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Date Posted: 21:27:55 10/12/10 Tue
Author: Debbie S.
Subject: Miners rescue
In reply to: LauraG 's message, "Chiliean coalminers" on 18:26:37 10/12/10 Tue

They are actually copper and gold miners at the San Jose Mine in Chile. But all miners live lives of constant danger to bring to the surface a mineral, jewel, rock or ore which people need or want. I admire them for their hard work.

I too come from a coal, zinc and galena mining area of Southeast, Kansas. Mines are inactive now, but the stories of cave-ins, death from black lung, gas explosions and poisoning, etc. are still told and remembered as part of our community.

The fact that this is the longest anyone has survived underground and that they are being rescued is an amazing miracle and cause for celebration of life.

Miners are a rare, rugged and close-knit breed of men.

Debbie S.

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[> [> Big Brutus and mining -- Debbie S., 21:48:12 10/12/10 Tue

Speaking of mining, if any of you ever decide to visit the "Little Ozarks" of Southeast Kansas, you might want to check out Big Brutus, our beloved attraction and remnant of our coal mining heritage. Strip mining tore up the land but it was safer than the underground mines. Southeast Kansas had both kinds of mines.

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Debbie S.


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[> [> [> Re: Big Brutus and mining -- Debbie S., 20:40:10 10/17/10 Sun

LOL, BC, yes, they are real people.

Big Brutus could only move about o.22 MPH! He weighed 11 million pounds when he had ALL his innards. He stands 16 stories tall, the boom is 150 ft. long. It was cool when you used to be able to climb up the boom, great view! But, for insurance reasons, they closed it off. Bummer! The bucket/dipper held 150 tons and could fill three railroad cars.

Big Brutus, while not the largest electric shovel ever built, is the largest electric shovel still in existence. I remember when I was a kid my parents took me out to see him at work before they shut him down for good. It was kinda scary but awesome. As night fell, all his lights came on and he kept working. He was like a huge, scary, metal giant working in the night.

Debbie S.


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[> [> [> [> Re: Big Brutus and mining -- BC, 04:18:57 10/18/10 Mon

11 million pounds?!!! ...
Yikes!!!
"Brutus" could "devour" my 20,000 pound school bus like a "midnight snack"! :)
- BC :)


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[> [> re: Brutus -- BC, 22:04:08 10/12/10 Tue

Wow! Wonder what kind of endorsement you have add to your CDL license in order to take that vehicle on the open road?! :) Those are "real" people standing at the base of that thing aren't they?!


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