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===Mine disaster=== On Monday, August 6, 2007, at 2:48 a.m. ([[Mountain Time Zone|MDT]]), [[UtahAmerican Energy]]'s [[Crandall Canyon Mine]], {{convert|15|mi|km}} west northwest of Huntington, collapsed trapping six workers inside. The mine, located just off [[Utah State Route 31|State Route 31]], is about {{convert|34|mi|km}} southeast of Fairview and {{convert|140|mi|km}} south of [[Salt Lake City]] ({{convert|100|mi|km}} on a flight line). The workers were approximately {{convert|3.4|mi|km}} from the mine entrance and {{convert|1500|ft|m}} underground. The collapse registered recorded [[seismic waves]] in magnitude 3.9 to 4.0, by [[seismograph]] stations of the [[University of Utah]].<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/06/utah.mine.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest "6 miners trapped in Utah coal mine collapse"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309064440/http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/06/utah.mine.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest |date=March 9, 2008 }}, CNN.com</ref><ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070806/us_nm/mine_utah_dc_4 "Six miners trapped after Utah coal mine collapses"]{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Yahoo! News</ref><ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070807/ap_on_re_us/utah_mine_collapse;_ylt=AiZOtpLFlbJrPqyfEecHthsXIr0F "Utah mine owner: Rescue will take 3 days"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070812012118/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070807/ap_on_re_us/utah_mine_collapse;_ylt=AiZOtpLFlbJrPqyfEecHthsXIr0F |date=August 12, 2007 }}, from AP at Yahoo! News</ref> As of August 16, 2007, at about 6:30 p.m. MDT, three rescue workers were killed and six injured, as the tunnel the workers were digging collapsed on top of them, covering them with coal and rubble.<ref name=forbes1>Foy, Paul. [https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/08/17/ap4030680.html "3 Rescue Workers Killed at Utah Mine"]{{dead link|date=January 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. Associated Press, 08.17.07</ref><ref>Frosch, Dan, and Lee, Jennifer. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/17/us/17cnd-mine.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin "Rescue Halted at Mine After 3 Deaths and 6 Injuries"]. ''The New York Times'', August 17, 2007.</ref> The six men who were not killed outright were unable to be rescued after the rescue mission was forced to halt and died as well.<ref>[http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/m/mines_and_mining/mining_disasters/index.html ''New York Times'' report]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Utah mine rescuers refuse to give up hope |website=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSWRI71716020070810}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna20146566 NBC News report]</ref> On March 22, 2013, one miner died and another was injured after they became trapped in a cave-in at a part of the Castle Valley Mining Complex, about {{convert|10|mi|km}} west of Huntington.<ref>{{cite web| title=Officials: Miner dead, 1 rescued in Utah cave-in| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/officials-miner-dead-1-rescued-in-utah-cave-in/| publisher=CBS News| access-date=23 March 2013}}</ref>
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