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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 Fénix capsules were three metallic containers that were used for the rescue of 33 trapped miners after the 2010 Copiapó mining accident, [1] and are an enhanced version of the Dahlbusch Bomb. The capsules were constructed by Astilleros y Maestranzas de la Armada (ASMAR), ( Shipyards and Arsenals of the Navy ), who named it Fénix ( Phoenix ).
The mine began operations in 1889. [1] In 1957, Jorge Kemeny Letay, a Hungarian immigrant founded the San Esteban Mining Company (Spanish: Compañía Minera San Esteban). [1] According to Terra, the mine's annual sales surpassed 20 million dollars. [1] Between 2003 and 2010, several mining accidents occurred in the mine, causing at least three ...
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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 teenager was exploring a Gold Rush-era mine shaft that was about six feet deep and 30 feet back when he fell and became stuck. After about 15 minutes, a friend who was with the teen called for ...
Families and friends began burying loved ones on Thursday who were among at least 16 people killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela.
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