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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 ...
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The 2010 Copiapó mining accident occurred when the San Jose Mine near to Copiapó, Chile, collapsed, leaving 32 miners of Chilean nationality and one Bolivian miner trapped inside about 700 metres (over 2000 feet) below the surface. The men were trapped in the mine for 69 days before being rescued. [1]
It blocked all possible escape routes for the 33 miners trapped at 2,300 feet (700 m). After 69 days, all 33 miners were rescued. November 19, 2010: Pike River Mine disaster in New Zealand. At 3:45 pm, the coal mine exploded. 29 men underground died immediately, or shortly afterwards, from the blast or from the toxic atmosphere.
Mzwandile Mkwayi volunteered to go down into the shaft to help save the lives of scores of South African miners. Trapped underground with decaying bodies, miners faced a dark reality Skip to main ...
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A second drilling system is prepared to retrieve the miners one by one. Over the next several weeks, there is much drama and tension as the rescuers work to free the miners. Finally, after more than two months of being trapped, all 33 miners are successfully rescued. The rescue becomes a source of inspiration and hope for people around the world.
But groups representing the miners dispute that and say they are trapped up to 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) below the surface in one of the country's deepest mines and a proper rescue operation should have started months ago. One group says more than 100 have died and 500 others are still trapped, with many ill and starving.