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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 ...
The 2010 Copiapó mining accident began as a cave-in on 5 August 2010 at the San José copper-gold mine in the Atacama Desert near Copiapó, Chile. The accident left 33 men trapped 700 meters (2,300 ft) below ground who survived underground for a record 69 days. [1] [2] All 33 men were rescued and brought to the surface on 13 October 2010 over ...
The 2010 Copiapó mining accident occurred when the San Jose Mine near to Copiapó, Chile, collapsed, leaving 32 miners of Chilean nationality and one Bolivian miner trapped inside about 700 metres (over 2000 feet) below the surface.
The story of their rescue is so captivating that it was even made into a film called "The 33" starring Antonio Banderas. The nightmare began when the mine collapsed on August 5, 2010.
Rescued Chilean Miners Seeing the World Through Oakley-Donated Sunglasses. Danny King. Updated July 14, 2016 at 9:09 PM. ... were trapped on Aug. 5 by a collapse of 700,000 tons of rock.
Fénix 1 was exhibited at Expo Shanghai 2010. [9] One of the capsules was displayed at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. for a special exhibition titled "Against All Odds: Rescue at the Chilean Mine", which began on August 5, 2011. [10] Auction experts estimate that the Fénix 2 could be worth up to US$1 million.
Corbis The 33 miners from Chile are emerging from their hell below the ground. Some of them will transform the crisis into an earnings home run. There will be books, documentaries, and ...
August 5, 2010: 2010 Copiapó mining accident, Atacama Desert, Chile. The 121-year-old San José copper–gold mine structurally collapsed at 14:05 CLT . The heart of the mountain, which had the mass of two Empire State Buildings , collapsed and caused catastrophic damage to the mine.