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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 miners who had been trapped since August would miss many events, including the Chilean Bicentennial celebrations and important soccer games, in addition to their personal anniversaries. The miners were fully informed, however, on 25 August, of the projected timeline for their rescue and the complexity of the plans to get them out.
Book and movie deals developed in response to the accident and successful rescue. The first of several books was titled "Under the Earth: The 33 Miners that Moved the World". Another book about the saga is "33 Men, Buried Alive: The Inside Story of the Trapped Chilean Miners" by The Guardian contributor Jonathan Franklin. [44]
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 ...
That's what a miner needs after being trapped underground for more than two months. ... It has provided high-performance wraparound sunglasses to the 33 Chilean mine workers who were being pulled ...
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 ...
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 ...
Through a joint effort, Layne and their Latin American affiliate, Geotec, the Chilean miners were rescued after 69 days underground. Large escape boreholes were drilled simultaneously using different equipment provided by multiple international corporations with three different strategies. Plan A, the Strata 950 (702 meter target depth at 90°),