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Utah mine collapse
Updates on the Utah Mine Collapse
August 7, 2007 | MSNBC.com

There is no word yet on the fate of the six miners trapped in the Crandal Canyon Mine. Efforts to reach them are expected to take at least three days. The miners are trapped over 1500 feet down and over three miles from the mine entry.

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