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LANSING, N.Y. --Seventeen miners trapped 900 feet underground at the deepest salt mine in the Western Hemisphere were rescued Thursday morning, ending an ordeal that officials said began about 10 ...
Lansing, N.Y. -- There's no off-season at the Cayuga Salt Mine, where Central New York gets much of its road salt. About 200 workers mine an average of 10,000 tons of salt a day, year-round. "We ...
LANSING, N.Y. — Seventeen miners trapped in one of the world’s deepest salt mines were rescued Thursday morning, ending a 10-hour ordeal that began when their elevator broke down 900 feet ...
"We live and die by the weather," said Joe Bucci Jr., environmental manager for American Rock Salt Co., which mines a sprawling seam of salt south of Rochester that was left from a sea that dried ...
LANSING, N.Y. (AP) — Seventeen miners trapped in one of the world's deepest salt mines were rescued Thursday morning, ending a 10-hour ordeal that began when their elevator broke down 900 feet ...
In this Jan. 27, 2017 photo, American Rock Salt Co. workers use hand scalers to remove loose roof material at the mine in Hampton Corners, N.Y. Deep below upstate New York’s farm country ...
LANSING, N.Y. (AP) — Seventeen miners stuck 900 feet underground at the deepest salt mine in the Western Hemisphere were rescued Thursday morning, ending an Read More Skip to content ...
Seventeen miners stuck 900 feet underground at the deepest salt mine in the Western Hemisphere were rescued Thursday morning, ending an ordeal that officials said began about 10 hours earlier when ...
LANSING, N.Y. — After an 10-hour effort, 17 workers, trapped 80 stories down in a salt mine's broken elevator were rescued Thursday, authorities said. The workers at Cayuga Salt Mine, owned by ...
Before blasting, the walls are prepared by drilling holes 20 feet deep. Every afternoon, it's showtime. After the blasting's done, a huge pile of salt ready to be scooped up and processed.
LAKE PEIGNEUR, La. (KLFY) — 40 years ago, a catastrophe like no other occurred in Acadiana. The largest manmade whirlpool and tallest waterfall in the state were created when an oil drill and… ...