Chilean Miners Trapped since Aug 5
I think about this every day.
Imagine what it would be like.
Right now there are two drills trying to reach the miners, Called Plan A and Plan B. The plan B drill already reached them, with a 12 inch hole. This needs to be widened to at least 28 inches to get the miners out.
Both these drills can drill about 30 to 40 meters a day. The miners are trapped at about 630 meters, over 2000 feet.
Now, they've started drilling with a drill used for oil well drilling, which surprisingly, they've named Plan C. This drill could drill 1000 meters a day, but the problem with this drill is accuracy, it's a lot easier to hit a giant pocket of oil than it is to hit a 4 meter wide mine shaft. And the material in Chile is harder to drill though.
Imagine what it would be like.
Right now there are two drills trying to reach the miners, Called Plan A and Plan B. The plan B drill already reached them, with a 12 inch hole. This needs to be widened to at least 28 inches to get the miners out.
Both these drills can drill about 30 to 40 meters a day. The miners are trapped at about 630 meters, over 2000 feet.
Now, they've started drilling with a drill used for oil well drilling, which surprisingly, they've named Plan C. This drill could drill 1000 meters a day, but the problem with this drill is accuracy, it's a lot easier to hit a giant pocket of oil than it is to hit a 4 meter wide mine shaft. And the material in Chile is harder to drill though.
The Plan C DrillIt will be a great day when they bring those miners out alive and OK. Hope nothing goes wrong.
The 33 Trapped Miners
posted by MarkD60 at 5:57 AM
1 Comments:
No. I caan't imagine being down there. I would probably freak out. It must be hard for them to be down there knowing it will be such a long time before they get out. At least they have food, water, and air now. Some of the guys look so young. ...debbie
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