Talk:Crandall Canyon Mine

Mining Low‑importance

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Mining, a collaborative project to organize and improve articles related to mining and mineral industries. If you would like to participate, you can edit the attached article, or visit the project page, where you can see a list of open tasks, join in the discussion, or join the project.MiningWikipedia:WikiProject MiningTemplate:WikiProject MiningMining articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

United States: Utah Mid‑importance

	United States portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject United States, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the United States of America on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions. Template Usage Articles Requested! Become a Member Project Talk Alerts United StatesWikipedia:WikiProject United StatesTemplate:WikiProject United StatesUnited States articles
Mid	This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale.
	Utah portal This article is supported by WikiProject Utah (assessed as Mid-importance).

Energy Low‑importance

	Energy portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Energy, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Energy on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.EnergyWikipedia:WikiProject EnergyTemplate:WikiProject Energyenergy articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

It is requested that an image or photograph be included in this article to improve its quality. Please replace this template with a more specific media request template where possible.
The Free Image Search Tool or Openverse Creative Commons Search may be able to locate suitable images on Flickr and other web sites.

Upload

Merge[edit]

Lower case "m" in mine, or upper case "M" in Mine?

FYI: I looked at other mines on Wikipedia, and a rough eyeball guess is 60% UPPER and 40% LOWER. IP4240207xx 05:00, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've been discussing this on my talk page. I think this article should be here not @ mine (lowercase), since it seems to be referred to as a proper noun rather than Crandall Canyon's mine. Any ideas on the subject? ._-zro ^t_c 05:00, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

All caps is fine with me.--AveryG 18:28, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Upper case, because the full name of this is Crandall Canyon Mine, not just Crandall Canyon 70.58.32.118 02:30, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Statistics[edit]

I just found a page with a whole bunch of stats on tonnage, etc. I will make a table shortly to display them.--AveryG 18:28, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Earthquake Details[edit]

From the USGS 199.172.246.196 16:58, 9 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bob Murray[edit]

I believe this article should have more content regarding CEO Bob Murray, who has become quite notable in American media with the way he has reacted to the accident, such as insisting it was an earthquake when scientists didn't feel it was, defending against accusations of retreat mining, etc. Note, however, that any wikilinks would need to be disambiguated as there is already another Bob Murray with an article, unconnected to this individual. 68.146.47.196 13:56, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Well, you can make a note about Mr. Murray v. the U of Utah, but this article is about a "mine," not a person. But. Mr. Murray needs his own article, his testimony before Congress, his attacks on Al Gore and lip service corporations, those things should be in there. IP4240207xx 15:42, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright violation[edit]

State publications, such as the text of the History and Statistics section, are not public domain. --Michael White^T·C 14:51, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I intend to redo that section and use the Utah state page as a reference, but not today, I have my kimo appointment. Maybe tomorrow? IP4240207xx 15:43, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I rewrote the section and used that page as a reference. Chupper 20:41, 10 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Time[edit]

I see all times are given in Mountain Standard Time, MST. Are they not on Daylight Time in that county? 4.249.186.134 01:43, 11 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

All of Utah uses Mountain Daylight Time, MDT, in season. Douglas Barber 22:04, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

References/'Retreat Mining'[edit]

I see everyone is referencing news articles. Most of these can hardly be considered reliable sources. I see little if any factual information, in particular the use of 'retreat mining' which seems to be the media's made up mining method for this incident. Retreat mining is done at almost any underground coal operation, that are retreating from a long wall you don't have to maintain entry's to the long wall face so you pull those pillars on retreat. I will start to update this article as I have time.

Djoeyd114 13:59, 12 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

On a second note I updated the section on 'retreat mining' and deleted the reference. The AP is hardly a credible source, especially when it comes to mining methods. Djoeyd114 14:25, 12 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This article should be about the "MINE," it should not be an article on "Retreat mining," that should be in the "Retreat Mining" article. This article should stick to the facts. If it “is” a fact that the collapse occurred because of "Retreat Mining", then it would be a fact, and should be put in this article. If it is a fact that some knowledgeable people believe "Retreat Mining" is a reason for the collapse, and some knowledgeable people believe that it did not, then put in a small paragraph stating both sides, citing who these "experts" are, equal time for both sides, and a link to the "Retreat Mining" article, where it goes into depth as to what "Retreat Mining" is. This is an encyclopedia and there is no room for the editors to editorialize. Just report the facts. Thank you, and happy editing. IP4240207xx 15:40, 12 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree this article should be about the mine, I will be patrolling to make sure it is neutral. I am merely stating that citing the AP is not a valid reference. The AP is not an expert on the subject. I report only the facts, thank you. Djoeyd114 14:38, 13 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The AP is actually an extremely valid reference for Wikipedia purposes. Wikipedia editors are not allowed to do their own original research, so we can only rely on published, reliable sources, in many cases news sources. Whether those sources are actually factual or not is their problem and not Wikipedia's. That's one of Wikipedia's most important editing policies and it's important to understand it before editing.--Gloriamarie 05:31, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I understand that Gloria, I am merely combating mis-information. I would think that its important to understand that it’s the editors job to identify incorrect information and fix it. People too often blindly ref the AP, these people are reporters. Meanwhile there are countless documents sitting online written by professionals in the industry that are not diluted and misinterpreted. When it comes to technical issues that accurate information is what should referenced, now when it comes to updates such as drilling progress, etc. sure the AP is fine. All I am saying is too many people blindly follow what is reported as the truth, where if they would spend a little extra time researching they would produce a better quality article. Cheers Djoeyd114 15:35, 14 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There are various types of "professionals in the industry", aka "experts". You have experts who are employed exclusively by mine owners, experts who are employed exclusively by the United Mine Workers of America, experts who are lawyers who typically sue in behalf of miners or their families, and probably other flavors of experts. I know of no class of "professionals in the industry" who have no professional interest in bending the truth one way or another, unless it be inspectors for the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. Douglas Barber 22:12, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

And you have the press that bend the truth, either in order to assign blame or because they don't understand what the experts are telling them... I am qualified to make edits on this (I'm a mining engineer) and I have nothing to do with the coal industry. Thank you for contributing to the discussion. Djoeyd114 15:55, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Safety Concerns[edit]

One of the items that I feel should be added to this page which is included on the Robert E. Murray page comes from that page's "Political Activity" section.

But I am not sure how to copy it over without ruining/losing the citations.

Here is the code:

In the wake of 2006's [[Sago Mine disaster]], lawmakers in [[West Virginia]] and [[Ohio]] proposed legislation requiring mine workers to wear emergency tracking devices. Murray lobbied against the laws, calling them "extremely misguided."<ref name=goldman/> He said that politicians were rushing to pass laws and thus "playing politics with the safety of my employees." He said that rather than create "knee-jerk" state laws after the disaster, such as in the case of West Virginia, which passed the law in less than one day after it was proposed, the federal government should host a panel which would study the industry and make recommendations for safety measures.<ref name="craincleveland"/> He claimed that the federal government should be involved for uniform standards and because tension between unions and companies created difficulty in reaching private agreement on safety standards. Murray maintained that the personal tracking devices to be mandated in the state laws, called PEDs, did not work under certain common mining conditions (such as below 600 feet in depth), and better devices needed to be developed in order to effectively guard miners in case of accident. He said, "The will is there. Unfortunately, the technology isn't."<ref name="craincleveland"/>

Can anyone take a stab at moving it over, please?--AveryG 04:59, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This article is about the Crandall Canyon Mine, how about just a sentence referencing the "safety issue" and "Robert Murray"...???? IP4240207xx 05:05, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, perhaps something about how he testified against the WV and Ohio state legislations requiring PEDs.--AveryG 05:10, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If it's mentioned, it needs to be noted that the miners were 1200 feet down, so according to what Murray said above, below 600 feet the devices don't work, and they wouldn't have helped in this case.--Gloriamarie 16:25, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes! I direct quote from Mr. Murray would work perfectly.--AveryG 19:52, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Deafness?[edit]

I don't see any discussion in the media reports about whether the trapped miners are able to hear. Given that some of the reports suggested that the workers could have been killed by waves of air pressure, it seems possible that survivors could have suffered severe damage to their eardrums and hearing. Are the rescue efforts taking this into account as they look for miners from the boreholes, such as by dropping lights or odor signals for the miners to find? Mike Serfas 16:30, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Good question Mike, I would email (or call) some of the press people and the MHSA, and asked them that quesiton. IP4240207xx 17:06, 16 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Timeline of the latest Accident[edit]

I will be trying to make a timeline of the latest accident. JoeyLovesSports 04:41, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a possibility that the whole mine collapse and this recent development will be formed into one seperate article? 71.213.95.158 05:35, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I would agree with you but I think it would need a Wikipedia Community vote. But, thank you for asking! JoeyLovesSports 05:52, 17 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mine to be abandoned[edit]

Murray has indicated that he wishes to abandon the Crandall Canyon Mine. I've added a reference to the KUTV article with his comment, but it would be good to have more information on the future of the mine, if someone knows anything about it. 166.70.233.89 16:59, 23 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Stuff Removed from Safety Section[edit]

After rereading the "Safety Concerns" section, I removed some portions that didn't make sense.

First there was an editorial comment added to the number of violations at the mine, that was not in the reference that was cited as the source of the comment!

Secondly, I removed a comment about how much coal was removed using the longwall method. This comment had no citation.--AveryG 22:37, 26 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I restored the assertion that the violations were similar in number to similar-sized mines, along with a reference. Thanks for pointing it out. It was not an editorial comment, but just hadn't been sourced yet. For things of that nature, you can add a fact tag which will allow others to insert citations at a later time if you can't find one.--Gloriamarie 03:56, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

MSHA Fine[edit]

Pertaining to the fine issued to Genwal for the Crandall Canyon Mine disaster, it seems appropriate to use MSHA's press release as the reference instead of CNN. As an added perk, the press release contains a link to the August 2007 MSHA investigation into the cause of the collapse. Anyone have a problem with it? Sh33ph3rd (talk) 04:24, 25 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Blacklisted Links Found on the Main Page[edit]

Cyberbot II has detected that page contains external links that have either been globally or locally blacklisted. Links tend to be blacklisted because they have a history of being spammed, or are highly innappropriate for Wikipedia. This, however, doesn't necessarily mean it's spam, or not a good link. If the link is a good link, you may wish to request whitelisting by going to the request page for whitelisting. If you feel the link being caught by the blacklist is a false positive, or no longer needed on the blacklist, you may request the regex be removed or altered at the blacklist request page. If the link is blacklisted globally and you feel the above applies you may request to whitelist it using the before mentioned request page, or request its removal, or alteration, at the request page on meta. When requesting whitelisting, be sure to supply the link to be whitelisted and wrap the link in nowiki tags. The whitelisting process can take its time so once a request has been filled out, you may set the invisible parameter on the tag to true. Please be aware that the bot will replace removed tags, and will remove misplaced tags regularly.

Below is a list of links that were found on the main page:

http://www.mining-technology.com/projects/crandallcanyonutah/
Triggered by \bmining-technology\.com\b on the local blacklist

If you would like me to provide more information on the talk page, contact User:Cyberpower678 and ask him to program me with more info.

From your friendly hard working bot.—cyberbot II ^Notify_Online 11:11, 3 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved This issue has been resolved, and I have therefore removed the tag, if not already done. No further action is necessary.—cyberbot II ^Notify_Online 21:20, 9 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

External links modified[edit]

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 2 external links on Crandall Canyon Mine. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at {{Sourcecheck}}).

This message was posted before February 2018. After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{source check}} (last update: 18 January 2022).

If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.
If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 00:44, 21 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

External links modified[edit]

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 3 external links on Crandall Canyon Mine. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

This message was posted before February 2018. After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{source check}} (last update: 18 January 2022).

If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.
If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 04:40, 14 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]