Bob Ferriter News Today

Apparently this mine doesnt use it. of course the deeper you are underground, the more costly it is to drill the holes. but having those holes there really improves the ventilation. so thats an option that operators consider all the time. >> bob ferriter with the colorado school of mines, a health and safety specialist. bob, thanks for your insights tonight. before we go to break, i want to foe to the magic wall and illustrate the point bob was making. heres a layout of the mine here. where the ...

He says the rescue teams cannot yet go back into that mine because the methane gas or the toxic gas levels have not been reduced to the point where they believe it is safe enough for the rescue teams to go in. that is critical. while we know 25 miners were killed, there are four still unaccounted for. this morning the rescue teams got into the mine within 500 or 600 feet of the capsule if those four were able to make it into the safety capsule, that is where they would be perhaps. but they need ...