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Rescue of 72 miners from Mosaic K-2 mine hailed as textbook
A fire in a Polyethylene water pipe trapped 72 Mosaic and Dynatec workers for about 30 hours in the K-2 potash mine at Esterhazy. Rescue teams from Mosaic Colonsay and PCS Rocanville located the fire, ventilated the mine, and brought everyone to surface safely by 2:30 am with all unhurt. The incident underscores Saskatchewan mine safety and rescue training.
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Dynatec
Mosaic
Esterhazy
Ashley Mackedenski
Solair
Mackedenski
PCS
Rocanville
Colonsay
Russell
Bruce Fraser