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Families of trapped miners question safety of Utah mine

With six trapped coal miners all but left for dead in a crumbling mountain, families and friends vented their frustration at the mine's owner Tuesday and asked: Was it too dangerous to be working there in the first place?

Former mining official: We need to reach miners faster

The federal official who oversaw mine safety in the 1990s expressed dismay Saturday that it took five days before the first drilled hole reached the area of Utah's Crandall Canyon mine where six men are believed to be trapped.

Utah mine operator: We are back at square one

Efforts to reach six men trapped in a collapsed coal mine in Utah were "wiped out" Tuesday by what the mine operator's CEO called continuing "seismic and tectonic activity."

SI.com: John Rolfe: Warning signs that your team is dead

Memorial Day is a traditional time to wave the flag, so with summer's opening day in our rearview mirror, it's time to see if that cloth flapping on the pole at your team's stadium is white -- or should be.

Sago Mine explosion report delayed at families' request

The release of a report blaming lightning as the cause of last January's Sago Mine explosion has been delayed.

Survivor of mine explosion leaves hospital

After being treated with respirators, feeding tubes, dialysis and even a couple of hours in a hyperbaric chamber, the sole survivor of the Sago Mine explosion has left the care of doctors who have skippered his recovery efforts over the past three weeks.

Doctor: Miner no longer in coma

The doctor treating Randy McCloy, the lone survivor of the Sago Mine disaster earlier this month, said Wednesday that McCloy "can no longer be described as being in a coma."

Officials: Miners less than half-mile from good air

The miners who died in a smoky, carbon monoxide-choked mine were less than half a mile from breathable air -- and within access of an oxygen tank inside the mine itself, government officials involved in the investigation told CNN.

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