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A man clings to a mine worker and assisted by another in an underground mine.

"We were first response and, sadly, there was one fatality and one survivor that day."
A mines rescue crew stretcher out an injured worker.

A team of miners wearing high-vis, helmets and safety gear.

Two mines rescue workers on the ground looking at a piece of equipment

Two mine workers assist an injured worker at a mine.

A mines rescue worker wearing an oxygen mask.

A mines rescue worker throws out a hose as fire burns in the background.

"Some of the runs you do can go for quite a while and you're exhausted by the end of it,"
Mr McShane said.

A mines rescue team kitted up in protective gear for a competition.

"They are like the Black Ops Special Forces of mining, and we know they have the capabilities to be called upon to basically show up and save the day."
A close up photo of a mines rescue worker wearing an oxygen mask.

Two mines rescue workers attend to an injured worker.

Three mines rescue workers enter a fire with a hose.

"Every miner deserves to be able to knock off and go home unharmed … but lately that's not happening,"
he said.

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