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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,923 posts) Thu Jun 30, 2022, 10:45 AM Jun 2022

Half a century ago in the Silver Valley, 91 Sunshine miners died in Idaho's worst mining disaster

‘Something you never, ever get through’: Half a century ago in the Silver Valley, 91 Sunshine miners died in Idaho’s worst mining disaster

By EMMA EPPERLY The Spokesman-Review May 2, 2022

A crowd waits outside the Sunshine Mine for updates from the accident in May 1972.

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Half a century ago in the Silver Valley, 91 Sunshine miners died in Idaho's worst mining disaster (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 OP

I remember this tragedy gohuskies Jun 2022 #1

gohuskies

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1. I remember this tragedy

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Thu Jun 30, 2022, 11:16 AM

Jun 2022

Growing up in Spokane in the 60s, this was a big deal as the Sunshine Mine was very close by. I did a bicycle touring vacation from Spokane to Kellog in 2008 and stopped by the site which also has a memorial to the men who perished there. It stands as a reminder to the danger that these individuals face in this industry. Today’s EPA decision opens the door to future tragedies like this one.

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