OT: 3200 gold miners trapped underground!

BigE

Got this off the Kitco site! Hope they get out ok---------------BigE

fc

they have different definitions of trapped then i do.

it sounds like fresh air is not a problem and they simply have to be
patient and not panic. they might even be able to get food, water,
and electricity down to them..

good luck to them.

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adding this to the bottom. did not understand true deep mining.
more serious then i thought.

i thought it was a broken elevator. not ruining every lifeline they
have down that single shaft.

Hugegut

It can't be pleasant being trapped 6,600 feet underground!

crito

I don't know the difference between then and than, but I'm an authority on the word trapped.

curly

Brothers, I'll tell ya right now, if I'm underground and I can't get out, I'm considering ol' curly trapped!

guitarwes

fc......I bet you repel electrons.............don't you?

57loaded

we are all trapped, somewhere

i do hope they get out okay

BAJJERFAN

All that so some schmuck can flip a FS gold coin for 50 bucks.

jamakin

depending on the geo thermal gradiant in that area it could be as hot as 110 F down there probably hotter. Hope the can get out safe.
geo thermal refresher course


mucho hotter than I guessed
More like 180 F!!!

Pentimento

<< <i>I don't know the difference between then and than, but I'm an authority on the word trapped. >>



funny

fc

yes my typos are hilarious. i know.

but i read the article and i am sensing sensationalist journalism.

they have small quotes there that are fragments of what the
people who actually know what is going are saying.

instead of a calm article saying the normal elevator is broken and
they will have to reconfigure the waste lift for people...

it is STUCK UNDERGROUND! UNKNOWN IF THEY WILL SURVIVE!

i am unsure why people even trust reporters now days when you
have to read between the lines to get any accuracy or truth.

also what in the heck does this mean?
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Harmony has asked Johannesburg-based AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., which operates a neighboring mine, to use its infrastructure to help rescue the workers, Soares said.
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do all these mines have tunnels connecting them together? more
then one way out if they wished to cooperate?

jamakin

If electrical lines are damaged as they said the cooling systems could be damaged.
It's at least 180 F down there without the cooling systems. I think a little sensationalism is in order.

fc

It's at least 180 F

that is hot. i had no idea they were so dependent on the outside
when down that deep.

one would think you would have redundant systems in place to
deal with these situations when lives are on the line. or does the
bottom line matter more to these gold companies?

at what point does digging down into the earth stop getting cooler
compared to the atmosphere on the surface?

i am wrong. the situation is more serious when your working
conditions are stuck in the early 1900s.

jimmymac

dont know much about mining, but I do know that mining workers risk their lives every day - my prayers are with them for safe recovery.

Hugegut

Man, even if there was a stairway to the surface it would be like climbing to the top of the Sears Tower 6 times. That is one deep hole.

kiyote

As long as they don't panic or breathe, they should be ok...

Seriously, I hope they all make it out ok.

fc

they just updated the article and it appears the reason this is
a disaster is total lack of caring about their employees and wanting
to cut costs.

it seems other nations will continue to use africa in ways that i
cannot imagine.

Cgb

I hope they make it alright..

That is a lot of people, in a very deep hole.