Crandall Canyon Mine
39.460000°N 111.167639°W The Crandall Canyon Mine, formerly Genwal Mine, was an underground bituminous coal mine in northwestern Emery County, Utah.
Crandall Canyon Mine Entrance Sign | |
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Products | Bituminous Coal |
History | |
Opened | 1939 |
Closed | 2007 |
The mine made headline news when six miners were trapped by a collapse in August 2007. Ten days later, three rescue workers were killed by a subsequent collapse. The six miners were later declared dead and their bodies were never recovered.
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