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re: Roof collapse at Cargill Salt Mine ; Two men dead (identity’s in post)
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:08 pm to BowDownToLSU
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:08 pm to BowDownToLSU
Had no idea we had mines.
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Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:12 pm to Notasnitch
quote:yes, several salt mines in South La and a few coal mines in North La
Had no idea we had mines
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:17 pm to Notasnitch
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Had no idea we had mines.
Then you probably never heard of the Texaco drilling disaster in 1980. They were starting a new well in Lake Peigneur. Diamond Crystal Salt Company was operating a salt mine in that area where part of the mine was under the lake. Texaco drilled into the mine and drained the lake.
Short you tube video
Longer video
Engineering disasters
Posted on 12/14/20 at 12:56 pm to Notasnitch
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Had no idea we had mines.
One of the craziest mine collapses ever happened in Louisiana
How Louisiana's Lake Peigneur Became 200 Feet Deep in an Instant
Short video on it
ETA: Someone beat me to it
This post was edited on 12/14/20 at 12:57 pm
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