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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 ...
Media in category "2010 Copiapó mining accident" This category contains only the following file. M. File:Mina San José - first view of chilean miners - Gobierno de ...
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
The 33 (Spanish: Los 33; "Los treinta y tres") is a 2015 biographical disaster-survival drama film directed by Patricia Riggen and written by Mikko Alanne, Craig Borten, Michael Thomas, and José Rivera. The film is based on the real events of the 2010 Copiapó mining disaster, in which 33 miners were trapped inside the San José Mine in Chile ...