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Search and rescue teams saved two of the five miners who went missing at the Rustenburg 6 shaft of Implats and recovered the bodies of the other three, the company said late on Monday. 

Five miners were missing at Impala Platinum’s Rustenburg mine after a mud rush tore through the operation’s 6 shaft on Sunday. Two miners escaped with minor injuries and a search and rescue mission was under way for the five missing miners. Five miners were missing at Impala Platinum’s Ru...

Dude. you arent, arent you? >> a little bit. >> come on, ill show you around. >> fact is, there are still coal jobs. about 56,000 nationally and 7,000 here in kentucky. whoa. >> feel the simulator base? >> yes. >> youre mining. >> training for these jobs is mandatory, even if the industry is way safer today than the 1920s when an average of 1500 people died yearly due to mining collapses and explosions, accidents still happen. so training and safety is what this place is all about. got to back i...

Candidate to run again. again, i think blankenship is a good example in this case because thats someone because of his own negligence killed 29 people. his company didnt keep that mine safe, and as democrat, thats what well have to focus on how these people are hurting us and everyday people and in michael grims case its his corruption and in joe arpaios case he cost that county millions of dollars because of the lawsuit. its stunning and its scary, but were going to have to be disciplined in ou...

>> come on, ill show you around. >> fact is, there are still coal jobs. about 56,000 nationally and 7,000 here in kentucky. whoa. >> feel the simulator base? >> yes. >> youre mining. >> training for these jobs is mandatory, even if the industry is way safer today than the 1920s when an average of 1,500 people died yearly due to mining collapses and explosions, accidents still happen. so training and safety is what this place is all about. got to back it up. that and my producer is getting more f...

>> a little bit. >> come on, ill show you around. >> fact is, there are still coal jobs. about 56,000 nationally and 7,000 here in kentucky. whoa. >> feel the simulator base? >> yes. >> youre mining. >> training for these jobs is mandatory, even if the industry is way safer today than the 1920s when an average of 1500 people died yearly due to mining collapses and explosions, accidents still happen. so training and safety is what this place is all about. got to back it up. that and my producer i...

Jobs. about 56,000 nationally and 7,000 here in kentucky. >> whoa. >> feel the simulator base? >> yes. >> youre mining. >> training for these jobs is mandatory, even if the industry is way safer today than the 1920s when an average of 1500 people died yearly due to mining eplosions and collapses, so training and safety is what this is all about. >> got to back it up. >> that and my producer is get morgue footage for their collection of look at all the things kamau cant do. this is the kentucky c...

Methane, all of those should be giving you this kind of, whoa, we better take a look at this. >> still, even in the wake of this tragedy, massey energys website boasts of its commitment to safety of the companys ceo don blankenship is defending the mine safety record and his. >> i can assure you for the 20 some years ive been in charge of massey, its been my foremost objective to make the mine safe. sometimes it seems humanly impossible. >> blankenship is colorful and controversial, does not bel...

Stopped again. theres scepticism by the governor and congressional leaders thats why they are promising an investigation. >> interesting you bring that up, norah, we heard some about inspections, allegations. officials say obviously they want to rescue these miners. we know thats of the utmost importance but it is a big part of this situation how they got trapped in the first place and was there some type of negligence on behalf of this mine and the owners. >> reporter: absolutely. and according...

The roof is what they call very rough roof. its difficult to support, so part of the reasons theres been so many fines and regulatory offenses is because the mine safety and health administration is very interested in the mine. they have put in dozens of inspectors over the months trying to keep this mine safe. you put these inspectors in, theyre very good. you put them in a coal mine and theyre going to find some problems. >> shepard: and they did find problems. the mine is fighting the violati...