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  2. 2010 Copiapó mining accident - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. The 33 - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Today in History: The Chilean miners are finally rescued - AOL

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    Five years ago today, all 33 of the Chilean miners who were trapped for 69 days in a cave in northern Chile were rescued. The world watched with bated breath as the last of the miners was pulled up.

  5. Mining accident - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Rescued Chilean Miners Seeing the World Through Oakley ... - AOL

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    That's what a miner needs after being trapped underground for more than two months. ... sunglasses to the 33 Chilean mine workers who were being pulled to the surface Wednesday after 69 days stuck ...

  7. Survivor recounts harrowing escape from deadly mine ... - AOL

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    In 2018, at least 15 men were trapped in an illegal mine in Meghalaya after water from a nearby river flooded it. Five miners managed to escape, but rescue efforts for the others continued until ...

  8. Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving ...

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    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.

  9. Health issues during the 2010 Copiapó mining accident

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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.

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