A Study in Contrasts

Let's not kid ourselves: mining, even under the best of circumstances, is a risky business. How businesses and governments approach that risk defines their approach to governance and oversight.

Mosaic, the Minneapolis-based firm that manages a mine in Esterhazy, Sasketchewan cares enough to have installed "safe rooms" within their mines in case of fire.

Probably not a company idea, when you think about it. Sounds more like some of that socialism from up in Canada. There's about 72 miners right now feel pretty good about it.

Apparently, when the fire broke out, the retired to the safe rooms for food, water, clean O2 and some shut eye. A far cry from West Virginina