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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 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 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 ...
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]
AUBURN — A 15-year-old boy was rescued from a Northern California mine shaft, officials said Monday. It happened in the Placer County city of Auburn near China Bar in the Auburn State Recreation ...
Media in category "2010 Copiapó mining accident" This category contains only the following file. M. File:Mina San José - first view of chilean miners - Gobierno de ...
The problem of copper wire theft has surged across California. Stolen copper can be resold as scrap metal. Last year, the Los Angeles City Council set aside at least $600,000 toward funding a task ...
Colorado authorities have identified the person that died in a former gold mine that is now a tourist attraction.. Patrick Weier, a Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine tour guide, died after being trapped ...