2010 Copiapó mining accident - Wikipedia
WEBThe 2010 Copiapó mining accident, also known then 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. Thirty-three men were trapped 700 meters (2,300 ft) underground and 5 ...
Chilean Miners: Where are they now? - CNN
WEBAug 4, 2015 · Five years after the Chilean mine collapse, the spotlight on the miners has faded, leaving some struggling to adjust to regular life.
Chile mine rescue of 2010 | Description & Facts | Britannica
WEBSep 5, 2024 · Chile mine rescue of 2010, rescue of 33 workers from the San Jose gold and copper mine on October 13, 2010, 69 days after the mine’s collapse on August 5. The mine was located in the Atacama Desert of Chile, approximately 500 …
The Incredible Story Of Chilean Miners Rescued From The 'Deep ... - NPR
WEBOct 29, 2014 · On Oct. 13, 2010, all 33 of those Chilean miners trapped for 69 days inside the San Jose Mine were raised to the surface of the earth — resurrected — through a newly drilled escape tunnel...
Chilean miners are rescued after 69 days underground
WEBMay 9, 2011 · On October 13, 2010, the last of 33 miners trapped nearly half a mile underground for more than two months at a caved-in mine in northern Chile, are rescued. The miners survived longer than...
Days 1 through 69: How best of man, machine saved Chile's miners
WEBOct 16, 2010 · (CNN) -- Franklin Lobos and Jorge Galeguillos were driving a Nissan pickup truck into the San Jose copper and gold mine near Copiapo, Chile, when the Earth shook. A slab of rock crashed to the...
Chile miners reflect on changed lives five years on - BBC News
WEBOct 12, 2015 · Five years ago, one billion people tuned in to watch the successful rescue of 33 Chilean miners who had been trapped underground for 69 days. Their lives are now being immortalised in a...
Trapped 68 Days, First Chilean Miners Taste Freedom
WEBOct 13, 2010 · SAN JOSÉ MINE, Chile — With a look of sturdy calm, the first of the 33 miners trapped nearly half a mile underground stepped out of a narrow rescue capsule and onto the surface at 12:11 a.m. on...
Key moments: Chile miners rescue - BBC News
WEBOct 14, 2010 · In scenes watched around the world, the 33 men trapped in a collapsed gold and copper mine in San Jose, northern Chile, emerged, one by one, from 69 days in the darkness.
Chile mine rescue: 10 years on, survivors left to fend for themselves
WEBThe whole world cheered a decade ago when 33 trapped miners from the San Jose mine in the Atacama Desert were brought to the surface in a spectacular rescue operation.
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