By MARTIN GRIFFITH, Associated Press Writer
Associated Press August 14, 2010 11:55 PM Copyright Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Saturday, August 14, 2010
(08-14) 23:55 PDT Reno, Nev. (AP) --
Searchers in Nevada found the remains of two miners at the bottom of a gold mine shaft, company officials said Saturday, after crews worked for more than 32 hours to safely access the area 1,300 feet underground.
The victims were identified by Barrick Gold of North America as Daniel Patrick Noel, 47, and Ethan Joel Schorr, 38, both of Spring Creek. Noel is survived by his wife and three children, while Schorr is survived by his wife and four children.
The company said the men had been missing since early Thursday when a vertical pipe broke from a wall and struck a cage similar to an elevator lowering the pair into the ventilation shaft. The pipe runs the length of the Meikle mine shaft.
"This is a tragic event and we remain focused on assisting these miners' families," said Greg Lang, president of Barrick's North America Region.
The accident raises the number of fatalities at the mine since it opened in 1994 to seven. In Nevada, the world's fourth largest gold producer behind South Africa, Australia and China, there have been 28 mining deaths in the last decade.
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