How long were Beaconsfield miners trapped?
How long were Beaconsfield miners trapped?
14 days
The new Beaconsfield mine owner says there is over a billion dollars of gold it can recover. The world watched in 2006 as two miners were rescued after 14 days trapped underground in the mine.
How many people died in Beaconsfield?
Interest from the United States was particularly strong given two January 2006 mining disasters in West Virginia (the Sago Mine disaster and Aracoma Alma Mine accident) which resulted in the deaths of 15 miners.
Is Todd Russell still married?
In an interview aired on A Current Affair Monday night, Mr Russell and his wife Carolyn speak candidly about their marriage breakdown years after the mining disaster. “There were other women,” Ms Russell said as she revealed the couple had separated. “I never had any trust for him.”
Who rescued the Beaconsfield miners?
Larry Paul Knight
Rescue effort. On 30 may a remote-controlled earth mover began clearing the rock underground. On the morning of 27 April at 7:22 a.m., the corpse of one of the miners was found in the shaft. At around 8 p.m., the body was retrieved and was identified as Larry Paul Knight, 44, of Launceston.
When was the Beaconsfield mine disaster?
April 25, 2006
Beaconsfield Mine collapse/Start dates
On 25 April 2006, a rock fall was reported at the Beaconsfield mine 40 km north-west of Launceston where 17 miners were working underground. Fourteen miners made it to a safety chamber and escaped unhurt. Three miners remained trapped and a large search and rescue mission was undertaken.
Who owns Beaconsfield mine?
NQ Minerals
NQ Minerals’ Hellyer mill. Picture: Brodie Weeding. Pieman Resources said more than $7 million had been spent on the Beaconsfield project since NQ acquired it in 2020. It said rehabilitation of the Beaconsfield Wetlands was scheduled to be completed by the end of 2022.
Who owned Beaconsfield mine?
The Beaconsfield gold mine shut down in 2012, and was purchased by NQ Minerals last February for $2 million. The mine gained global attention in 2006 when Brant Webb and Todd Russell survived two weeks underground after a mine collapse.
What happened in the Beaconsfield Mine collapse?
Beaconsfield Mine collapse. The Beaconsfield gold mine collapsed on 25 April 2006 in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia. Of the seventeen people who were in the mine at the time, fourteen escaped immediately following the collapse, one was killed and the remaining two were found alive on the sixth day by miners Pat Ball and Steve Saltmarsh.
What did Dave Grohl write for the Beaconsfield Mine collapse?
Dave Grohl wrote this acoustic instrumental piece for two miners in the Beaconsfield gold mine collapse in Tasmania, Australia, in 2006. A few days after the collapse, while the rescue was still being planned, one of the miners, Brant Webb, requested that an iPod be sent down to them, filled with Foo Fighters songs.
Where is the Beaconsfield gold mine?
Location of Beaconsfield. The Beaconsfield gold mine collapsed on 25 April 2006 in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia.
What is the true story of the Beaconsfield disaster?
The true story of Brant Webb and Todd Russell, who were trapped nearly a kilometer below the surface. Australian television news reporter for Channel 9, Richard Carleton died of a heart attack whilst in Beaconsfield covering the mine collapse.
