SCOFIELD, Carbon County — Crews were still working on Wednesday to figure out what caused flooding at the Skyline Mine, an underground mine about an hour away from Price.
A spokesperson for the mine told KSL the flooding was discovered late last week. That's when they immediately stopped work in the area and made sure everyone was accounted for.
The Canyon Fuel Company has managed the mine for more than 40 years. In a statement, it said "employees were able to exit without incident. ... Engineering and mine-safety teams are actively managing the situation, and experts continue to gather information about the specific source and extent of groundwater inflow."
This isn't the first time the Skyline Mine has seen flooding. In 2003, groundwater inflows peaked at 8,000 gallons per minute after the company mined through a significant fault.
A groundwater pump system was used to mitigate the flooding.
Officials with Skyline Mine told KSL that, at this point, the flooding has not forced anyone out of work. But they said it's still a fluid situation.
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