The boy's father had been working on the pit with a backhoe that afternoon, Carpenter said.

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He spent almost 27 years working at Haig Pit in Whitehaven where he finished off as an overman prior to its closure.

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In the early hours of 9 July 1912, a huge explosion ripped through Cadeby Main Colliery near Doncaster, killing 35 of the 37 miners working in that section of the pit.

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Working as fast as a Formula 1 pit crew, the professionals on Burkholder's team secured the shark and removed the hook.

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Although most pits have long gone she has a long standing friendship with Tower Colliery where she has been allowed access to the pit face while the miners have been working.

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Encina said Codelco is working to convert one of its biggest mines, Chuquicamata, from open pit to underground.

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Other suggestions for change are rumoured to include, scrapping third cars and t-cars and having pit-stops during the race with just 12 crew members working on the car and only one tyre changer.

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