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Published on: 10/8/2007
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"I believe it has raised awareness that the dangers are still there," Arizona State Mining Inspector Joe Hart said.
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"Any time you can train in a facility like UA has, it will be a great experience for the students involved," Hart said."This is a very unique situation.We would not be doing this unless he had a good mine like this in the university system." While none of Arizona's 629 active mines is a major underground operation - at least until the proposed Resolution Copper Mine near Superior starts up - Hart said that the estimated 50,000 dangerous abandoned mine sites in the state mean training for underground rescues and extractions remains important.