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  Trapped Workers Safe, Focus Now On What Led To Uttarakhand Tunnel Collapse

  Rescuers have pulled out all 41 workers trapped for 17 days inside a collapsed Uttarakhand tunnel after rat miners drilled through the debris, triggering jubilation. The focus will now be on what led to the collapse and why the rescue took so long.

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  Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Anytime, Hospital, Chopper On Standby: 10 Facts

  Forty-one labourers, trapped in a tunnel in Uttarakhand for 17 days, are expected to be evacuated shortly. The breakthrough came after "rat miners" were brought in around 7 last evening. They have to manually dig the last stretch of 12 meters.

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  After 17 Days Of Search, One Miner's Body Recovered From Meghalaya Mine

  Rescue teams today recovered the body of one out of the at least five miners who were trapped in a rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district on May 30.

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  Coal India Limited's Executive Hiring Set To Jump This Fiscal

  Coal India Ltd (CIL) is set to hire 7000 people in the current fiscal, up by about 17 percent from an average hiring of 6000 a year as the miner plans to recruit more executives, a top company official said.

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  17 Days On, Navy, NDRF Divers Fail To Reach Meghalaya Mine's Bottom

  The multi-agency operation launched on Sunday to rescue the 15 miners trapped in a 370-foot-deep coal mine did not yield much results as the divers from the Indian Navy and NDRF could not reach the bottom of the pit, the officials said.

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  17 Declared Dead In Ghana Goldmine Collapse: Lawmaker

  Rescuers on Thursday called off a search for miners who were trapped underground for five days after an illegal goldmine collapsed in western Ghana, declaring 17 dead, a local lawmaker told AFP.

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  Coal India Output to Hit Record Level This Fiscal: Government

  Increased output by Coal India has resulted in savings of about Rs 17,000 crore and the state-run miner is set for a record production of 550 million tonnes (MT) this fiscal year, a top official said.

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  17 Trapped Miners Rescued After Elevator Mishap

  All 17 miners were freed today from an underground salt mine in upstate New York, 10 hours after becoming trapped in a malfunctioning elevator, officials said.

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  4 Rescued After Elevator Mishap Traps 17 New York Mine Workers

  Rescue workers said today they have freed four of 17 miners trapped in an elevator deep below ground in upstate New York.

• 17 Miners Trapped After Coal Mine Blast in China

  At least 17 miners were trapped after a blast in a coal mine in Xinjiang region of northwest China.

• Turkey Coal Mine Disaster Leaves 17 Dead, Hundreds Trapped

  At least 17 miners were killed and more than 200 remain trapped underground after an explosion in a coal mine in the western Turkish province of Manisa on Tuesday, officials said.

• NMDC's April-February sales up 17 per cent at 27.43 million tonnes

  State-owned iron ore miner NMDC's sales rose 17 per cent to 27.43 million tonnes in the first 11 months of the current financial year on higher demand from steel makers.

• Resurgere Mines & Minerals India Ltd - Board Meeting on Sep 17, 2010

  Resurgere Mines & Minerals India Ltd has informed BSE that a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company will be held on September 17, 2010, inter alia, to consider the allotment of bonus shares.

• Chile: 33 miners trapped underground for 17 days found alive

  All 33 Chilean miners trapped deep underground for 17 days have been found alive, Chile's president confirmed on Sunday.But as relatives celebrated outside the San Jose mine at Copiapo, 800 kilometres (500 miles) North of Santiago, rescue workers said it could take four months to get them out.A probe sent some 2,257 feet (688 metres) deep into the ...