In the U.S., the average depth is 800 feet. At 800 feet, you have good solid substantial covering. -Davitt Mcateer

 

In the U.S., the average depth is 800 feet. At 800 feet, you have good solid substantial covering.


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I think that the question of the existence of the chamber that provided oxygen, food and protection is fundamentally important in any kind of a mine.

Davitt Mcateer

In the U.S., the average depth is 800 feet. At 800 feet, you have good solid substantial covering.

Davitt Mcateer

Does it provide perfect, two-way communications? The answer is no. But the perfect should not be the enemy of the good. These need to be put into the mines.

Davitt Mcateer

Several of the miners' families asked for a postponement until the federal and state investigative teams have developed more information. After consultation with investigators and state legislators, I concurred. It's a complex investigation and, as the miners' families have said, it's more important to determine the facts carefully and thoroughly than to act before all the facts are in.

Davitt Mcateer

It really looks like a textbook recovery to me.

Davitt Mcateer