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Show 2002 April 7A Energy Hundreds of Castle Valley miners die In underground eiiploslons, fires - i Without the significant, on-- The explosion, coupled with . coal "after damp that flooded the operaproduction by grang tora in Carbon and Emery the mine shafts following the counties, Utah mining indue- - blast, ultimately resulted in 200 try would not continue to fatalities, After damp a potentially le-thrive. Annual statistics compiled thal aftermath in mine ezplo-b-y the Utah Department of sions and fires - is a deadly gas Natural Resources confirm containing carbon monoxide,' that Castle Valley consistently carbon dioxide and nitrogen. accounts for the vast majority Southeastern Utahs sec- ofthe coal produced within the and nugor underground disas-state- s boundaries. ter occurred March 8,1924 But establishing a thriving when three explosions rocked the small mining community at h 711 fni inAwhy mental toll in terms of personal Castle Gate, The magnitude of the first hardship, sacrifice, human suf-feringandgrieffor members of "fire damp blast in the com-th- e Castle Valley community. panys number two coal mine killed almost every livingthing acriUnderground mining dents have plagued Utahs coal within a mile of the underindustry since the beginning of ground facility, The final death toll result-the 20th century. Five nugor underground ao- - ing from the explosions and each claiming four or ter damp at Castle Gate totaled more lives, have occurred in 173 men, including one Utahs coal be rescuer. TtxmML Methane gas igniting with The first and worst under-- coal dust produced the initial ground disaster in the states firedamp blast inside the mine, aIn September 1924, an history occurred May 1, 1900 Scofield when black blast- - nAtmt Kin riaimafi th livw Coffins fill every inch of space at the Scofield town meeting hall. The first and worst underground disas- powder ignited inside the of five miners. An explosion reportedly oc- - ter in the states history occurred May 1, 1900 near number four mine at Winter -- . ts, would-southeaste- rn ac-ne- ar (Continued on 8A) - Scofield when black blasting powder ignited inside the number four mine at Winter Quarters. The Dyno Nobel Covering the Western States' EXPLOSIVES & BLASTING SUPPLIES . Region Office (307)687-781- 8 , Moab,Utah Challis, Idaho Wright, Wyoming Mayer, Arizona (435)259-718- 1 (208)838-264- 0 (307)464-062- 3 (528)632-755- 4 Kemmerei; Wyoming Nuda, Colorado (970)864340 Bingham, Utah - RigjbR Idaho (801)569-709- 1 (208)745-710- 6 (307)877-901- 2 North Salt Lake, Utah Gillette, Wyoming South Basin, Wyoming (Ml) 292-25- 41 ; i ; (307)686-2072- - : (307)464-136- 9 explo-in-g sion, coupled with the 'afterdamp that flooded underground mine shafts following the blast, mately resulted in 200 fatalities. . , the |