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| US coal mine collapse traps six | US coal mine collapse traps six |
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| Rescue teams are working to free six miners trapped after a tunnel in a coal mine gave way in the western US state of Utah, local authorities said. | Rescue teams are working to free six miners trapped after a tunnel in a coal mine gave way in the western US state of Utah, local authorities said. |
| No contact has yet been made with the miners, trapped 1,500ft (457m) below ground after the collapse at Genwal mine at about 0400 MDT (1000 GMT). | No contact has yet been made with the miners, trapped 1,500ft (457m) below ground after the collapse at Genwal mine at about 0400 MDT (1000 GMT). |
| Initial reports suggested an earthquake triggered the incident, but experts have since cast doubt on that theory. | Initial reports suggested an earthquake triggered the incident, but experts have since cast doubt on that theory. |
| The mine, near Huntington town, is 140 miles (225km) south of Salt Lake City. | |
| Boss Robert Murray said everything "humanly possible" was being done | Boss Robert Murray said everything "humanly possible" was being done |
| Utah Governor Jon Hunstman told Reuters that rescuers were making progress. | Utah Governor Jon Hunstman told Reuters that rescuers were making progress. |
| "The experts tell us that they are [alive] and the rescue attempts are increasingly close to the cavern where they think they are located." | "The experts tell us that they are [alive] and the rescue attempts are increasingly close to the cavern where they think they are located." |
| He said he intended to meet the families of the missing workers, adding: "Hope is in order at this point. Heavy doses of hope." | He said he intended to meet the families of the missing workers, adding: "Hope is in order at this point. Heavy doses of hope." |
| 'Seismic component' | 'Seismic component' |
| Robert Murray of Murray Energy Corporation - the parent company of the firm which runs the mine - said 200 employees and four rescue teams were working on freeing the miners. | Robert Murray of Murray Energy Corporation - the parent company of the firm which runs the mine - said 200 employees and four rescue teams were working on freeing the miners. |
| "They can be in a chamber in there that's 1,000ft long or they could be dead," he said. | "They can be in a chamber in there that's 1,000ft long or they could be dead," he said. |
| "There's no way of knowing right now, and what we need to do is get access to that chamber. | "There's no way of knowing right now, and what we need to do is get access to that chamber. |
| "All that is humanly possible is being done to gain access to these trapped miners." | "All that is humanly possible is being done to gain access to these trapped miners." |
| The US Geological Survey reported a 4.0 magnitude earthquake at the moment of the mine collapse, prompting speculation that the quake had triggered the cave-in. | The US Geological Survey reported a 4.0 magnitude earthquake at the moment of the mine collapse, prompting speculation that the quake had triggered the cave-in. |
| But the USGS National Earthquake Information Center raised the possibility that the collapse could have caused a seismic wave. | But the USGS National Earthquake Information Center raised the possibility that the collapse could have caused a seismic wave. |
| "If you have a mine collapse, there will be a seismic component," said the organisation's Harley Benz. | "If you have a mine collapse, there will be a seismic component," said the organisation's Harley Benz. |
| "We simply don't know at this point," he said, adding that it could take 48 hours to analyse the information. | "We simply don't know at this point," he said, adding that it could take 48 hours to analyse the information. |
| At least half a dozen other mine collapses since 1995 have caused similar seismic waves. | At least half a dozen other mine collapses since 1995 have caused similar seismic waves. |
| One in south-western Wyoming had a magnitude of 5.4. | One in south-western Wyoming had a magnitude of 5.4. |