Portion of closed Sunsine Mine collapses
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Story Created:
Feb 4, 2010 at 4:38 PM MST
Story Updated:
Feb 4, 2010 at 4:38 PM MST
02/04/10
KELLOGG, Idaho (AP) _ A portion of the closed Sunshine Mine
complex in Idaho's Silver Valley has collapsed, and there were no
injuries.
Sterling Mining Co. executive Robert Higdem said some shaft
timbers deep in the mine gave way last week, causing a portion of a
tunnel to collapse. There were no workers in the area, and the
extent of the damage has not been determined.
The mine has been closed since 2008, but Sterling continues to
pump out water in case of a future opening.
The underground mine was the site of a deadly fire in 1972 that
killed 91 miners.
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