Rescue workers have reportedly found the remains of two miners who had been missing since an accident caused to be evacuated from the property run by Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX) subsidiary Barrick Goldstrike Mines.
The two workers, who have yet to be officially identified, were in a cage being lowered into the mine when a pipe on the wall broke off and hit the cage.
While it'll take anywhere from three weeks to two months to officially identify the remains, Elko County Sheriff Dale Lotspeich, said, "From an official standpoint, I can't confirm it's the remains of the two missing miners. But realistically, yes, it is. The remains were found in the area where the accident occurred and so we're probably looking at that."
As far as the accident itself, we can't think of the usual idea of a pipe when wondering how that could have done so much damage. The pipe being talked about ripping from the wall is two feet in diameter and used to transport crushed rock and stone.
The Meikle mine is located in Nevada, about 275 miles northeast of Reno.
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