Recover / Move old emails on a failed HD to new MacBook Air

I can I recover my emails (and possibly keychain password, FTP setting etc) from a failed HD via thunberbolt ?
I have managed to back up via tunderbolt, manually, most of my documents/files folders but before I send my iMac for a new HD I really need to save my emails
Pls help, plain english if possible
Thanks
OS X version 10.8.5 on MacBook Air
I belive its Snow Tiger on the sad iMac

If the drive has failed and cannot be accessed, whatever files contained on it cannot be accessed.
Have you made any attempt to repair the drive on the iMac using the Mac OS X 10.6 DVD?
Here is the method.
You have to boot from the 10.6 install DVD.
To do this: Insert the Install Disk into the drive and then select Restart; when you hear the chime hold down C key until the apple logo appears.
This will take you to the installation software, but you do not want to install.
Select your language, then go up to the top menu bar where it says Utilities and navigate to the Disk Utility application.
Select your hard drive on the left, then go to the First Aid pane where you can click on Repair Disk.
If it finds errors, repeat the process until it reports no errors, otherwise note down the error.
After these repairs, quit the Installer, and restart normally.
It may find error it cannot fix. Write down the error it finds and post back here as other software may be able to fix it.

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