It is unknown if the miners are alive or dead. They were in the middle of working a 12-hour shift early Monday when the mine shaft they were in collapsed in an event so powerful, it registered 3.9 on the Richter scale. Ten miners were inside the area at the time, four managed to escape.

Families frustrated

Meanwhile, family members expressed some frustration trying to get information on the rescue efforts.

"They are frustrated," Emery County Sheriff Lamar Guyman told the Deseret Morning News after leaving a meeting earlier this morning with the families.

Maria Buenrostro, the sister of trapped miner Manuel Sanchez, said Murray got angry with the questions and walked out of a meeting this morning.

"We want the truth, that's all we want," Buenrostro told the Associated Press. "If there's nothing that they can do about it, you know, just tell us so we know what to expect when they bring them out."

She said there was no interpreter for three Spanish-speaking families. Asked about his meeting with families, Murray said he's been thanked by them.

Family members of the six miners have been sequestered at Canyon View Junior High. The entire building has now been leased by Murray Energy Corp., and access to the school has been blocked by Emery County Sheriff's deputies and the mining company.

School district business administrator Jared Black said the standard rental agreement for buildings to outside parties has a built-in hourly fee of $20. In this case, the rental agreement for the school is open-ended.

Members of the Emery School Board have approved waivers of the rental fees in the past, which is done on a case-by-case basis, Black said.

President Bush calls

This morning, President Bush called Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. to express his thoughts on the mining tragedy. He spoke about it at a news conference on the economy at the U.S. Treasury Department.

"I told him the nation's thoughts and prayers are with the miners and their families, and that the federal government will help in any way we can," the president said.

In an interview with the Fox News Channel today, Mr. Bush said coal mining should not be abandoned because it is risky and dangerous.

"It doesn't make any sense to abandon an energy resource of which we have got a bountiful supply if part of our strategy is to become less dependent on foreign sources of energy," he said.

Huntsman is in Huntington again today to meet with mine officials, rescuers and the families of the trapped miners.

In Huntington, signs are up around town showing support and solidarity for the missing men and their families. The Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City held a Mass at the Cathedral of the Madeleine tonight for the miners and their families. A candlelight vigil is also scheduled to be held tonight in Huntington at dusk.