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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 ...
See photos from the incredible rescue of the trapped Chilean miners: ... The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free" isquoteoftheday="false"%
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]
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 ...
Rescued Chilean Miners Seeing the World Through Oakley-Donated Sunglasses. Danny King. ... The miners, who are being lifted up to the surface one by one in a rescue vessel, were trapped on Aug. 5 ...
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.
The workers were buried in graves marked by gravestones of the same design. (See image). The disaster resulted in the adoption in Chile of occupational safety systems already in use in the US and Europe. In addition, their Congress passed legislation to reduce the independence of the company, and the Work Accident Law to support worker safety.
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 ...