the Q Creek mine is two years old it stretches for 2.5 kilometres into the
it stretches for 2.5 kilometres into the
it stretches for 2.5 kilometres into the pennsylvania countryside older mines are
pennsylvania countryside older mines are
pennsylvania countryside older mines are also scattered throughout the hills
also scattered throughout the hills
also scattered throughout the hills closest is saxman mine which has been
closest is saxman mine which has been
closest is saxman mine which has been abandoned for over 40 years
Mark popper knack drives his team into
Mark popper knack drives his team into the mine on a battery-powered vehicle
the mine on a battery-powered vehicle
the mine on a battery-powered vehicle called a man trip it’s a 40-minute
called a man trip it’s a 40-minute
called a man trip it’s a 40-minute journey to the shards Ron shads crew
journey to the shards Ron shads crew
journey to the shards Ron shads crew soon follows the roof quickly lowers to
soon follows the roof quickly lowers to
soon follows the roof quickly lowers to just one and a half meters high and the
just one and a half meters high and the
just one and a half meters high and the light disappears it’s it’s dark
light disappears it’s it’s dark
light disappears it’s it’s dark sumbitch in the face you won’t see stars
sumbitch in the face you won’t see stars
sumbitch in the face you won’t see stars I mean that’s it’s dark that’s absolute
I mean that’s it’s dark that’s absolute
I mean that’s it’s dark that’s absolute darkness the mineshaft is made up of a
darkness the mineshaft is made up of a
darkness the mineshaft is made up of a series of tunnels 900 metres into the
series of tunnels 900 metres into the
series of tunnels 900 metres into the journey the shaft splits in two
journey the shaft splits in two
journey the shaft splits in two Ron shad in his crew of eight miners
Ron shad in his crew of eight miners
Ron shad in his crew of eight miners travel south into the shaft of tunnels
travel south into the shaft of tunnels
travel south into the shaft of tunnels called Maine’s
meanwhile over half a kilometer away
meanwhile over half a kilometer away poppin AK and his team work a tunnel in
poppin AK and his team work a tunnel in
poppin AK and his team work a tunnel in another shaft called first left
here they use a 60-ton machine which
here they use a 60-ton machine which bears 100 teeth of hardened carbon steel
bears 100 teeth of hardened carbon steel
bears 100 teeth of hardened carbon steel it can chew out 20 tonnes of coal every
it can chew out 20 tonnes of coal every
it can chew out 20 tonnes of coal every minute according to the maps there
minute according to the maps there
minute according to the maps there should be 91 meters of coal separating
should be 91 meters of coal separating
should be 91 meters of coal separating papa nax team from the old saxman mind
the saxman mine is just meters away and
the saxman mine is just meters away and on the other side is almost a quarter of
on the other side is almost a quarter of
on the other side is almost a quarter of a billion litres of stagnant water that
a billion litres of stagnant water that
a billion litres of stagnant water that has gathered over 40 years for the rest
has gathered over 40 years for the rest
has gathered over 40 years for the rest of his shift he continues to dig
coming on 9 o’clock you try and looking
coming on 9 o’clock you try and looking forward to quitting time and 11 o’clock
forward to quitting time and 11 o’clock
forward to quitting time and 11 o’clock time to go
20 meters in front of him a wall of
20 meters in front of him a wall of water explodes into the shaft there was
water explodes into the shaft there was
water explodes into the shaft there was no trickling there was instant water
no trickling there was instant water
no trickling there was instant water big-time in it it’s just a wall water
big-time in it it’s just a wall water
big-time in it it’s just a wall water you’d have a 60-ton machine there and
you’d have a 60-ton machine there and
you’d have a 60-ton machine there and it’s just coming around and threw it
it’s just coming around and threw it
it’s just coming around and threw it over it like it’s not there papa knack
over it like it’s not there papa knack
over it like it’s not there papa knack has a split-second whacked he jumps into
has a split-second whacked he jumps into
has a split-second whacked he jumps into a chamber to the side which saves his
a chamber to the side which saves his
a chamber to the side which saves his life
life
life raging water is just inches away you
raging water is just inches away you
raging water is just inches away you Stan we signed a railroad track with a
Stan we signed a railroad track with a
Stan we signed a railroad track with a freight train coming by you 100 mile an
freight train coming by you 100 mile an
freight train coming by you 100 mile an hour probably louder
hour probably louder
hour probably louder he’s closest to the torrent but he’s not
he’s closest to the torrent but he’s not
he’s closest to the torrent but he’s not the miner in most danger gravity
the miner in most danger gravity
the miner in most danger gravity dictates that water always heads to the
dictates that water always heads to the
dictates that water always heads to the lowest point the deepest part of the
lowest point the deepest part of the
lowest point the deepest part of the mine are the tunnels in the main shaft
mine are the tunnels in the main shaft
mine are the tunnels in the main shaft just over half a kilometre away
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