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Norm Doxanakis, left, and Conor Devaney inspect a refuge/barricade chamber just above the 4,900-level of Lucky Friday Mine. In the event of an emergency, miners would go to the chamber to wait for rescue. It holds 20 people and has enough oxygen for 36 hours.

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