Mine Safety and Health Administration
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U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration Protecting Miners' Safety and Health Since 1978 |
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 Camera view in Borehole I with smokey haze visible Click on Picture for Larger Version As of February 26, 2000 Officials of the Mountain Coal Company's West Elk Mine, located near Somerset, Colorado, are still continuing to identify the area of the thermal event. Additional boreholes (Holes L and I) have been drilled into the B West Mains and 5th NW Headgate. A remote camera was dropped into these two holes to assess conditions underground. The bottom of Hole L was found to be caved with only rubble visible. The view in Hole I showed smoke traveling within the entry with somewhat reduced visibility |
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