Prayers Needed: 30-yr-old Man Missing in Mine for 8 Days

[Jennie4PC]

I personally dont know this family but I live in a mining town and there is a guy who has been missing for 8 days in the mine if you could please keep this family in your prayers that would be great the man is 30 yrs old.

 

[katie0128]

Just said a prayer for him and the family! What a scary situation!!! Do you what happened... did the mine collapse or did he get lost?

 

[MomToEli]

Prayer said ...

 

[Jennie4PC]

It looks like he was driving a loader and the ground susadized and he fell 100ft. So sad.

 

[dannyzmom]

How sad and scary - I'll keep him and his family in my prayers.

 

[janetupnorth]

Sad...praying for him family...sorry to say there probably isn't much hope for him after 8 days.

 

[janetupnorth]

Camera fails to locate missing miner

Wednesday, June 27, 2007 4:11 PM PDT


ELKO — The hopes of rescuers were dashed this afternoon after a camera failed to locate missing miner Dan Shaw.

The device was sent into the area where ground subsidence pulled in Shaw, 30, and a loader at Newmont Gold Corps.’ Midas underground mine June 19.

According to a statement released by the company at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday), the camera “was sent up from the 5400 foot level into the open area of the subsidence (at the 5600 foot level, roughly 200 feet below the entrance). It stopped and panned every five feet, however, Dan was not located.”

The continuous search at the mine near Winnemucca in Humboldt County includes plans to suspend a platform on the 5600 foot level “that will facilitate access to the subsidence area,” according to the statement, which would allow crews to use more lighting — and improve camera resolution.

The incident was discovered at 7:30 a.m. June 19 and rescue efforts have continued nonstop since then. Ground conditions surrounding the subsidence are unstable — slowing progress and presenting difficult challenges, according to the statement.


Mine operations have been suspended since the incident on June 19; there were no injuries. The loader Shaw was operating was recovered roughly 120 feet below the subsidence.

State and federal mine regulators have been on site since June 19 and are involved in the effort, which includes mine rescue teams from Newmont’s Twin Creeks and Carlin Trend mines, as well as from Barrick Gold, the Fallon Naval Air Station and Lang Drilling, among others.

Story by Doug McMurdo

 

[Jennie4PC]

Janet thanks for posting the recent update. And thanks so much for your prayres for the family. I just hope they find him.

 

[janetupnorth]

You're welcome - I hope they find him too...that is too young to die...

 

[mommyhugz1978]

Just said a prayer......!!

 

[PampMomof3]

How sad. I will keep his family in my prayers.