.html
64%
532. Seven Indonesian die in mine collapse

More than 40 miners were feared dead after a massive explosion of methane gas collapsed a coal
mine in Indonesia, highlighting rampant illegal ...
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/seven-indonesian-die-in-mine-collapse-20090616-cg
bw.html
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533. U.S. mine deaths hit record low of 34 in 2009 | Daily Chronicle
Jan 2, 2010 ... Horizon is considered one of Utah's several deep coal mines that have ... That year,
the nation's most deadly mine explosion killed 358 people ... including 12 who died in a methane
explosion at the Sago Mine in West ...
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2010/01/02/44216040/index.xml
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534. Universal Colliery explosion, Senghenydd, coroner's report ,1914

The Universal Colliery was a deep-mine opened in the 1890s. In 1913, 439 people were killed in a
methane explosion carried by coal dust. The mine closed in ...
http://www.archiveswales.org.uk/anw/get_collection.php?inst_id=33&coll_id=2882&expand=
64%
535. West Virginia Families Clinging to 'Sliver of Hope' | PBS ...

And, so, there's more and more focus, I think, now on what exactly was the ... move air around
the mine to make sure that the methane levels are diluted and low. And, ...
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/weather/jan-june10/mine_04-07.html
64%
536. West Virginia miners trapped update

Apr 9, 2010 ... Readings of any methane or carbon monoxide would likely occur in the afternoon,
... West Virginia was home to the worst U.S. coal mine disaster, ... seismic charges in hopes the
sounds could be heard deep in the mine. ...
http://www.listown.com/group/west-virginia-miners-trapped-update-11536
64%
537. WSVN-TV - Day of mourning across Ukraine as death tolls from ...
Day of mourning across Ukraine as death tolls from mining disaster reaches 88 ... Ukraine's mines
are particularly deep, and methane increases in concentration with depth. ...
http://www1.wsvn.com/news/articles/world/MI68443
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538. Death toll at 32 in Colombia mine blast - Netscape Money ...

The exact cause of the explosion is unknown, but the mine's records indicate it lacked a methane
ventilation pipe and gas-detection devices. ...
http://channels.netscape.com/pf/story.jsp?floc=FF-APO-1310&idq=/ff/story/0001/20100621/3256.
htm&sc=1310
63%
539. FOXNews.com - 4 Miners Found Dead in West Virginia Coal Mine

Apr 10, 2010... located the four missing bodies deep in a West Virginia coal mine. (AP) .... Dozens
of rescuers try to find missing miners after an explosion kills 25 ... of releasing vast amounts of
highly combustible methane gas. ...
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/04/09/west-virginia-officials-close-conclusion-rescue-attempt/
63%
540. Hopes fade in search for Ukraine mine workers - World ...
Rescuers battle a raging fire and fallen rocks in search of 20 miners. - The Age Online ... deep
inside a coal mine in eastern Ukraine following a powerful methane blast ...
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/hopes-fade-for-trapped-miners/2007/11/20/119532175377
8.html
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541. Indonesia mine collapse kill 7

... dead, after a massive explosion and collapse at a mine in Indonesia on Tuesday, police and
officials said. ... methane gas ignited in the mine, causing a massive explosion that ...
http://www.thenews.com.pk/print.asp?id=80694
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542. Methane blast at Russian mine kills 1 | NewsOK.com

MOSCOW (AP) _ €" Russian news agencies say a methane explosion at a coal mine in western
Siberia has killed one miner and left two hospitalized with burns.
http://newsok.com/methane-blast-at-russian-mine-kills-1/article/175615
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543. Mine explosion kills 74 in Montana — History.com This Day in ...

... though some of the company's miners claimed methane gas had built up in ... Of the 77 workers
in the mine at the time of the explosion, ... The hosts of Deep Sea Detectives discover new
evidence about the fate of the fabled liner. ...
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mine-explosion-kills-74-in-montana
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544. MSHA: W.Va. mine cleared for investigators - Yahoo! Finance

The Mine Safety and Health Administration says exploration teams finished making Virginia ...
MSHA suspects methane and coal dust caused the April 5 explosion. ...
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/MSHA-WVa-mine-cleared-for-apf-615792217.html?x=0&.v=1
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545. The Burdens of Coal
This time, however, the fire burned deep into the garbage, and was still smoking two .... he may
touch off a methane explosion that may injure him, kill him, ... ILLUSTRATIONS Water in a mine
Methane - the man with the flame Methane ...
http://mygeologypage.ucdavis.edu/cowen/~gel115/115CH12coal.html
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546. UPDATE 6-At least 25 dead in West Virginia mine disaster | ...
Apr 6, 2010 ... At least 25 dead, deadliest US mine disaster since 1984 ... drills to a West Virginia
coal mine on Tuesday in hopes of boring deep inside ... mammoth proportion explosion, a methane
build-up," although the official cause ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0620085320100406
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547. [PDF]News Release

to the aid of a fellow miner trapped following a methane explosion on Sept. ..... Hart required
hospital treatment for acute abrasions, some deep, to ...
http://www.carnegiehero.org/pdfs/03julNR_1.pdf
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548. 12 killed in Polish coal mine fire

WARSAW - Twelve miners were killed and some 16 were hospitalised with burns after a fire in the
KWK Wujek Slask coal mine in southern Poland, media reports said Friday.
http://blog.taragana.com/n/12-killed-in-polish-coal-mine-fire-172364/
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549. 25 Dead, 4 Missing After W.Va. Coal Mine Blast | 89.3 KPCC
Apr 6, 2010 ... Search teams were deep in the Upper Big Branch mine at about 2 a.m. ... said
regulators believe a buildup of methane caused the explosion. ...
http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/04/06/25-dead-4-missing-after-wva-coal-mine-blast/?c=20860
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550. 39 killed in mine blast in Ukraine

The death toll from a methane gas explosion in a coal mine in eastern Ukraine has reached ...
1,000 meters deep inside the Zasyadko mine- one of Ukraine's largest. ...
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=31615
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551. ANTARA News: Coal mine in Sawahlunto explodes killing many miners
An underground coal mine in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, exploded because the appearance of
methane, killing three miners while 30 others were still trapped under the ...
http://www.antaranews.com/en/view/?i=1245207069&c=NAT&s=
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552. Beaver County Times: Death toll at 32 in Colombia mine blast

ventilation pipe and gas-detection devices. Submitting your vote...
http://www.timesonline.com/bct_news/news_details/article/1512/2010/june/21/8-dead-72-trapped
-in-colombian-coal-mine.html
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553. Blast hits Russia's largest coal mine, 12 dead

Blast hits Russia's largest coal mine, 12 workers killed, 83 still trapped. Rescue workers scrambled
Sunday to save 83 people trapped in Russia's largest underground ...
http://www.blnz.com/news/2010/05/08/Reports_Blast_hits_Russias_largest_1209.html
62%
554. GENUKI: Senghenydd in the Parish of Eglwysilan

Jun 6, 2009 ... The Universal Colliery was a deep-mine opened in the 1890s. In 1913, 439 people
were killed in a methane explosion carried by coal dust. ...
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/Eglwysilan/Senghenydd/index.html
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555. Indonesia mine blast kills at least 9

World news channel covers Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Europe, America and Africa.
Chinadaily.com.cn is the largest English portal in China, providing ...
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2009-06/17/content_8292984.htm
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556. Mid-Lothian Mines and Rail Roads Marker

Jun 5, 2010 ... On February 3, 1882, a violent methane explosion trapped 32 men in the Grove
Shaft. Miners from nearby Etna pits, the Deep Run pits in ...
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=31570
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557. Mine | Look At Vietnam - Vietnam news daily update

Final body recovered from coal mine explosion. December 10, 2008 . Filed under News, ... last of
the missing miners killed in a methane explosion in northern ...
http://www.lookatvietnam.com/tag/mine
62%
558. Mine officials slam Massey claims on ventilation | AP Business ...

Jul 22, 2010 ... An explosion rocked a remote coal mine with a history of safety problems, ... Crews
drilled holes deep into the ground to release the gases. ... Mines rely on ventilation to remove
methane gas and coal dust. ...
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/07/22/1272628/mine-officials-slam-massey-claims.html
62%
559. MSHA: Teams reach working face of W.Va. mine (AP) | ...
Jun 10, 2010 ... Twenty-five coal miners died and four were still missing deep underground on ...
(AP) - Explosive levels of methane gas inside a West Virginia coal mine where ... As this week's
explosion in a West Virginia mine proved, ...
http://www.bullfax.com/?q=node-msha-teams-reach-working-face-wva-mine-ap
62%
560. Sago Mine

The explosion at the Upper Big Branch coal mine in Montcoal, W.Va. ... coal mine where seven
workers were killed and 19 missing deep underground after an explosion rocked the ...
http://www.blnz.com/attrs/sago_mine
62%
561. Searchers could enter W.Va. mine soon

Two days after the worst U.S. mining disaster in a generation, rescue crews were called ... carbon
monoxide and highly explosive hydrogen and methane measured at the top of the ...
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/apr/07/072334/na-w-va-mine-disaster-still-a-rescue-effort/new
s-metro/
62%
562. Show Mines of New Zealand: Brunner Mine

May 19, 2010 ... The explosion happened deep inside the mine and killed 65 miners, ... colour of
the flame was an indicator of the methane level in the air. ...
http://www.showcaves.com/english/nz/mines/Brunner.html
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563. What offshore miners know | Analysis & Opinion |

Seals failed, and workers were trapped when a methane explosion ripped through the mine's
primary escapeway. ... failed, and a massive methane explosion ignited the fire that ...
http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2010/05/11/what-offshore-miners-know/
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564. [PDF]Unravelling abiogenic and biogenic sources of methane in the ...

explosion hazards. Safety in Mines Research Advisory Com- .... deep mine waters with noble gases
and 36Cl, Witwatersrand Basin,. South Africa. ...
http://www.indiana.edu/~deeplife/SherwoodLollarCG2006.pdf
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565. 25 killed in West Virginia mine blast

Apr 6, 2010 ... Concentrations of methane and carbon monoxide inside the mine made it a safety
risk for crews ..... Coal mining runs deep in my WV family. ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2487460/posts
61%
566. Crews search W.Va. mine for 4 miners - Washington Times

Rescue crews began working their way by rail car and on foot through a coal mine early Thursday
in search of four miners missing since a blast killed 25 colleagues in ...
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/08/crews-search-wva-mine-4-miners/
61%
567. Death toll at 32 in Colombia mine blast - KOINLocal6.com

http://www.koinlocal6.com/news/world/story/Death-toll-at-32-in-Colombia-mine-blast/xSWAWGkAf
EqFNN15pjLImQ.cspx
61%
568. Dozens Killed in West Virginia Mine Explosion; Man - CNN.com ...
Apr 6, 2010 ... So, again, I - I'm just taken aback by this, an accident, a methane explosion, of this
size in a modern American coal mine. ...
http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1004/06/rlst.01.html
61%
569. Environ Health Perspect 106-11, 1998: Major Issues in Miner ...
Oct 28, 1998 ... "If you survived a methane explosion, it was a big deal." ... roof falls; explosions;
and in the case of deep mines, heat stress. ...
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1998/106-11/focus.html
61%
570. Explosions rock West Virginia coal mine — History.com This ...
Methane gas explosions in a West Virginia coal mine kill 78 men on this day in 1968. ... Given that
the mine had only two working ventilators and the fire continued to burn, it ...
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/explosions-rock-west-virginia-coal-mine
61%
571. France24 - Coal mine accident kills at least four

In November 2007 a gas explosion at the Zasiadko mine killed 101 miners in the ... The mine
opened in 1975 and employs between 3,000 and 4,000 people. ...
http://www.france24.com/en/20090609-mining-accident-coal-death-donetsk-ukraine
61%
572. History's Most Vigorous Methane Eruption | Sweetness & Light

Jun 18, 2010 ... From a newly outraged Associated Press: Gulf oil full of methane, ... Blasts Kill 8 In
Russia's Largest Coal Mine · Shocker: Pluto Has Gotten Redder, Warmer ... Not imposed a blanket
deep water drilling moratorium, ...
http://sweetness-light.com/archive/historys-most-vigorous-methane-eruption
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573. Mine explosion Colombia's 2nd deadliest ever: Financial News ...
Mine explosion Colombia's 2nd deadliest ever. - BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombian rescuers have
recovered the last remaining bodies from a mine where a recent ...
http://ca.biz.yahoo.com/ap/100625/lt_colombia_coal_mine_explosion.html?.v=1
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574. New technologies may help rescue more miners | ScrippsNews

Apr 7, 2010 ... The West Virginia coal mine racked by a presumed methane gas explosion ... with
miners trapped underground after a mine explosion or collapse,'' said ... still missing in a deep
section of the mine beyond the blast site. ...
http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/52828
61%
575. President Yushchenko To Visit Site Of Coal Mine Blast That ...
The blast ravaged the coal mine in the early hours of Monday morning. The claim of a methane
explosion has not yet been validated by the inquiry committee. ...
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7009202684
61%
576. Rescuers Evacuate Massey Mine as Explosive Gas Builds (Update3 ...
Apr 8, 2010 ... Rising concentrations of methane and carbon monoxide forced rescuers to begin
evacuating the mine, Stricklin said near the site of an April 5 explosion that ... The bore holes must
be about 1100 feet deep to release the ...
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-08/rescue-teams-evacuating-massey-mine-as-air-con
ditions-worsen.html
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577. Rig explosion blamed on methane bubble

Rig explosion blamed on methane bubble. STEVEN MUFSON AND MARK KAUFMAN ... Operation
Cofferdam: deep and desperate bid to stem oil disaster. 5 May BP's chief ...
http://www.theage.com.au/environment/conservation/rig-explosion-blamed-on-methane-bubble-20
100509-ulrh.html
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578. Senghenydd Colliery Disaster facts - Freebase

Apr 13, 2010 ... It was probably started by a firedamp (methane) explosion, ... of Gateshead in
what used to be County Durham, and had two shafts about 600 feet deep. ... A methane gas
explosion at the Orasi mine shaft of the Kakanj mine ...
http://www.freebase.com/view/en/senghenydd_colliery_disaster
61%
579. The Canadian Press: Coal mine collapse traps 15 in Turkish ...
>The online source for news sports entertainment finance and business news in Canada ... Coal
mine collapse traps 15 in Turkish miners; caused by methane gas explosion. Selcan ...
http://www.thetelegram.com/index.cfm?pid=1154&cpcat=world&stry=104623128
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580. Turkey prays for miners trapped underground

May 19, 2010 ... Turkey is focused on the fate of 30 workers trapped deep underground in a mine
in Zonguldak following a methane gas explosion. ...
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-210585-turkey-prays-for-miners-trapped-underground.
html
61%
581. ZCommunications | Massey Disaster Not Just Tragic, but ...

Initial speculation on the cause of the explosion is methane in the mine. ... the fatal fire, instructing
his deep-mine superintendents to focus on extracting coal ...
http://www.zcommunications.org/massey-disaster-not-just-tragic-but-criminal-by-amy-goodman
61%
582. :The Daily Star: Internet Edition

An explosion ripped through a coal mine in western Indonesia yesterday, killing ... the trapped men
in the 300-foot-deep mine, but rock slides and a mix of gas ...
http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=92978
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583. AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Sago Evacuation Alarm Ignored

The fatal Sago explosion was fueled by methane gas, not carbon monoxide. ... After the explosion,
12 miners were trapped deep inside the Sago Mine and the ...
http://blog.aflcio.org/2006/05/01/sago-evacuation-alarm-ignored/
60%
584. Arch Coal, Inc. | Community: Education

Arch Coal (ACI) is the second largest U.S. coal producer. Through our national network of ... the
mine ventilation system and designed to continuously move air-methane mixtures ...
http://www.archcoal.com/community/miningterms.aspx
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585. Central Mining Institute

OFFER OF SERVICES IN THE FIELD OF MINING AND GEOENGINEERING ... classification of mine
working (rooms) under appropriate degrees of methane explosion hazard; ... and air-conditioning
systems for deep extraction levels and entire mines; ...
http://www.gig.eu/eng/a178/Offer.html
60%
586. Death toll at 32 in Colombia mine blast - KPSP Local 2 - News ...
http://www.kpsplocal2.com/news/world/story/Death-toll-at-32-in-Colombia-mine-blast/xSWAWGkAf
EqFNN15pjLImQ.cspx
60%
587. Methane and Martial Law in the Gulf of Mexico | USAHM News | ...
Jun 27, 2010 ... a) May 2010 Naft Shahr Oil Rig Blowout Explosion & Fire (melted the rig), ...
hazardous and leads to horrendous mining accidents deep under the earth ... The intractable
problem is that this methane, located deep in the ...
http://usahitman.com/?p=8513
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588. Mine often cited for safety lapses | The Columbus Dispatch
Apr 8, 2010 ... Methane, a colorless, odorless gas common in underground mines, ... there had
been no signs of life deep underground since the explosion. ...
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/national_world/stories/2010/04/08/mine-often-cited-for-safe
ty-lapses.html
60%
589. MSHA: Lightning Caused Sago Blast - kdka.com

A federal report says an abandoned pump cable deep inside the Sago Mine was the likely conduit
for lightning that touched off a methane explosion. ...
http://kdka.com/topstories/Sago.mine.coal.2.389072.html
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590. Rescuers in collapsed Turkish coal mine find 28 bodies; 2 ...

... 28 miners deep in a damaged coal mine, making the methane gas explosion three days ... "We
are very saddened and extend our condolences to the miners' families and the whole of ...
http://www.terrace.themixbc.com/news/56/1136736
60%
591. Rescuers Work to Clear Gas After West Virginia Mine Explosion
(April 6) - A buildup of dangerous methane gas forced authorities to suspend the search ... All mine
explosions are preventable, said Kevin Stricklin, ... prayer breakfast today by offering his "deepest
condolences" to the families. ...
http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/rescuers-work-to-clear-gas-from-deadly-mine-site/1942857
4
60%
592. telegraphjournal.com - Mine disaster among America's worst ...

A huge underground explosion blamed on methane gas killed 25 miners in the worst U.S. coal
mining disaster since 1984, and rescuers on Tuesday began a dangerous and ...
http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/actualites/article/1008647
60%
593. 63 killed in mine explosion in eastern Ukraine

DONETSK, Ukraine (AP): A methane blast ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine, killing at
least 63 miners in the ex-Soviet nation's worst mining accident in ...
http://thestaronline.com/news/story.asp?file=/2007/11/19/apworld/20071119090402&sec=apworld
59%
594. China mines still deadly, as bosses ordered below - Financial ...
A month ago, China's premier ordered mining officials to go down into the shafts with ... Methane
blast at Russian mine kills 1. A methane explosion at a coal mine in western ...
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2010/08/03/1237719/china-mines-still-deadly-as-bosses.html
59%
595. Coal mine disaster prompts bill to toughen worker safety rules ...
Jul 14, 2010 ... WASHINGTON — Three months after a mine explosion killed 29 workers in ... to
have been caused by a preventable buildup of methane gas and coal dust. ... You mean there
wasn't a moratorium on all deep shaft drilling until ...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20100714/pl_mcclatchy/3565646
59%
596. Death toll in Russian mine blasts hits 30 - Road Runner

High levels of methane gas have raised fears of further explosions and hindered rescue efforts. ...
The mine is 500 meters (1,650 feet) deep and has 370 kilometers (220 ...
http://www.rr.com/news/topic/article/rr/9002/11205087/Death_toll_in_Russian_mine_blasts_hits_3
0
59%
597. Dozens Dead In Ukraine Coal Mine Explosion | Home | Sky News
Hopes of finding any survivors in Ukraine's worst mining disaster for years are fading
fast.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Dozens-Dead-In-Ukraine-Coal-Mine-Explosion/Article/2007113
1293296?lpos=Home_Article_Related_Content_Region_9&lid=ARTICLE_1293296_Dozens_Dead_In
_Ukraine_Coal_Mine_Explosion
59%
598. Expert Gives Opinion on How Gas Caused Deep Horizon Rig ...
May 15, 2010 ... Officials say that it was dangerous levels of methane gas that caused the
explosion at around 3 p.m. EST Monday at the Upper Big Branch Mine ...
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2985590/expert_gives_opinion_on_how_gas_caused.ht
ml
59%
599. HONR268A Commission on Energy Policy INTRODUCTION: A. STATEMENT OF...

Dec 2005 - ...consumption of fossil fuels. Fueling transportation, heat and electricity accounts for
98% of carbon dioxide emissions, 24% of methane emissions and 18% of nitrous oxide emissions
in the United States. The United States, in 1997, produced 20%
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~hamilton/HONR/FinalReport/TERPreport.pdf
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600. Hope fading, but search for W.Va. miners continue | National ...
Apr 9, 2010... Branch coal mine disaster Friday as crews neared a refuge chamber deep ... vents
methane and for allowing combustible dust to build up. ...
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/6952228.html
59%
601. Indonesia mine blast toll rises to 31

http://money.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=826829
59%
602. Jim Walter Resources Mine Explosions

Sep 23, 2001 ... 5 mine, the nation's deepest vertical shaft coal mine. .... Methane is commonly
associated with coal, but Jim Walter Resources No. ...
http://www.usmra.com/jimwalter.htm
59%
603. Massey To Resume Operations In West Virginia Mine Despite ...

The explosion was the nation's worst mine accident in four decades, and it brought ... of an
exhaust fan and bore holes drilled 1,100 feet deep into the mine to vent deadly gas. ...
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7019431801?Massey+To+Resume+Operations+In+West
+Virginia+Mine+Despite+Deaths
59%
604. Methane Mitigation

Hand out Methane Mitigation-Student Sheet and review answers if time allows. ... Methane is found
in coal mine gases, gobar gas, sewage gas and bio ...
http://www.keystonecurriculum.org/highschool/2009_lessons_word_pdf_ppt/EXT-Methane%20Miti
gation.pdf
59%
605. NYCOSH: Mining and other extractive industry safety links and ...
Mining and other extractive industries news. Fire in the Hole — A year after the worst ... falling
rock hit a battery charger, sparking a methane explosion. ...
http://www.nycosh.org/specific_industries/mining.html
59%
606. RTÉ News: 40 feared dead in Indonesia mine explosion

RTÉ news, Breaking news, Irish news, international news, watch and listen to the latest TV and
Radio News, from RTÉ Irish News Broadcaster.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0617/indonesia.html
59%
607. Sandia National Labs: News: Publications: Sandia Lab News: May ...
May 25, 2007 ... With lightning as a potential cause for the Sago Mine explosion, the Sandia team
... and power and communication lines from the entrance to deep inside the mine. ... a known
ignition source of flammable methane mixtures. ...
http://www.sandia.gov/LabNews/070525.html
59%
608. Search continues for trapped Russian miners | Stuff.co.nz

High levels of methane gas remaining in the mine had raised fears of further ... A bigger danger,
he said, was now posed by rising water levels deep in the mine. ...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/3673801/Blast-kills-seven-in-Siberian-coal-mine
59%
609. Straight Goods - Protect workers, or else! - Bill C-45, now ...
Canada's leading (and oldest) independent online newsmagazine, Straight Goods is ... Five years
after a methane explosion deep in the mine killed 26 workers, an ...
http://www.straightgoods.ca/ViewNote5.cfm?REF=38
59%
610. Synchromysticism Forum - View topic - Mine disasters

The WV mine disaster was preceded by two seismic events: ... West Virginia coal mine just days
before a suspected methane explosion left 25 ...
http://www.synchromysticismforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1634&start=0
59%
611. Ukraine coal mine blast kills at least 77 - CTV News
Methane is a natural byproduct of mining, and its concentration increases with depth. ... In 2002,
an explosion killed 20 and 54 died in a similar explosion in 2001. ...
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071118/ukraine_deaths_071119?s_name
=&no_ads=
59%
612. Ukraine mine blast kills 63, 37 missing | Reuters

DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - A methane explosion ripped through a mine in Ukraine's Donbass
coalfield on Sunday, killing at least 63 miners and leaving 37 missing in ...
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL1840409320071118
59%
613. VOVNEWS.VN | Colombia mine blast claims 34 lives - Colombia ...

http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/Colombia-mine-blast-claims-34-lives/20106/116758.vov
59%
614. 19 coal workers killed in two mines in China | AP Top Stories ...
Gas exploded at a Chinese coal mine Tuesday, killing 10 people and trapping seven just ... Methane
blast at Russian mine kills 1. A methane explosion at a coal mine in western ...
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/08/02/1289558/9-dead-7-trapped-in-central-china.html
58%
615. Coal mining halts after deadly blast

The explosion may have been caused by a buildup of methane gas in the mine. ... The
100-meter-deep mine was locally owned and produced 1,500 tons of ...
http://www.asianewsnet.net/news.php?id=6384&sec=1
58%
616. Crews In Mine To Seek 4 Missing In W.Va. Blast - KMBZ

... way by rail car and on foot through a West Virginia coal mine early Thursday in ... hydrogen, as
well as methane gas, which has been blamed for the explosion. ...
http://www.kmbz.com/content_page.php?contentType=4&contentId=5889880
58%
617. Death toll in Russian mine blasts hits 31 | CapeCodOnline.com

The second explosion occurred about 3½ hours later, after rescuers had entered the mine. ... The
Raspadskaya mine is 500 meters (1,650 feet) deep and has 370 ...
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100510/NEWS11/100519996
58%
618. Gas levels drop at WV mine; crews may start search

The mine's owner, Massey Energy Co., has been repeatedly cited for problems with ... were pulled
out after the explosion, and two miners were hospitalized. ...
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9EUKLN02&show_article=1
58%
619. Herald-Standard.com: Crews prepare desperate rescue effort at ...

Feb 28, 2010 ... On Monday 25 miners were killed in an explosion at nearby Massey Energy's Upper
Big ... Once methane levels inside the mine have dissipated, ... had to wait to enter the mine until
crews drilled holes deep into the earth ...
http://www.heraldstandard.com/news_detail/article/1631/2010/february/28/county-makes-record-
drug-bust.html
58%
620. Hopes fade for Indonesian miners after gas explosion

More than 40 miners were feared dead on Tuesday after a massive explosion of methane gas
collapsed a coal mine in Indonesia, highlighting rampant illegal mining in ...
http://www.zeenews.com/news539706.html
58%
621. Join Our Community

23 miners rescued after Ukraine mine explosion ; 1 confirmed dead ... deep into the mine in the
Donbass coalfield to rescue survivors of Sunday's methane blast. ...
http://newsok.com/23-miners-rescued-after-ukraine-mine-explosion-1-confirmed-dead/article/3254
938
58%
622. Metal Matters - Dark Side of Metal Mining

Deep down in the mine shafts, many flammable gases like methane accumulate. ... underground
mines, thousands of miners lost their lives to mine explosions. ...
http://library.thinkquest.org/08aug/01930/darkside/mining.html
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623. Microsoft PowerPoint - Baldassare_final

hence, the volume of air and methane forced out of the mine would be ... into shallow abandoned
deep mine workings and migrating to the. area on Chestnut Street. ...
http://pa.water.usgs.gov/stray_gas/presentations/Baldassare_final.pdf
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624. Numerical and experimental analysis of different ventilation ...

The second is that soil contains gases such as methane. ..... Spatial distribution of zones with the
risk of explosion. ... All these criteria have been applied to different ventilation systems of common
use in deep mines. ...
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0360132305000077
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625. Page Title

By then the mine at Frank extended deep into massive coal deposits beneath the ... Explosion in
1910. The 31 miners survived the methane gas blast but the ...
http://www.donnamacnaughton.com/Article2.html
58%
626. PhillyBurbs.com: Gov: No response yet from any coal mine ...
Apr 7, 2010 ... An explosion in a mine run by Massey Energy Co. subsidiary ... _ was believed to
have been caused by a buildup of highly combustible methane. ... to sound signals sent deep into a
West Virginia coal mine where a blast ...
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/62/2010/april/07/gov-no-response-yet-from
-any-coal-mine-survivors.html
58%
627. RealClimate
Apr 2009 - ...probably be from the CO 2 Methane hydrates are the giant...long time to warm the
deep ocean and the clathrate...mechanism for getting much methane release from hydrates...28
mole/kg in the deep bottom of the ocean...possible reservoir of meth
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2006/10/rasslin-swamp-gas/langswitch_lang/aw
58%
628. West Virginia Mine Death Toll Reaches 29; Grieving Begins
Apr 12, 2010... last four bodies had been found deep inside Massey Energy Co. ... The massive
blast left the inside of the mine a mess of twisted tracks, boulders and debris. ... they believe high
levels of methane gas may have played a role. ... whose gre
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2010/04/12/108922.htm
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629. [PDF]PROBLEMS OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION FROM EMISSIONS OF MINE ...

the prevention from explosions in mine workings. In Ukraine methane first started to .... workings
of deep mines without costs for expensive electric power. ...
http://www.springerlink.com/index/p2352325pw6h3114.pdf
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630. Gas scuppers rescue work after deadly mine explosion in Poland ...
Nov 22, 2006 ... A reconnaissance team sent deep into a Polish mine to locate 15 people ... of
methane gas meant there was the risk of another explosion. ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-417945/Gas-scuppers-rescue-work-deadly-explosion-Polan
d.html
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631. Light at the end of the tunnel

A total of 166 miners were killed at the Chenjiashan Coal Mine after an explosion on November 28.
... my mine and Chenjiashan are famous for a high density of methane gas. ...
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-01/25/content_411861.htm
57%
632. Massey sues federal regulators over mine ventilation rules ...
An April 5 explosion at the mine killed 29 miners and injured two others. Federal and ... Kevin
Stricklin, MSHA's administrator for coal-mine safety and health and one of ...
http://onevoicetulsa.com/ht/display/ContentDetails/i/2149905
57%
633. Mineweb.com - The world's premier mining and mining ...

Rescuers are battling a coal mine fire seeking 28 missing miners in ... mine on Monday to track
down 28 missing miners after a methane explosion killed at least 72 others. ...
http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page38?oid=40154&sn=Detail
57%
634. New Ukraine Blast Kills Four - Mining Technology

An explosion has hit the Zasyadko coal mine in the Ukraine, two weeks after a blast at ... methane
explosion deep underground on 18 November, the worst mining ...
http://www.mining-technology.com/news/news3300.html
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635. Pit earmarked for green energy operation - News - Wigan Today
Golborne deep mine - or Kid Glove as it was known to generations - closed in ... Methane was the
cause of the explosion that killed 10 miners in Golborne pit in ...
http://www.wigantoday.net/news/pit_earmarked_for_green_energy_operation_1_769373
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636. Quote.com Brazil News & Commentary - News Story

Quote.com News and commentary provides the latest and breaking headlines covering a wide ...
such coal mine accidents in recent years. While a methane gas explosion killed nine ...
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637. Red Cross honors Central Indiana heroes - Red Cross Gossip
When methane gas in a West Virginia mine ignited, it caused an explosion that ... a fierce coal
mine explosion deep in the rugged hills of West Virginia, ...
http://thetvrealist.com/gossip/Red-Cross-honors-Central-Indiana-heroes-3833131.html
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638. tehran times : At least six dead, seven missing in Ukraine ...
... shafts and reduce the presence of methane," the mine's director ... The mine opened in 1975
and employs between 3,000 and 4,000 people. In the mine's worst accident, 63 miners ...
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=196397
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639. tehran times : Death toll in Russian mine blasts hits 30

May 11, 2010 ... High levels of methane gas have raised fears of further explosions and ... water
levels in the deep mine, state news agency RIA Novosti reported. ... Mine explosions and other
industrial accidents are common in Russia ...
http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=219259
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640. Turkey | Turkey News | Turkey Photos | Turkey Videos

Rescuers on Thursday found the bodies of 28 miners deep in a damaged coal mine, making the
methane gas explosion three days earlier one of the ...
http://sify.com/topics/Turkey-10.html
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641. What caused the coal mine explosion in West Virginia at Montcoal?
Rescuers began drilling three deep holes to vent methane and carbon .... "how many people have
been found in the west virginia mine explosion rescue effort? ...
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equestId=67642172
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642. Wilbur Ross and the Sago Mine Accident: A Q&A

Jan 21, 2006 ... (There was an explosion in that mine in December 1997 that caused ruinous ...
with the controversial practice of “contract miners” for its deep mines. ... Sago also is a “gassy”
mine with large quantities of potentially explosive m
http://www.makingsteel.com/Sago_QandA.html
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643. A massive mine explosion in West Virginia, US

Apr 5, 2010 ... Methane Gas Explosion Kills One miner in Siberia .... A mine safety administrator
says 12 workers are dead and 10 trapped deep . ...
http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/5548190-a-massive-mine-explosion-in-west-virginia-us
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644. Coal Mine Where 25 Died Had Been Fined Repeatedly for Safety ...
Apr 6, 2010 ... Oil Pooling Elbow Deep Under the Sand of Grand Isle .... miners trapped after a
methane explosion inside the Sago Mine in West Virginia led ...
http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100406/coal-mine-where-25-died-had-been-fined-repeatedly-safety
-violations
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645. Death toll at 32 in Colombia mine blast - KRGV CHANNEL 5 NEWS ...
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N15pjLImQ.cspx
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646. Explosion Kills 25 Miners in West Virginia - WSJ.com

An explosion at a Massey Energy coal mine in southern West Virginia left 25 people dead in the
worst U.S. mine disaster since 1984.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304017404575166441192497502.html?mod=rss_
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647. In West Virginia's coalfields, days of prayer end in sorrow ...

Apr 11, 2010 ... 29 coal miners were killed in the April 5 explosion. ... computers on the surface
detected a major seismic event deep inside the mine. ... Bowl when word came of a methane
explosion at the Sago Mine in Upshur County. ...
http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2010/04/in_west_virginias_coalfields_d.html
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648. Methane levels add new concerns - Worldnews.com

Jun 18, 2010 ... Oil Driller Breaches Salt Mine Under Louisana Lake .... Methane is a potent
greenhouse gas, and huge belches of microbial methane from deep reservoirs, .... Gulf oil spill
tsunami possible if BP methane gas explosion ...
http://article.wn.com/view/2010/06/18/Methane_levels_add_new_concerns/
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649. RUSSIA Mining News | MINING.com News

Worldwide RUSSIA mining news. Explore related RUSSIA articles for more information on the
RUSSIA mining industry.
http://news.mining.com/tag/russia/page/4/
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650. Search on for 4 missing miners in West Virginia after blast ...
... wait to enter the mine until crews drilled holes deep into the earth to ... hydrogen as well as
methane gas, which has been blamed for the explosion. The air quality was deemed ...
http://www.coastreporter.net/article/GB/20100408/CP01/304089978/-1/sechelt/toxic-gas-levels-in-
wva-mine-drop-rescuers-hope-to-get-inside-soon&template=cpArt
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651. Welcome ! | Registration | Members | Contact | Site Map | Alerts |...

Dec 2007 - ...to travel to the mine void," said Dr...cause for the Sago explosion "at least a
partial...exact cause of this explosion." Two of the team...Tisdale, a former Mine Safety and
Health...its connection to methane explosions in mines...lightning c
http://www.eng.vt.edu/newsitems/pdf/KnoxNews_ National.pdf
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652. WORST OIL LEAK in NATIONS HISTORY in the GULF of MEXICO

Apr 20, 2010 ... Deep sea oil drillers often encounter pockets of methane ... The Methane gas level
in this mine was 19 times higher than ... 05/08/2010-Headline by GBN read : "Gulf of Mexico Oil
Spill caused by Methane explosion". ...
http://hubpages.com/hub/METHANE-THE-CAUSE-OF-THE-GULF-of-MEXICO-OIL-SPILL
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653. China mines still deadly, as bosses ordered below - Business ...
Aug 3, 2010 ... A month ago, China's premier ordered mining officials to go down into the ... and
about 16 feet (5 meters) deep, the official Xinhua News Agency said. ... A methane explosion at a
coal mine in western Siberia early ...
http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/08/03/1617669/china-mines-still-deadly-as-bosses.html
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654. Coal-bed Methane (CBM) drainage - a knol by Partha Das Sharma

Sep 18, 2008 ... Methane gas is found trapped in fissures in coal and extraction reduces explosion
hazards in mines, thereby reducing safety risks for miners ...
http://knol.google.com/k/coal-bed-methane-cbm-drainage
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655. Colombian Coal Mine Blast: San Fernando Mine Explosion Kills ...
Jun 17, 2010 ... An explosion at the San Fernando mine, believed to have been caused by a
buildup of methane gas reports the AP, occurred 10 hours ago, ... this tunnel is over a mile long
and in some parts is up to 500 feet deep. ...
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/colombian-coal-mine-blast-san-fernando-mine-explosion-kills-ma
ny-2630355.html
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656. Four WV Miners Still Missing As Rescuers Drill Holes To ...

Apr 7, 2010 ... The bore holes, each 1200 deep, will let rescuers sample mine air and release
methane, a highly combustible gas. ... The explosion at the company's West Virginia mine is
believed to be the worst mine accident in the ...
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7018329182
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657. Fox 32: Death toll at 32 in Colombia mine blast

Rendon says debris and the persistent buildup of methane and carbon monoxide gases ... the
explosion is unknown, but the mine's records indicate it lacked a methane ventilation ...
http://www.fox33.com/category/story/?id=235256
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658. Gas explosion in Ukrainian coal mine: 37 miners trapped ...

Kiev - Rescuers were racing against time on Sunday to reach 37 miners trapped underground after
a gas explosion in a coal mine in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk, ...
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1409970.php/Gas_explosion_in_Ukr
ainian_coal_mine_37_miners_trapped
55%
659. gulfnews : Bodies of 28 miners found after three days

Ankara: Rescuers yesterday found the bodies of 28 miners deep in a damaged coal mine, making
the methane gas explosion three days earlier one of ...
http://gulfnews.com/news/world/other-world/bodies-of-28-miners-found-after-three-days-1.629880
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660. Miner was prepared to die, family says

Apr 6, 2010 ... In 2006, 12 miners died in a methane explosion at the Sago Mine in .... a coal mine
explosion deep in the rugged hills of West Virginia, ...
http://www.inewscatcher.com/2010/04/miner-was-prepared-to-die-family-says.html
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661. Quote.com Hong Kong News & Commentary - News Story

The explosion occurred late Wednesday at the San Fernando mine in the town of ... While a
methane gas explosion killed nine workers at another mine in Antioquia ...
http://hk.quote.com/news/story.action?id=RTT006171709001758
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662. RW ONLINE: Untold Stories of Quecreek's Flood

Suddenly it became possible to open non-union deep mines-even in coalfields .... in a methane
explosion at Chengzihe mine in China's northeast coalfields. ...
http://revcom.us/a/v24/1161-1170/1162/miners.htm
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663. Search under way for 4 missing miners

... turned back investigators venturing for ... Mine clear of gases before explosion. Air samples did
not show ... to enter the mine until crews drilled holes deep into the earth to ...
http://www.wavy.com/dpps/news/us_news/Search-starting-for-4-missing-miners_3307761
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664. Searchers could enter W.Va. mine soon

Apr 7, 2010 ... Two days after the worst US mining disaster in a generation, rescue crews were ...
involved in an explosion at Massey Energy Co.'s Upper Big Branch mine. ... Crews drilled holes
deep into the ground to release the gases. ... the amount of m
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/apr/07/072334/na-w-va-mine-disaster-still-a-rescue-effort/
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665. Shanghai Daily | ???? - English Window to China News

The explosion at Zasyadko highlighted persistent problems that plague the coal mining industry. ...
levels of methane, a natural byproduct of mining whose concentration ...
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/print.asp?id=338734
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666. StateMaster - Encyclopedia: History of coal mining

Deep mines were not required at first so there were a large number of small .... The explosion was
caused by the ignition of methane gas (also called ...
http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/History-of-coal-mining
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667. Tulsa World: Mine rescue efforts await gas-level drop ...
that vents methane and for allowing combustible dust to build up. ... Wednesday, there had been
no signs of life deep underground since the explosion. ...
http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100408_13_A6_Toflas549466&rss_lnk
=1
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668. Twelve Ukrainian miners still missing after methane blast ...
Kiev - Ukrainian rescue workers Tuesday were still looking for at least 12 miners unaccounted for
after a massive underground explosion, the Interfax news agency ...
http://www.topnews.in/twelve-ukrainian-miners-still-missing-after-methane-blast-246610
55%
669. Wapedia - Wiki: History of coal mining

Although some deep mining took place as early as the late Tudor period (in the .... This explosion
was caused by the ignition of methane gas (also called ...
http://wapedia.mobi/en/Coal_Mining:_History
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670. [PDF]Office of Management and Technical Services

could cause an explosion. What Is Methane? Methane (CH4) is a naturally occurring ... Methane
can also be released from abandoned deep mines, and from ...
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671. [Photo of the week] Turkey mourns victims of tragic Zonguldak ...
Twenty-eight of the 30 miners who were trapped by an explosion in a coal mine in Zonguldak on
Monday were found dead by rescuers early on Thursday morning, causing ...
http://www.sundayszaman.com/sunday/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=210899
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672. Alaska Pride: Methane Gas Bubble Triggered Explosion At ...

May 7, 2010 ... Methane Gas Bubble Triggered Explosion At Deepwater Horizon Rig In Gulf Of
Mexico While ... the high-pressure environs of the deep to the less pressurized shallows, ....
Renewable Resources Coalition (Anti-Pebble Mine) ...
http://alaskapride.blogspot.com/2010/05/methane-gas-bubble-triggered-explosion.html
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673. BBC NEWS | Europe | Six dead in Ukraine mine blast

A methane gas explosion at a mine leaves six workers dead - the second major accident at a
Ukrainian mine in two weeks.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2142310.stm
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674. Brama - Gateway Ukraine, UkraiNEWStand and Community Press

The methane and coal dust explosion in the Krasnolimanskaya mine in ... An explosion ripped
through a Ukrainian colliery, killing at least 25 miners and trapping 11 deep in a ...
http://www.brama.com/ukraine/headlines0407U.html
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675. CBS News Mobile Twelve Dead in Coal Mine Explosion; 10 Missing
Apr 6, 2010 ... Updated at 12:20 a.m. ET A mine safety administrator says 12 workers are dead
and 10 trapped deep underground after an explosion rocked a remote West ... ventilating highly
combustible methane gas, safety officials said. ...
http://wap.cbsnews.com/site?sid=cbsnews&pid=sections.detail&catId=TOP&storyId=6366112&vie
wFull=null
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676. Conditions improve for mine rescue attempt | The Journal ...
Kevin Stricklin of the federal Mine Health and Safety Administration said, however, that ... any
information about methane levels in the mine before the explosion. ...
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20100408/NEWS03/100409653/-1/NEWS09
54%
677. Death toll at 32 in Colombia mine blast - San Diego 6

http://www.sandiego6.com/news/world/story/Death-toll-at-32-in-Colombia-mine-blast/xSWAWGkAf
EqFNN15pjLImQ.cspx
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678. Explosion rocks Ukrainian coal mine - CTV News

An explosion early Saturday shook the coal mine where 100 people died in a methane blast two
weeks ago, injuring five miners but causing no deaths, an industrial ...
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071201/explosion_ukraine_071201?s_na
me=&no_ads=
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679. He's Mr. Burns Without The Smithers And The Old Jokes (And The ...
Apr 12, 2010 ... When methane begins to build up in areas of the mine these ... diluting the gas
and limiting the chance for explosion. ... high methane levels and fairly tight working areas make
deep mining in Central Appalachia tough. ...
http://aroundthesphere.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/hes-mr-burns-without-the-smithers-and-the-ol
d-jokes-and-the-yellow-skin/
54%
680. Museum of Northwest Colorado - Tragedy At Wadge Mine Part 6

Soon after the explosion the women arrived at Mount Harris and ... explosion of the liberated gas
which swept through four cross entries deep in the mine. ...
http://museumnwco.org/lookBackArticle.php?lookBackID=43
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681. OSHA data shows driller in W.Va. gas well blast has been ...
The Texas gas-drilling company that struck methane in an abandoned West Virginia coal mine and
triggered an explosion that hurt seven workers has paid more than $226, ...
http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/osha-data-shows-driller-in-wva-gas-well-blast-has-been-regu
larly-cited-for-safety-problems-95978119.html
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682. Patriot Coal Drops Precipitously On Mine Closure | ...

Jun 22, 2010 ... Twenty-five coal miners died and four were still missing deep underground on ...
after a methane fireball tore through a West Virginia coal mine killing 25 ... An explosion ripped
through a coal mine in West Virginia, ...
http://www.bullfax.com/?q=node-patriot-coal-drops-precipitously-mine-closure
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683. Rescuers battle to save missing Ukrainian miners

http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=202843
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684. Scores feared dead in Siberia mine tragedy - Mail & Guardian ...
Hopes were fading on Monday of finding alive any of the 58 miners still trapped deep inside
Russia's largest underground coal mine.
http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-05-10-scores-feared-dead-in-siberia-mine-tragedy
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685. UPDATE: Gases force crews to abandon W.Va. mine rescue ...
... evacuation is a setback, but hopes crews will be able to get back in within a few hours after a
bigger hole is drilled to allow fresh air into the mine. ...
http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2010/apr/08/minegat08_20100408-061002-ar-163696/
54%
686. Why Do We Still Have Mining Disasters? - Room for Debate Blog ...
Apr 7, 2010 ... Interactive: Inside the West Virginia Mine Explosion ... Sparks created by the falling
roof can ignite pockets of methane, and falling roof increases ..... A deep and abiding tension
between productivity and safety has ...
http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/why-do-we-still-have-mining-disasters/
54%
687. YouTube - timefordifference's Channel

Jan 22, 2010 ... The risk for a blowout and methane explosion was considered to be extremely high
. BP chose to drill an ultra deep well directly above such a pocket - this .... Your videos aren't
posted with mine any more what happened? ...
http://www.youtube.com/user/timefordifference
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688. ***^The.View.From.The.Peak^***: Peak Oil, Deep Oil and Son of ...

Mar 9, 2006 ... I mean hard rock mines dug into the deepest, hardest, and oldest granites, ...
Obviously, the methane from midocean ridges, volcanoes, and hard rock mine .... My point for
mentioning this is that the stellar explosion in ...
http://oilinvestor.blogspot.com/2006/03/peak-oil-deep-oil-and-son-of-evening.html
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689. BP Deepwater Horizon blast caused by a massive methane bubble. ...

May 8, 2010 ... The analysis is mine. The deadly blowout of an oil rig in the Gulf ... Deep beneath
the seafloor, methane is in a slushy, crystalline form. ...
http://serr8d.blogspot.com/2010/05/bp-deepwater-horizon-blast-caused-by.html
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690. CrossMtnMinersList
Within minutes the entire community knew of the explosion. ... Deep in the mine, most of the men
weren't killed by the blast, but now faced an even more ...
http://www.coalcreekaml.com/CrossMtnMinersList.htm
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691. Daily Dispatch Online

... after a massive explosion of methane gas caused a coal mine in Indonesia to collapse, ... rubble
and hope was all but gone for another 40 miners believed to be buried deep below ...
http://www.dispatch.co.za/article.aspx?id=323456
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692. Death toll at 32 in Colombia mine blast - The York Daily Record
http://www.ydr.com/business/ci_15343262
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693. Death toll rises in Russian mine explosions - News

There were 359 workers below ground when the explosion occurred and ... The Raspadskaya mine
is 1,650 feet deep and has produced approximately 8 million tons of ...
http://media.www.omnibusonline.com/media/storage/paper193/news/2010/05/12/News/Death.Toll
.Rises.In.Russian.Mine.Explosions-3919150.shtml
53%
694. INO.com News - 12 dead, 83 trapped after blasts hit Russian mine
The mine is 500 meters deep and has 370 kilometers (220 miles) of ... worst coal mining disaster in
40 years when 29 miners died April 5 in an explosion at a ...
http://news.ino.com/headlines/?newsid=68970747007400
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695. Joe Manchin III - The New York Times

Since Mr. Manchin's 2005 election, more than 75 people have been killed in West Virginia mining
accidents, including the methane gas explosion that killed ...
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/joe_manchin_iii/index.html
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696. Massey shifts to 'Act of God' mode on mine disaster « Coal Tattoo
Jul 22, 2010 ... MSHA responds to Massey: Elevated methane levels after mine .... the first thing
that the foot deep water was gone.the water went down into ...
http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2010/07/22/massey-shifts-to-act-of-god-mode-on-mine-disa
ster/
53%
697. Massey sues federal regulators over mine ventilation rules ...
An April 5 explosion at the mine killed 29 miners and injured two others. ... Massey claims in the
lawsuit that the scrubbers also help prevent methane buildups at the mine face. ...
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_687311.html
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698. Search under way for 4 missing miners

Gases force teams out of Massey mine. Dangerous gases have turned back ... wait to enter the
mine until crews drilled holes deep into the earth to ...
http://www.kxan.com/dpps/news/national/Search-starting-for-4-missing-miners_3307761
53%
699. Sun.Star Network Online - Argao mine explosion kills 1, injures 3

... and Dalaguete and is the farthest barangay of the southern Cebu town. Adlawon Mining ... at 8
a.m. and they went into the mine about 100 feet deep. There should have been seven ...
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2006/10/10/argao.mine.explosion.kills.1.injures.3.html
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700. The Day - Little hope for 50 miners in Colombia | News from ...
Authorities believe a methane gas buildup caused Wednesday night's explosion. ... He said the
mine lacked a methane ventilation pipe and gas-detection devices ...
http://www.theday.com/article/20100619/NWS13/306199895/-1/NWSnw
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701. untitled
Jun 2010 - ...business confidence, a number of European countries, including the United Kingdom,
Italy and Greece, have also announced deep cuts in their fiscal spending. Sharply weaker economic
growth in Western Europe could adversely affect economic grow
http://www.abare.gov.au/publications_html/ac/ac_10/ac10_June.pdf
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702. Upper Big Branch probe to start Wednesday " Montcoal Mine ...
The explosion occurred about 4 miles deep into the Ellis portal ... Potentially alarming levels of
carbon monoxide and volatile methane forced federal and state regulators to ...
http://www.register-herald.com/disaster/x2023223310/Upper-Big-Branch-probe-to-start-Wednesda
y
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703. WVU Libraries: Media Listing

Jul 2010 - ...Mine accidents History. Mine safety Standards. Miners...1951, Orient No. 2 Mine, West
Frankfort, Illinois (underground explosion from accumulated methane gas and volatile
coal...resulted in the Federal Coal Mine Safety Act of July 1952...
http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/media/medialisting/index.php?category=documentary&page=4
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704. Climate science of methane

Methane is the most abundant reactive trace gas. in the atmosphere and arises from both ...
natural gas from coal mining and leakage from. gas processing and ...
http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/research/energy/downloads/methaneuk/chapter02.pdf
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705. FireDirect.Net : The Global Voice for the High Risk Fire ...
Ukraine A new explosion tore through a mine as workers were searching for ... An explosion early
Saturday shook the coal mine where 100 people died in a methane blast ...
http://www.firedirect.net/_archive/_news/2007/0746-0401.htm
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706. Gases make W.Va. mine unsafe; 4 missing, 25 dead " Nation ...
At the time of the explosion, 61 miners were in the mine. Nine were leaving on a vehicle ... four
bodies deep in a West Virginia coal mine, dashing the fading ...
http://dailyindependent.com/nation/x908928644/Gases-make-W-Va-mine-unsafe-4-missing-25-dea
d?keyword=secondarystory
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707. Up Next? Deep Sea Mining | Notes From Sea Level

If you think the long-term impacts of the Deepwater Horizon explosion are going to be harmful on
a variety of fronts, wait until they start opening up the ocean
http://jonbowermaster.com/blog/2010/07/2677/
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708. UPDATE 1-Forty feared dead in Indonesia coal mine blast | Reuters
The mine hit by the explosion was locally owned and produced only ... AlertNet provides news,
images and insight from the world's disasters and conflicts and ...
http://af.reuters.com/article/idAFSP1877220090617
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709. WSVN-TV - Gases force crews to abandon W.Va. mine rescue
Gases force crews to abandon W.Va. mine rescue ... hydrogen as well as methane gas, which has
been blamed for the explosion. The air quality was deemed ...
http://www.wsvn.com/news/articles/national/MI83894/
52%
710. At Least 25 Dead in West Virginia Coal Mine Blast

An explosion ripped through a West Virginia coal mine owned by Massey Energy, killing at ... fines
it has faced over improper ventilation of methane, Manchin ...
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711. BBC News | AFRICA | SA miners blame bosses over accident

Methane can be controlled and the explosion is the result of negligence ... killed in deep mining
incidents in 1999, including 19 in one explosion in July ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1321394.stm
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712. Coal Mining and Production

Jan 2006 - ...mining is used for deep seams. Underground...generation of acid mine drainage
(AMD...be very large. Methane generation and...Control of methane, a greenhouse...minimize the
risk of explosion in closed mines. Recover methane where feasible...a
http://www.miga.org/documents/CoalMiningandProduction.pdf
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713. Death toll in Russian mine blasts hits 32 - ObserverToday.com ...

The Raspadskaya mine is 500 meters (1,650 feet) deep and has 370 kilometers (220 miles) ... Mine
explosions and other industrial accidents are common in Russia and other former ...
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714. FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

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http://www.fmshrc.gov/decisions/alj/p96-46r.pdf
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715. Fox 32: Death toll at 34 in Colombia mine blast

http://www.mifox32.com/category/story/?id=235333
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716. FT.com / Europe - Russian mine chief quits after deaths

The mine accident was a devastating tragedy and citizen Volkov is ... mine's management for the
explosion, noting managers would often turn off methane ...
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3b06cf6c-62a8-11df-b1d1-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss
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717. KNF Coal Mine Sample Extraction pump Class I, Div I, Group C ...
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718. Microsoft Word - Proceedings_front-cover_070214.doc

Mar 2007 - 4 th Mini Conference on Noble Gases in the Hydrosphere and Natural Gas Reservoirs
The Mini Conference will be financially supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG),
the German Science Foundation. http://minoga.gfz-potsdam.
http://www.iup.uni-heidelberg.de/institut/forschung/groups/aquasys/gp/papers/MiNoGa_Proceedin
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As of late Wednesday, there had been no signs of life deep underground. ... Methane was blamed
for the explosion that rocked the mine Monday, and a ...
http://cbs5.com/Link.ashx?R=http://cbs5.com/national/west.virginia.coal.2.1616502.html
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720. The Brunswick News - Home Page

The second explosion destroyed the main air shaft and all of the mine's above-ground ... been
caused by methane, hit the Raspadskaya mine just before midnight ...
http://www.thebrunswicknews.com/open_access/world_news/a0670-BC-EU-Russia-MineBlast-9thL
d-Writethru-05-09-0849
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721. Coal Bed Methane

Methane gas is found trapped in fissures in coal and extraction ... Methane gas is found trapped in
fissures in coal and extraction reduces explosion hazards in mines, thereby ...
http://www.scribd.com/doc/18792012/Coal-Bed-Methane
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722. Death toll at 32 in Colombia mine blast - CBS 21 News ...

http://www.whptv.com/news/world/story/Death-toll-at-32-in-Colombia-mine-blast/xSWAWGkAfEqF
NN15pjLImQ.cspx?rss=53
50%
723. ekathimerini.com | Balkan Briefs

The explosion occurred late Saturday, 350 meters (1,100 feet) deep in a mine in Karaman ... the
past three, very much lost, years, and see what can and must be done, ...
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_world_1_24/11/2003_36634
50%
724. How Jharia mine turned death trap - India News - IBNLive
Explosion in Bhatdih colliery may have occurred because the mine was dug too deep and without
following safety standards.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/how-coal-mine-turned-death-trap/20933-3.html
50%
725. KSBY News San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, Paso ...
Rendon says debris and the persistent buildup of methane and carbon monoxide ... explosion is
unknown, but the mine's records indicate it lacked a methane ...
http://www.ksby.com/news/death-toll-at-32-in-colombia-mine-blast/
50%
726. Microsoft Word - CPM_Chapter5_LocalActionPlan.doc
Oct 2007 - CLIMATE PROTECTION MANUAL FOR CITIES CHAPTER 5 Develop A Local Action Plan 1
Stakeholder Engagement Chapter 5: Develop a Local Action Plan Table of Contents: Stakeholder ...
http://www.abag.ca.gov/lgep/pdfs/climate/CPM_Chapter5_LocalActionPlan.pdf
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727. Nearly 80 perish in Ukraine's worst mine disaster in years ...

DONETSK: Rescuers struggled against flames and fallen rock in trying to reach 23 miners trapped
in a coal mine yesterday, a day after a methane blast killed at least 77...
http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MzA1MTEzMDE0
50%
728. Workplace Fairness

State investigators have determined that a lightning strike sparked the methane gas explosion deep
inside the Sago Mine, where 12 coal miners died in January. ...
http://www.workplacefairness.org/newsletterarchive?id=702
50%
729. Coal Mine Safety Research Center, Hokkaido

In this mining system, a great deal of coal dusts and/or rock dusts are produced. ... coal seams
and methane hydrates which have been deposited in the bottom of deep sea and ...
http://www.aist.go.jp/NIRE/hist/1998-01-07/nire_WWW/h-center/hokkai-e.htm
49%
730. Death toll at 32 in Colombia mine blast - SignOnSanDiego.com

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jun/21/death-toll-at-32-in-colombia-mine-blast/
49%
731. Methane - News - Evri

Follow Methane at Evri.com, your source for real time news, quotes, tweets, trends, photos and
videos
http://www.evri.com/substance/methane-0x3972cc
49%
732. Methane keeps rescuers out of mine - Channel 4 News

Methane keeps rescuers out of mine
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/methane%20keeps%20rescuers%20out%20of%20
mine/3603592
49%
733. MSHA: Mine safe for investigation - The Herald Dispatch

... to begin working inside the southern West Virginia coal mine where 29 men died in the U.S. coal
industry’s worst explosion in 40 years.<br...
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/briefs/x1525457071/MSHA-Mine-safe-for-investigation
49%
734. NEWSMEAT Methane Blast at Russian Mine Kills 1

A methane explosion at a coal mine in western Siberia early Saturday killed one miner and left two
hospitalized with burns, officials said.
http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=80495060&channelId=2951&buyerId=news
meatcom&buid=3281
49%
735. Recent Explosion Stories | 6abc.com

A methane explosion tore through Russia's largest underground coal mine Saturday, killing ... deep
in a West Virginia coal mine, resulting in the worst U.S. mining ...
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/explore?tag=explosion
49%
736. tehran times : Death toll at Ukraine mine reaches 100

Zasyadko, one of the country's biggest and best-known mines, has been the site ... as dangerous
because of high levels of methane that accumulates at deep depths. ...
http://www.tehrantimes.com/Index_view.asp?code=158038
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737. Tour of Longyearbyen

Pictures of the tour of Coal Mine #7 in Longyearbyen Svalbard, Norway. ... out too along with
methane gas which is also a big coal mine explosion hazard. ...
http://www.yellowairplane.com/North_Pole_2005/Svalbard_Coal_Mine_3.html
49%
738. Ukraine mine blast kills 80, 20 still missing - World News ...
Rescuers battled a raging fire and a rock slide on Monday in search of 20 trapped coal miners
following a powerful methane blast that killed at least 80 others in one ...
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ukraine-mine-blast-kills-80-20-still-missing/52676-2.html
49%
739. Al Jazeera English - Europe - Rescue hopes fade for Polish miners
A lack of air and high temperatures hamper efforts to rescue 15 men in a coal mine. ... obstacles to
rescue efforts were deposits of methane gas, lack of air and temperatures of ...
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2006/11/2008525125451207148.html
48%
740. Death toll at 32 in Colombia mine blast

http://news.findlaw.com/ap_stories/i/1102/06-21-2010/20100621092002_42.html
48%
741. Death toll from mine blast in Indonesia reaches 28 - Rest of ...
An explosion ripped through a coal mine in western Indonesia, killing at least 28 people and
burying 12 others who were feared dead, officials said Wednesday.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/28-dead-in-Indonesia-mine-blast-28/articleshow/4666031
.cms
48%
742. Death toll rises to 63 in Ukraine coal mine blast - CTV News
A methane blast ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine early Sunday, killing at ... The
explosion occurred around 3 a.m. more than 3,300 feet deep inside the ...
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071118/ukraine_mine_071118
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743. Gases force crews to abandon W.Va. mine rescue for now
... since an explosion killed 25 colleagues in the worst U.S. mining disaster in more than ... deep
into the earth to ventilate lethal carbon monoxide and highly explosive hydrogen ...
http://www.wkyt.com/wymtnews/headlines/90200642.html
48%
744. Gov: No response yet from any coal mine survivors - AP News ...
The explosion shook the underground mine operated by an affiliate of Massey Energy Co. ... of
methane gas and carbon monoxide was too dangerous for anyone to enter and look for ...
http://www.salon.com/wires/allwires/2010/04/07/D9EU634G0_us_mine_explosion/index.html
48%
745. Mine disaster death toll reaches 54

The death toll of the Antioquia coal mine explosion reaches 54, as Colombian rescue workers
continue to work to evacuate the bodies of an estimated 20 more miners ...
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/10427-coal-mine-disaster-death-toll-reaches-54.h
tml
48%
746. n&o's (discard list #93)

May 2006 - ...Aerodynamics in a Coal Mine Passageway. 1974...Developments in Coal Mine Fire and
Explosion Prevention Research...28.27:8657 The Mine Map Repository...I 28.27:8659 Methane
Emission from U...Hydraulic Sandfill in Deep Metal Mines. 1975...
https://email.rutgers.edu/pipermail/dox_nj/1999-June/000167.html
48%
747. UNDERGROUND MINE FOREMAN

64. A greater percentage of methane is necessary to start an explosion in an atmosphere which.
contains less ... there is a mine fire or after an explosion. 93. The atmosphere ...
http://laborcommission.utah.gov/BoilerandElevatorSafety/Miner%20Certification/U%20Mine%20For
eman.pdf
48%

(06-21) 15:01 PDT BOGOTA, Columbia (AP) - Colombian rescuers have retrieved the bodies of 34
miners killed in last week's coal mine explosion. Antioquia state ...
http://www.sfchron.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/06/21/international/i091157D25.DTL
47%
749. Death toll at 34 in Colombia mine blast - Yahoo! Canada News

Canada's leader in breaking news coverage. Get the latest headlines, news stories and current
events from Yahoo! Canada News
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100621/world/lt_colombia_coal_mine_explosion
47%
750. Four More Found Dead After West Virginia Mine Explosion
Mine owner Massey Energy Co. has been repeatedly cited and fined for ... system that vents
methane and for allowing combustible dust to build up. ...
http://m.wltx.com/detail.jsp?key=129176&rc=na&full=1
47%
751. Massey To Resume Operations In Virginia Mine Despite Deaths | AHN

The explosion was the nation's worst mine accident in four decades, and it brought ... of an
exhaust fan and bore holes drilled 1,100 feet deep into the mine to vent deadly gas. ...
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7019431800?Massey+To+Resume+Operations+In+Virgin
ia+Mine+Despite+Deaths
47%
752. Methane Bubble Triggered Deadly Gulf Coast Oil Rig Explosion
A Small bubble turned into a big trouble.The deadly blowout of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was
triggered by a bubble of methane gas that escaped from the well ...
http://digg.com/environment/Methane_Bubble_Triggered_Deadly_Gulf_Coast_Oil_Rig_Explosion
47%
753. Methane growing into a big problem | methane, water, wells ...
Methane has also seeped into home basements and yards, killing vegetation and raising ...
explosion and the house goes up or you go down there and that methane smothers you. ...
http://www.gazette.com/news/methane-36699-water-wells.html
47%
754. Mine blast kills nine, buries dozens | The Jakarta Post
A major mine explosion near Sawahlunto city, West Sumatra, Tuesday, ... bodies were recovered
after the morning explosion at the 100-meter-deep mine at the hilly Bukit Bual area, ...
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/17/mine-blast-kills-nine-buries-dozens.html
47%
755. Rescuers struggle to reach trapped miners - thestar.com

Rescuers struggled with flames and fallen rock in trying to reach 23 miners trapped in a coal mine
Monday, a day after a methane blast killed at least 77 others in ...
http://www.thestar.com/article/277644
47%
756. toledoblade.com - The Blade ~ Toledo Ohio

... monoxide poisoning after an explosion consumed oxygen inside the mine and blew down ...
ignited a pocket of methane that gathered inside a mine section that had been sealed off. ...
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060107/NEWS08/601070462
47%
757. Toxic gas levels in W.Va. mine drop; rescuers hope to get ...
He also said he does not think the company has any information about methane levels in the mine
before the explosion, and he continued to defend his firm. ...
http://www.trailtimes.ca/article/GB/20100408/CP01/304089978/-1/trail/toxic-gas-levels-in-wva-min
e-drop-rescuers-hope-to-get-inside-soon&template=cpArt
47%
758. 32 lives, 50 desperate minutes underground - chicagotribune.com

Dispatcher Harry House sat alone in a spare booth on a hill above America's deepest coal mine. ...
system, allowing methane to build in the dead air and setting the stage for a ...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-0209230227sep23,0,4405385.story
46%
759. Death toll at 34 in Colombia mine blast - The West Australian

... says debris and the persistent build-up of methane and carbon ...
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/7437377/death-toll-at-34-in-colombia-mine-blast
46%
760. Death toll at 34 in Colombia mine blast | NWCN.com | World News

http://www.nwcn.com/news/world/96808269.html
46%
761. Death Toll Rises to 70 in Ukrainian Mine Blast, 30 Workers ...

Rescue teams are still searching for some 30 Ukrainian miners trapped deep underground after the
Sunday's explosion that killed at least 70 others, BBC reported.
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=87663
46%
762. New Sabah Times

High levels of methane gas remaining in the mine had raised fears of further ... The Raspadskaya
mine is 500 meters (1,650 feet) deep and has 370 kilometers (220 ...
http://www.newsabahtimes.com.my/nstweb/fullstory/38541
46%
763. NewsDork
(Reuters) – An explosion ripped through a West Virginia coal mine owned by Massey ... morning
that four miners remained missing deep underground and that 11 of the ...
http://www.newsdork.com/
46%
764. || World
At least 44 dead in India mine collapse. INDIA: The bodies of 44 ... deep in the mine shaft," Partho
Bhattacharya, managing director of state-run mine owners ...
http://www.dailynews.lk/2006/09/09/wld03.asp
45%
765. 25 dead in W.Va. mine blast, worst since 1984 | LAWRENCE ...
Four coal miners were missing after an explosion that killed 25 and poison gases blocked rescuers
Tuesday from resuming their search in the worst U.S. mining disaster ...
http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/040610/upd_602650918.shtml
45%
766. 63 Killed In Ukraine Mine Explosion - Des Moines News Story

from within the pit of the coal mine is of a large cast blast. ... mine site, The Devil's Breath tells the
story of the founding, explosion, investigations, ...
http://bhschoolre.com/eventcalimages/images/sedcoca.htm
45%
767. 70 killed in Ukraine's Worst Mine Disaster in Years; 28 Still ...

Rescuers struggled with flames and fallen rocks in trying to reach more than two dozen miners
trapped in a coal mine Monday, a day after a methane blast killed at ...
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/11582631.html
45%
768. 9&10 News - Death toll at 32 in Colombia mine blast

Death toll at 32 in Colombia mine blast. Posted: 6/21/2010. BOGOTA, ... the explosion is unknown,
but the mine's records indicate it lacked a methane ventilation ...
http://www.9and10news.com/Category/Story/?id=235256&cID=4
45%
769. BURNS IN GROUPS OF PEOPLE DURING THE LAST TWENTY YEARS IN ALBANIA
January 1983 -Tirana - Coal-mine - fire due to methane gas explosion ... in three patients, and
10-15% in two patients, mainly deep dermal and III degree ...
http://www.medbc.com/annals/review/vol_10/num_4/text/vol10n4p200.htm
45%
770. Edward D. Yankovich, Jr., International District 2 Vice ...

We also wish to extend our deep appreciation for the mine rescue ... closure order after excess
methane was detected in that mine's return entries. ...
http://www.senatormjwhite.com/environmental/mine-safety/yankovich-013106.pdf
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771. Mineweb.com - The world's premier mining and mining ...

( Methane is potentially explosive at concentrations of between 5 and ... to equip deep-water ports
and to import coke from Canada, the USA or Australia." Steelmaking and the ...
http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page38?oid=41278&sn=Detail
45%
772. Speak Your Piece: Scotia Then and Now | Daily Yonder | Keep ...
Photographer Earl Dotter entitled this photo "Her husband survived Vietnam but not the Coal Mine.
... on March 11, a second methane explosion ripped through the mine killing 11 ...
http://www.dailyyonder.com/speak-your-piece-scotia-then-and-now/2010/03/16/2644
45%
773. West Virginian mining disaster rescue timeline and coal mine ...
If you or a loved one has been injured in a coal mine accident, claim no win no fee compensation
with the work accident experts at YouClaim.
http://www.youclaim.co.uk/coal-mine-accident-claim-timeline-of-rescue-attempts.htm
45%
774. 12 dead, 83 trapped after blasts hit Russian mine " Breaking ...
The mine is 500 meters deep and has 370 kilometers (220 miles) of ... people were killed in an
explosion at an iron-ore mine in the Urals Mountains region that ...
http://goshennews.com/breakingnews/x712189396/12-dead-83-trapped-after-blasts-hit-Russian-mi
ne
44%
775. 92 perish in China mine disaster: state media

... China climbed to 92 on Sunday as rescuers hunted for 16 workers still trapped deep
underground in the nation's deadliest mine disaster in two years. ...
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/92_perish_in_China_mine_disaster_state_media_999.html
44%
776. Addressing the Environmental Risks from Shale Gas Development

Jul 2010 - ...fracturing operations in deep shale formations might...aquifers, allowing methane,
contaminants naturally...unlikely to occur in deep shale formations...drinking water. The methane
eventually built up until an explosion in a resident‘s...
http://pangea.stanford.edu/docs/addressing_the_environmental_risks_from
shale_gas_development.pdf
44%
777. At least 63 workers killed in methane blast at Ukraine coal ...

At least 63 workers killed in methane blast at Ukraine coal mine - A METHANE blast ripped through
a coal mine in Ukraine yesterday, killing at least 63 people in the ...
http://news.scotsman.com/world/At-least-63-workers-killed.3538807.jp
44%
778. Balloon Juice

On Monday, drillers hit a pocket of methane in an inactive deep mine, causing an explosion and fire
that flared 50-feet high for four days, destroyed ...
http://www.balloon-juice.com/page/15/
44%
779. Can you hear me?

By DAN BARRY, IAN URBINA and CLIFFORD KRAUSS. Earlier this year, in the subterranean ... of
mining — and, its operators say, emits 25 percent more methane a ...
http://voicemedia.net/
44%
780. China and West Virginia: Mobile Robots for Mine Rescue ...
Coal mine disasters are tricky for robots- in part because methane is ... which would be worse- the
explosion or the huge amounts of coal catching fire? ...
http://crasar.org/2010/04/05/china-and-west-virginia-mobile-robots-for-mine-rescue/
44%
781. Company Ordered to Stop All WV Natural Gas Drilling Operations

Regulators have ordered an Ohio gas company to stop all operations in West Virginia until the
cause of a rig explosion that injured seven workers is determined.
http://www.tv3winchester.com/home/headlines/96090664.html
44%
782. Death toll at 32 in Colombia mine blast - Silver City Sun-News

http://www.scsun-news.com/silver_city-business/ci_15343262
44%
783. Floridatoday - Death toll at 34 in Colombia mine blast

mine's records indicate it lacked a methane ventilation pipe and gas-detection device. ...
http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=floridatoday&sParam=38961070.
story
44%
784. Kay Damen FIN.indd

Oct 2008 - ...furnace ecbm enhanced coal bed methane recovery egr enhanced
gas...load-to-surface ratio mc methane conversion mca Multi-Criteria...enhanced water gas shift
smr steam methane reforming sofc solid oxide fuel cell...not be sufficient to achieve
http://www.chem.uu.nl/nws/www/publica/Publicaties2007/NWS-E-2007 - 16.pdf
44%
785. Maps.com - Maps in the News

A methane blast ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine early ... The explosion occurred
around 3 a.m. more than 3,300 feet deep inside the Zasyadko mine in the regional ...
http://www.maps.com/MITNView.aspx?nav=RM&articleid=5463
44%
786. Rescuers in collapsed Turkish coal mine find 28 bodies; 2 ...
... 28 miners deep in a damaged coal mine, making the methane gas explosion three days ... "We
are very saddened and extend our condolences to the miners' families and the whole of ...
http://www.ftnelson.peaceenergyfm.com/news/56/1136736
44%
787. TODAYonline | Breaking News | Death toll reaches 32 in ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Colombian rescuers have retrieved the bodies of 32 miners killed in
last... explosion is unknown, but the mine's records indicate it lacked a methane ...
http://www.todayonline.com/BreakingNews/EDC100622-0000013/Death-toll-reaches-32-in-Colombi
a-mine-blast-40-workers-trapped-with-little-hope-of-survival
44%
788. U.S. mine deaths hit low in 2009 | Cache Valley Daily - News ...
Horizon is considered one of Utah several deep coal mines that have come under more ... 12 who
died in a methane explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia and five who ...
http://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/local/80497812.html
44%
789. WCBD : Mine Explosion Colombia'S 2Nd Deadliest Ever

Mine Explosion Colombia'S 2Nd Deadliest Ever. Posted: 06/25/2010 1:20 PM ... Colombia's mining
minister said the mine lacked required methane gas detectors and ...
http://mobile.counton2.com/wcbd/db_8118/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=j7cHQd8Y&storycount
=20&detailindex=7
44%
790. West Virginia coal mine rescue crews race against time ...
... Wednesday despite fading hopes of finding any survivors two days after a devastating explosion
killed at least 25 coal miners in the Upper Big Branch mine. ...
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-coal-mine-main8-2010apr08,0,404868.stor
y
44%
791. :: Bo Tai nguyen va Moi truong Viet Nam ::

The explosion killed a total of nine miners and seriously injured 24 others. ... a.m. on December 8,
at a 250m deep coal mine managed by the Khe Cham Coal Company of the ...
http://www.monre.gov.vn/monreNet/Default.aspx?tabid=256&ItemID=56370
43%
792. 37 Missing In Ukraine Mine Explosion

37 people were missing today after an explosion ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine, an
emergency official said.
http://digg.com/world_news/37_Missing_In_Ukraine_Mine_Explosion
43%
793. BBC News | AFRICA | South African mine blast kills 12

The death toll is the country's worst for a single accident in nearly two years. ... killed in deep
mining incidents in 1999, including 19 in one explosion in July of that ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1319745.stm
43%
794. Coal mine blast kills 7 in Vietnam - Israel News, Ynetnews

A blast Monday at a coal mine in northern Vietnam killed at least ... another victim following the
methane explosion early Monday morning, said Nguyen Van Thuan of the Khe Cham ...
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3634942,00.html
43%
795. Coal Mining and Effects

May 2010 - ...Early 19 th Century Deep Shaft mining: The...sheering coal of the mine walls with
pick axes and other tools. Deep shaft mining was...target areas of the mine. The coal is
then...explosions Fire Damp: Methane ? flammable Stink Damp...Wales i
http://itech.dickinson.edu/chemistry/?p=318
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796. ES381 Compiled Issue Briefs

May 2010 - ...The Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository: A Case Study on Environmental
Justice 56 Section 2.2: Lauren Fink, Coal Bed Methane on the Crow Reservation: Environmental
Justice Concerns 72 Section 2.3: Melanie Kazenel, Mountaintop Removal Coal
http://www.wellesley.edu/EnvironmentalStudies/Faculty/Jay/Docs/ES381
Materials/ES381-Compilation-5-09.pdf
43%
797. Geological Society - Coalbed Methane – An Unconventional ...

During basin subsidence and burial, methane is generated by ... deep Stirlingshire coalfield were
the selected targets, and a Petroleum Exploration and Development Licence ...
http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/page3492_en.html
43%
798. Miners trapped as explosion kills 69 - Evening Times

... today after a methane blast ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine, ... mine in Australia
after one raised the alarm with a mobile phone call from deep ...
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/miners-trapped-as-explosion-kills-69-1.975930
43%
799. The Price Of Carbon

http://www.newshoggers.com/blog/2010/06/the-price-of-carbon.html
43%
800. UPI NewsTrack TopNews - UPI.com

News from United Press International, around the world around the clock ... Nov. 18 (UPI) - A
methane explosion in a Ukrainian coal mine Sunday killed at least 33 ...
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2007/11/18/UPI-NewsTrack-TopNews/UPI-94691195404918/
43%
801. AP Newswire | Stars and Stripes

The U.S. military's independent news source, featuring exclusive reports from Iraq, Afghanistan,
Europe and the Far East.
http://ap.stripes.com/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_MINE_EXPLOSION?SITE=DCSAS&SECTION=H
OME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2010-07-31-22-45-57
42%
802. Blasts hit Russia's largest coal mine, 12 workers killed, 83 ...
The second explosion destroyed the main air shaft and all of the mine's above-ground ... The mine
is 500 metres deep and has 370 kilometres (220 miles) of underground tunnels, ...
http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/Canada---World/Society/2010-05-09/article-1065522/Blasts-hit-Russias-l
argest-coal-mine,-12-workers-killed,-83-still-trapped/1
42%
803. Death toll at 32 in Colombia mine blast - KGPE CBS47 News ...
http://www.cbs47.tv/news/world/story/Death-toll-at-32-in-Colombia-mine-blast/xSWAWGkAfEqFNN
15pjLImQ.cspx?rss=156
42%
804. Death toll at 34 in Colombia mine blast - Netscape News

ventilation pipe and gas-detection device. ...
http://webcenters.netscape.compuserve.com/news/story.jsp?floc=ne-story-9-l2&idq=/ff/story/0001
/20100621/3946.htm&sc=1102
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805. Explosion closes Teck coal mine in B.C. | Energy in BC & beyond
Explosion closes Teck coal mine in B.C. By CBC News, June 29, 2010 ... Tuesday an explosion in a
coal dryer at its Greenhills coal mine near Elkford, ...
http://www.sqwalk.com/q/explosion-closes-teck-coal-mine-bc
42%
806. Mycheap - Death toll at 34 in Colombia mine blast

Find and Learn about the best destinations, the best way to get there, the travel business, vacation
tips and Travel Adviser from Mycheap
http://www.mycheap.com/news/?method=view&query=Death_toll_Colombia_mine
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807. News - World: Ukraine: Twelve miners still missing

Rescuers have confirmed that they are still looking for 12 miners who went missing after an
explosion at Karl Marx mine, eastern Ukraine.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20080610111325649C463570
42%
808. Sago Mine where 12 died is idled in W.V.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The owner of the Sago Mine, where 12 men died after an explosion
last year, said Wednesday it has idled the coal operation because of high ...
http://www.abcmoney.co.uk/news/32007143464.htm
42%
809. WHDH-TV - 39 killed in mine explosion in Ukraine, dozens ...

39 killed in mine explosion in Ukraine, dozens missing in country's latest mine disaster
http://www3.whdh.com/news/articles/world/BO67114
42%
810. World Environment News - 35 DEAD IN UKRAINE MINE BLAST ...

DONETSK, Ukraine - A methane gas explosion ripped through a deep coal mine in western Ukraine
on Monday, killing 35 miners more than a km (half a mile) below ground
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/719/newsDate/25-May-1999/story.htm
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811. 23 survive Ukraine mine explosion - Channel 4 News
23 survive Ukraine mine explosion ... Emergency workers went deep into the mine in the Donbass
coalfield to rescue survivors of the methane blast. They helped two to ...
http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/world/23%20survive%20ukraine%20mine%20explosion/2
278052
41%
812. ArcelorMittal Mine Accident in Kazakhstan Kills Three ...

ArcelorMittal Temirtau, the Kazakh unit of the world's largest steelmaker, said an accident at its
Tentekskaya coal mine killed three workers.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601095&sid=aUNjfwRWkN7E
41%
813. Crews re-enter W.Va. mine to recover 9 bodies " Nation ...
... explosion that killed 29 men in the worst U.S. coal mining disaster ... when high levels of volatile
methane gas forced crews out of the mine Sunday. After the tunnels were ...
http://dailyindependent.com/nation/x1123622078/Crews-re-enter-W-Va-mine-to-recover-9-bodies?
keyword=secondarystory
41%
814. Crews seek two miners deep in W.Va. mine

The Associated Press By KELLEY SCHOONOVER MELVILLE, W.Va ... system continued to work at
the Alma mine and no methane was detected coming out of the return, he ...
http://www.firerescue1.com/news/15565-Crews-seek-two-miners-deep-in-W-Va-mine/
41%

http://www.journal-news.com/news/nation-world-news/death-toll-at-34-in-colombia-mine-blast-77
5175.html
41%
816. Disaster at No. 5 Mine - mcall.com

Two thousand feet below the rolling, wind-scrubbed hills, in a remote section of North America's
deepest coal mine, the walls began to creak and pop.
http://www.mcall.com/news/chi-0209220285sep22,0,7480983.story
41%
817. jgmobile.net - The Journal Gazette's Mobile Edition

They said that the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration had indirectly ... of gases such as
methane, or flammable coal dust, inside the mine. ...
http://jgmobile.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100427/NEWS03/304279943/1006/NEWS
41%
818. RN-T.com - Rome, Georgia news, sports, business, lifestyles ...

RN-T.com is the leading source of news, business, sports, lifestyles, videos, calendar events,
politics, photos and more for Rome and the greater Northwest Georgia area.
http://romenews-tribune.com/bookmark/7372557
41%
819. Turkish labor minister says mine workers 'died beautifully ...
A methane gas explosion on May 17 at the Karadon mine in Zonguldak ... So this expression is
actually a form of deep condolence and a way to soothe the pain of ...
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=8216it-was-a-beautiful-death8217-says-minister-for-mi
ne-workers-2010-05-30
41%
820. WYOMING FUEL V. SOL (MSHA) (90102003)

workings of the mine from hazards of such methane and. other explosive gases, the operator ...
450 feet deep and a strata of shale overhangs the workings. ...
http://www.fmshrc.gov/decisions/alj/90102003.PDF
41%
821. Business News: Thursday, December 07, 2006

Business News: Thursday, December 07, 2006 ... a lightning strike sparked the methane gas
explosion deep inside the Sago Mine, where 12 coal miners died ...
http://www.shashum.com.ar/business-news/2006_12_07_archive.html
40%
822. Colombian-Rescuers-Retrieve-The-Bodies-Of-32-Miners-In-Last ...

http://www.my9tv.com/dpp/my9_news/Colombian-Rescuers-Retrieve-The-Bodies-Of-32-Miners-In-
Last-Weeks-Explosion
40%
823. Dry-type Transformer Mine Explosion-isolated Dry-type ...

Daqo mine explosion-isolated transformers are first-grate ones in ... methane mixed with gases and
coal dust and powder dust and the explosive danger exists. ...
http://www.switchgearschina.com/Dry-type-Transformer-Mine-Explosion-isolated-Dry-type-Transfor
mers_90.html
40%
824. Jesse Johnson - Zimbio

Stay up to date on Jesse Johnson and track Jesse Johnson in pictures and the press. ... before the
explosion didn't show high levels of methane in its Upper Big Branch mine. ...
http://www.zimbio.com/Jesse+Johnson
40%
825. News
... Wednesday to try and rescue 15 miners trapped with little or no air in a deep coal mine in
Poland after an explosion killed at least eight other men. ...
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/11/22/worldupdates/2006-11-22T070938Z_01_N
OOTR_RTRJONC_0_-277273-4&sec=Worldupdates
40%
826. Orange Botswana News " Archive " Up to 90 feared dead in ...
... still trapped deep inside Russia's largest underground coal mine, two days after double methane
gas blasts ... in the shaft and then a second explosion hours later when rescue ...
http://www.orange.co.bw/news/?p=28259
40%
827. W.Va. Issues Subpoenas In Mine Explosion Probe - TheStreet

WVa issues subpoenas in mine explosion probe to compel testimony from reluctant witnesses.
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10781738/wva-issues-subpoenas-in-mine-explosion-probe.html
40%
828. WHAT’S STOPPING US

Apr 2008 - A Continuing Exposition upon the Potential of humanity to Shake The Foundations of
the Universe as we again explore Life and its Persistence, Wrong – Headedness and its
Consistence, Insanity and its resistance, and Universal Truth and its insi
http://www.dmacc.edu/Instructors/ashelgeson/Oversoul Book2.doc
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829. Africa: Economics and Change:

Transporting men and materials down extremely deep mine shafts ... Explosions from methane gas
trapped in small pockets of rock. • Digging deeper and deeper ...
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/teachersguides/pdf/geography/ds/africa_economics_and_cha
nge.pdf
39%
830. AmericanHeritage.com / Safety First, at Last

... roof and floor gradually come together and force methane into the ... located outside the mine
are protected by explosion doors, and auxiliary fans are banned except by special ...
http://www.americanheritage.com/events/articles/web/20060105-mines-safety-coal-miners.shtml
39%
831. Coal Association of Canada

Dec 2009 - ...required to operate the mine, and the deep pockets to finance...there was a viable
mine waiting to be opened if...referring to the 1992 explosion at the non-union Westray mine.
Twenty-six miners...combination of dust and methane. But if you h
http://www.coal.ca/content/index.php?option=com_jd-wp&Itemid=36&m=200412&paged=1
39%

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/nation-world-news/death-toll-at-32-in-colombia-mine-blast
-775175.html
39%
833. Discovery Institute - Article Database - Critics Rave Over Icons of Evolution
Mar 2009 - ...could do in the absence of methane. In 1984, Heinrich Holland...known as the
“Cambrian explosion” with an abruptness that...suddenness of the Cambrian explosion, because
“we see a gradual change in...years before the Cambrian ‘explosi
http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/index.php?command=view&id=1180&program=CRSC
Responses&printerFriendly=true
39%
834. Fracking a danger to communities

On June 7 seven workers were burned in an explosion caused when drillers hit a pocket of
methane in an inactive deep mine near Moundsville, W.Va. ...
http://www.workers.org/2010/us/fracking_0624/
39%
835. ksl.com - West Virginia mine disaster hits home in Huntington

The mining community of Huntington, Utah, can identify with the anxiety people are ... mine blast,
worst since 1984. A huge underground explosion blamed on methane gas killed 25 ...
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=10288195
39%
836. Methane levels 40% instead of normal 5% in Gulf - Scientists ...

Discusion about Methane levels 40% instead of normal 5% in Gulf - Scientists are Worried in the
AboveTopSecret.com website alternative topics discussion forum ...
http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread584939/pg1
39%
837. VOA????? - 23 Miners in Ukraine Rescued, Others Remain Trapped

... been a methane-gas explosion rocked the state-run mine during repair ... Nobody does anything
and my son is waiting there somewhere below. And maybe he is dead." A miner also ...
http://www.voanews.cn/StandardEnglish/June/voanews20080610e.htm
39%
838. WHDH-TV - Hopes dim as rescuers search for missing in ...

Hopes dim as rescuers search for missing in Ukraine's worst mine disaster in years, 80 dead ... old
mine sprawls for miles and is a maze of shafts and tunnels beneath the city. ...
http://www3.whdh.com/news/articles/world/BO67235
39%
839. Conditions improving for US mine rescue effort | Gainesville.com

MONTCOAL, West Virginia — Levels of noxious gas dropped Thursday in a coal mine where 25
workers died in an explosion, giving rescuers hope that they might be able to ...
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20100408/ARTICLES/100409398
38%
840. Death toll at 34 in Colombia mine blast - Forbes.com

ventilation pipe and gas-detection device. Read All Comments ...
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/06/22/business-financial-impact-lt-colombia-coal-mine-explo
sion_7708902.html
38%
841. Experts.com - LNG Liquefied Natural Gas Experts 1021

Oct 2009 - ...Explosions, Natural Gas Explosion, Gas Delivery...Investigation and Explosion Analysis
: Cause...who augment their deep experience and...Specializes in Fire and Explosion Investigation
Natural...Environmental Coalbed Methane Evaluation Mine a
http://www.experts.com/Listing/LNG_Liquefied_Natural_Gas__Experts_1021/
38%
842. Gas Levels Drop At Mine; Crews May Start Search

As of late Wednesday, there had been no signs of life deep underground. ... Methane was blamed
for the explosion that rocked the mine Monday, and a dangerous buildup ...
http://cbs11tv.com/national/west.virginia.coal.2.1616502.html
38%
843. Search - cbs4denver.com

.a vast quantity of methane that it overwhelmed ventilation equipment and ... an unpreventable
flood of methane gas caused the explosion that killed 29 men at ...
http://cbs4denver.com/search?HOSTNAME=search.cbs4denver.com&SearchString=methane+gas&
section=Dining
38%
844. W Virginia mine blast: Crews drilling to ventilate toxic gas

Crews were drilling early Wednesday to ventilate toxic gas from a West Virginia coal mine shattered
by a deadly explosion, trying to make a section of it safe enough.
http://www.zeenews.com/news617164.html
38%
845. A corpus-based study of some linguistic features of metaphor

Jul 2010 - The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are
as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor
legislation.
http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/831/1/Deignan98PhD_A1a.pdf
37%
846. Another explosion in the Ukraine

An explosion has happened underground at a coal mine 3,300 feet deep in the East Donetsk
region, there are 4 men injured and another 37 missing at ...
http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/forum/read.php?14,27901
37%
847. Associated Press: China still struggling with mine safety | CLB
The methane explosion that roared through the shaft in northeastern ... Not in China, where most
the country's methane-rich coal is mined deep underground. ...
http://www.china-labour.org.hk/en/node/36056
37%
848. Disaster at No. 5 Mine - OrlandoSentinel.com

Two thousand feet below the rolling, wind-scrubbed hills, in a remote section of North America's
deepest coal mine, the walls began to creak and pop.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/chi-0209220285sep22,0,1030869.story
37%
849. Earth-Pages
Jul 2010 - ...interstadials once deep circulation restarted...cellulose generates methane, a powerful
greenhouse...and the 10 megaton methane emission went with...period atmospheric methane
content fell from 650 to...extraterrestrial explosion as the cause
http://www.earth-pages.com/news.asp
37%
850. Indonesia mine collapse kill 7 | Pakistan | News | Newspaper ...

Up to seven coal miners were killed and as many as 40 more were missing, feared dead, after a
massive explosion and collapse at a mine in Indonesia on Tuesday, police ...
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/International/16-Jun-200
9/Indonesia-mine-collapse-kill-7
37%
851. Little hope for survivors in Siberian mine blast

Little hope for survivors in Siberian mine blast. MOSCOW (AP) - Trapped methane gas exploded in
a deep shaft of a Si- berian coal mine yesterday, ...
http://archive.recordonline.com/1997/12-03-97/mineblas.htm
37%
852. MSHA: W.Va. mine cleared for investigators - Business ...
The Mine Safety and Health Administration says exploration teams finished making Virginia ...
MSHA suspects methane and coal dust caused the April 5 explosion. ...
http://dailymail.com/rssFeeds/201006240887
37%
853. NEWSMEAT 7 Dead, 19 Missing in W.Va. Coal Mine Explosion

Rescuers converged late Monday on a remote coal mine where seven workers were killed and 19
missing deep underground after an explosion rocked the operation that has ...
http://www.newsmeat.com/news/meat.php?articleId=73032914&channelId=2951&buyerId=news
meatcom&buid=3281
37%
854. Optimum Online - News - AP News - Death toll at 34 in ...

http://www.optimum.net/News/AP/Article?fmId=5284446
37%
855. Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation; Final ...
Examples include the explosion at the Monogah mine in 1907 in which 362 miners ... probes to
conduct methane tests at deep cuts; requiring on-shift ...
http://www.dol.gov/msha/regs/fedreg/final/96_5453.htm
37%
856. Search - wcbstv.com

A federal report says an abandoned pump cable deep inside the Sago Mine was the likely conduit
for lightning that touched off a methane explosion. ...
http://wcbstv.com/search?n=59+4294948882&tabid=1
37%
857. Stressed crops emit more methane than thought

Scientists at University Calgary found methane emission by plants could be bigger problem global
warming than previously thought.
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/47985/Stressed_crops_emit_more_methane_than_thou
ght.html
37%
858. Time of rescue for trapped Turkish miners is unclear ...

It is estimated that it would take four days to clear the second mine landslide in Zonguldak, where
about 30 workers remain trapped underground.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=time-of-erscue-for-trapped-miners-is-unclear-2010-05-
19
37%
859. Viewing a thread - Hoping for the best!

Forum - Improve your writing with help from Writer's Digest - Forum ... if that same methane is
continuing to build and another explosion of greater magnitude ...
http://forum.writersdigest.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=32802&posts=9&start=1
37%
860. Welcome to ccii

... for both mine owners and us to commercially co-develop coalbed methane and coal products. ...
largest coalbed methane producer, CUCMC then added its own innovation and expertise. ...
http://www.coalinfo.net.cn/ccii/qktb/e070626.htm
37%
861. Death toll at 34 in Colombia mine blast - Whittier Daily News

http://www.whittierdailynews.com/nation-world/ci_15343262
36%
862. Firstcoastnews.com | Jacksonville, FL | Print Article ...

The explosion trapped a team of miners deep inside. By the time searchers reached them ... Mine
Safety and Health Administration chief Richard E. Stickler and lead investigator ...
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/printfullstory.aspx?storyid=81711
36%
863. Microsoft Word - vol3-comments.docx

May 2010 - ...or Mississippi Power sites, alternative mine sites, alternative fuels, transportation of
lignite from existing mine, alternative sequestration, alternative...visual impact of the power plant,
mine facilities, and transmission lines. o CO2 a
http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/powersystems/cleancoal/publications/kemper_eis/volume
3/Comments_and_Responses.pdf
36%
864. Mine Explosion Colombia'S 2Nd Deadliest Ever, LT | Eyewitness ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) Colombian rescuers have recovered the last remaining bodies from a mine
where a recent explosion killed 73 people. No survivors have been found ...
http://www2.wnct.com/news/2010/jun/25/mine-explosion-colombias-2nd-deadliest-ever-lt-ar-2300
36/
36%
865. Nevada Mining

The state's chief administration officer for mine safety and health administration says there are 616
operating mines in Nevada and 15 of those are underground ...
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/2150222.html
36%
866. Sago Mine Disaster Triggers New Mine Safety Regulations ...
New mine safety research and regulations are changing mining practices in underground coal
mines. ... A methane explosion at the Yubileyanaya Mine in southern Siberia killed 35...
http://geology.com/news/2007/sago-mine-disaster-triggers-new-mine-safety-regulations.shtml
36%
867. US Mine Deaths Hit Record Low of 34 in 2009 - ABC News

Horizon is considered one of Utah several deep coal mines that have come under more ... 12 who
died in a methane explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia and five who ...
http://a.abcnews.com/Business/wireStory?id=9459833
36%
868. Bulletin 18: The oil and gas resources of New Mexico
Aug 2008 - Ship Rock, northwestern San Juan County. An igneous intrusion with radiating dikes. In
the Rattle- snake pool, less than five miles away, oil and gas have accumulated in Cretaceous
strata similar to those in the foreground. (Spence Air Photos.
http://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/bulletins/downloads/18/Bulletin018.pdf
35%
869. Driller in W.Va. blast has history of violations - AP ...

... methane in an abandoned West Virginia coal mine and triggered an explosion ... 000 feet toward
the mile-deep Marcellus shale gas field when it hit the methane. ...
http://www.dailymail.com/archives/ap/ApTopStories/201006090157
35%
870. MSHA News Release: Hazard complaints result in surprise ...

Mine operators who disregard mine regulations and the Mine Act put miners at ... days after the
explosion at Upper Big Branch Mine," added Assistant Secretary ...
http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/msha/MSHA20100569.htm
35%
871. Museum of Northwest Colorado - Tragedy At Wadge Mine Part 4

The Museum of Northwest Colorado acquires and preserves objects and information concerning
social and natural history with primary emphasis upon Northwest Colorado ...
http://museumnwco.org/lookBackArticle.php?lookBackID=41
35%
872. News: Australian Stock, Share & Commodity Markets News ...
http://www.tradingroom.com.au/apps/view_article.ac?articleId=582434
35%
873. Rail Passenger Association of California & Nevada " Blog ...
The cause of the deadly explosion was a build up of coal dust and methane gas which is very
explosive if ... problems and other safety issues.Not only this mine but several ...
http://www.railpac.org/2010/06/29/this-april-was-the-cruelest-month-for-the-fossil-fuel-industry/
35%
874. Sandia National Labs: News Room: Publications: Sandia Technology

The bolts struck nearly simultaneously with the explosion, registered by seismographs. ... by a
lightning strike could transmit effects deep into the coal mine. ...
http://www.sandia.gov/news/publications/technology/2007/0902/tragedy.html
35%
875. 9&10 News - Death toll at 34 in Colombia mine blast

Death toll at 34 in Colombia mine blast. Posted: 6/21/2010. BOGOTA, ... the explosion is unknown,
http://9and10news.com/Category/Story/?id=235333&cID=4
34%
876. At Least 33 Killed in Ukraine Mine Blast | Latest News

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - A methane blast ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine early Sunday,
killing at least 33 miners and leaving about 70 others
http://www.freshnews.in/at-least-33-killed-in-ukraine-mine-blast-18110
34%
877. Gresham College | Lecture Archive

Mar 2009 - ...for hours every day, we only ever heard those whales make deep, guttural sounds.
We never heard them sing songs, so I was...poor poorer globalisation homogenising cultures the
population explosion the near total destruction of whales the coll
http://www.gresham.ac.uk/event.asp?PageId=39&EventId=804
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878. Massey Appeals MSHA Order In Mine Explosion - TheStreet

Massey appeals MSHA order, claims it limits ability to investigate WVa mine explosion.
http://www.thestreet.com/story/10794510/massey-appeals-msha-order-in-mine-explosion.html
34%
879. The Blogger: Lethal gas stops rescuers from entering W.Va. mine
Crews drilled holes deep into the ground to release the gases, but by late ... and highly explosive
hydrogen and methane remained far too high for ...
http://luishipolito.blogspot.com/2010/04/lethal-gas-stops-rescuers-from-entering.html
34%
880. US Coal Mine Blast In West Virginia Kills At Least 25 As ...

At least 25 coal miners have been killed and four are still missing deep underground after an
explosion ripped through a West Virginia mine.
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/US-Coal-Mine-Blast-In-West-Virginia-Kills-At-Leas
t-25-As-Rescuers-Race-To-Save-Missing-Men/Article/201004115595675?f=rss
34%
881. Delta Geographic/Beb C. Reynol

I visited a particular mine difficult of access due to its ... Intense heat, total darkness and the risk
of explosion from methane gas make coalmining very difficult and ...
http://www.deltageographic.com/coalmine.html
33%
882. Drummond mine closed by blast that hurt 6 in Ala.

BIRMINMGHAM, Ala. - A troubled Alabama mine could be closed for repairs for ... ran down a cable
into the mine, where it ignited methane that had been released by the ...
http://jacksonville.com/apnews/stories/062807/D8Q22DS00.shtml
33%
883. Enhancing Coal Mine Methane Utilisation in China

Christiaan Vrolijk and John Green (IT Power), David Creedy and Kevin Garner ... a coal mine
methane utilisation scheme in Anhui province and from ...
http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file29223.pdf
33%
884. FT.com / Europe - Russian mine chief quits after deaths

The mine accident was a devastating tragedy and citizen Volkov is ... mine's management for the
explosion, noting managers would often turn off methane ...
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3b06cf6c-62a8-11df-b1d1-00144feab49a,s01=1.html
33%
885. Gas glut reaches Europe: Major impact on prices, security and market structure
Jul 2010 - ...coal mine gas is released in mine shafts as a result of mining...working mines (CSM,
coal seam methane) and from disused mines (CMM, coal mine methane). At present the US is
the...aquifer gas is formed in very deep groundwater strata. Gas hyd
http://www.dbresearch.com/PROD/DBR_INTERNET_DE-PROD/PROD0000000000259898.pdf
33%
886. MINING ACCIDENT IN CENTRAL KAZAKHSTAN TRIGGERS PUBLIC OUTCRY ...
The explosion of methane gas in the morning of September 20 killed 41 miners working 600 meters
deep in the Lenin coal mine owned by Mittal Steel Temirtau company. ...
http://www.cacianalyst.org/?q=node/4227
33%
887. The Day - 6 dead, 21 missing in W.Va. coal mine blast | News ...
In 2006, 12 miners died in a methane explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia. ... U.S. Mine
Safety and Health Administration documents show 18 of the deaths ...
http://www.theday.com/article/20100405/NWS13/100409883/1047
33%
888. The deadly work of mining | Chattanooga Times Free Press

The job of going deep into the earth to dig coal and other minerals always has been ... not survive
the explosion thought to be caused by a buildup of methane gas, it would ...
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/apr/07/t1-the-deadly-work-of-mining/?opiniontimes
33%
889. W.Va. continues to study how lightning sparked Sago explosion ...
... investigation of how lightning sparked the methane gas explosion that killed 12 coal miners at
the Sago Mine two years ago remains far from over. ...
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/homepage/x607061061/
33%
890. AcuSafe Incident News: July 2001

Thirteen people were killed and three injured, after an explosion in a deep coal mine. The explosion
was caused by a cave-in yesterday during maintenance operations. ...
http://www.acusafe.com/Newsletter/Stories/1001News-MonthlyIncidents.htm
32%
891. Drizzly mornings on Xanadu

Noted for its bizarre hydrocarbon lakes frozen methane clouds, Saturn's largest moon, Titan, also
appears to widespread drizzles methane, according to team ...
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/33557/Drizzly_mornings_on_Xanadu.html
32%
892. Earth and Environmental Science

Sep 2009 - Experience in learning about the natural and made environment, exploring phenomena
and patterns of events, acquiring scientific skills and relating science to everyday life Earth and
Environmental Science Stage 6 Syllabus Amended October 2002
http://boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/syllabus_hsc/pdf_doc/earth-env-science-st6-syl-from2010.doc
32%
893. Evaluating the options for carbon sequestration Clair Gough and Simon...
Aug 2009 - 2 November 2002 This is the final report from Tyndall research project IT1.22 (Carbon
sequestration: a pilot stage multi-criteria evaluation of biological and physio-chemical approaches).
http://www.tyndall.uea.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Gough, C., Shackley, S. and Cannell, M.G.R. (2002)
Evaluating the options for carbon sequestration (tr2).pdf
32%
894. Jay says mine safety can't wait - News - Charleston Daily ...
They said mine owner Massey Energy had not done enough to reduce ... not done enough to
reduce levels of explosive methane and coal dust in the mine and that ...
http://dailymail.com/rssFeeds/201005250891
32%
895. Lsj - Death toll at 34 in Colombia mine blast

http://content.usatoday.com/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=lsj&sParam=38961070.story
32%
896. The Charger Bulletin " APNewsBreak: Bubble of methane ...

Deep sea oil drillers often encounter pockets of methane crystals as they dig ... is the gas, boom is
the explosion and run is what you better be ...
http://www.chargerbulletin.com/2010/05/08/apnewsbreak-bubble-of-methane-triggered-rig-blast/
32%
897. Top Stories: Methane growing into a big problem | methane ...
Methane has also seeped into home basements and yards, killing vegetation and raising ...
explosion and the house goes up or you go down there and that methane smothers you. ...
http://www.gazette.com/articles/methane-36699-water-wells.html?wap=1
32%
898. Tulsa World: 25 dead in West Virginia mine blast, worst since ...
The latest Tulsa news updated throughout the day, every day. ... I lived in Ky and was close to the
1970 Hayden accident and I know an explosion of this magnitude not only ...
http://www.tulsaworld.com/site/articlepath.aspx?articleid=20100406_13_0_MONTCO567233&rss_l
nk=1
32%
899. W. Va. Tackles Mine Safety Rules to Address Sago Tragedy

Members of the state Board of Coal Mine Health and Safety say the panel may have ... figured out
how the charge reached the area to set off a methane gas explosion. ...
32%
900. 19 coal workers killed in two mines in China - Nation & World ...
A methane explosion at a coal mine in western Siberia early Saturday killed one miner and ...
company also claims that the Mine Safety and Health Administration doesn't allow ...
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