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The 2010 Copiapó mining accident, also known as the "Chilean mining accident", began on 5 August 2010, with a cave-in at the San José copper–gold mine, located in the Atacama Desert, 45 kilometers (28 mi) north of the regional capital of Copiapó, in northern Chile. 33 men were trapped 700 meters (2,300 ft) underground and 5 kilometers (3 mi) from the mine's entrance and were rescued after ...
Five years ago today, all 33 of the Chilean miners who were trapped for 69 days in a cave in northern Chile were rescued. The world watched with bated breath as the last of the miners was pulled up.
Internet monitor Akamai said overall web traffic was 20 per cent higher than normal around the time the first Chilean miner was rescued late Tuesday, while the company's Net Usage Index for News indicated that the Chilean mine rescue was the fifth most-read-about online news event since the service began in 2005. [17]
Diagram of the rescue capsule "Fenix" class and the miner equipment used in the Copiapó accident of 2010 rescue. The Fénix capsules were designed by the Chilean Navy, in collaboration with the United States space agency NASA. They have a diameter of 54 centimetres (21 in), and have eight wheels located on the top and the bottom, with a ...
Chilean state-owned mining company Codelco said that a worker died in an accident on Friday afternoon at Radomiro Tomic copper mine in the country's north. The worker, a 30-year-old woman, was ...
Family, rest, hot food -- and a really cool pair of shades. That's what a miner needs after being trapped underground for more than two months. Eyewear and sporting equipment maker Oakley is ...
The mine company does not attempt to rescue the miners, and their families gather outside the gates of the mine. The Chilean government intervenes and orders the use of drilling to reach the trapped miners. The first few boreholes miss their target, but eventually, a successful one reaches the rescue chamber. The miners attach a note to the ...
If a controversial piece of legislation in Chile is passed, gold mining could be brought to a halt. Couple this with a difficult situation in copper and the country could lose its luster as a ...