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Mine Owner Insists that Quake Led to Collapse

NPR | By Jeff Brady
Published August 15, 2007 at 4:00 PM EDT

Robert Murray, co-owner of the Utah coal mine where six men remain trapped, insists that the Aug. 6 cave-in was prompted by an earthquake.

Other mine owners have made similar claims, but we'll hear from experts who say coal mine collapses are rarely prompted by acts of nature.

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Jeff Brady
Jeff Brady is a National Desk Correspondent based in Philadelphia, where he covers energy issues and climate change. Brady helped establish NPR's environment and energy collaborative which brings together NPR and Member station reporters from across the country to cover the big stories involving the natural world.