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TwitterCopiapo, Chile – After 69 days of confinement at the bottom of a reservoir in San Jose, near Copiapo, begins the final chapter of the rescue of the 33 miners. Family members and by standers clap and cheered as each victim is lifted through an opening of 66 cm in width to the 627 meters [...]
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Chile miners rescue final phase in motion (LIVE VIDEO)
Posted by Micheal Barbrick on October 13th, 2010
Posted in World 
Tags: 33 miners, Chile, Chilean miners, Copiapo, miners, President, rescue, Sebastián Piñera 
No Comments »Update: 33 Chilean miner’s rescue operation close to final stages
Posted by Micheal Barbrick on October 10th, 2010
Copiapo, Chile – A T-130 boring machine on Saturday, opened the way to salvation for the 33 miners trapped underground in Chile, from the collapse mining site that occurred on August 5th. Rescuers were able to reach the compartment where the miners are sheltered, after drilling only of 630 meters, instead of the expected 700 [...]
33 miners are showing signs of life in collapsed mine of Copiapo
Posted by Emma Russo on August 22nd, 2010
After a tense wait which lasted 17 days. 33 miners in the San José mine near Copiapo, Chile, was finally able show signs of life in a probing work done by the rescuers. These signs of life occurred near 14:00 hours (local, 18:00 UTC). Television footage showed the president, Sebastián Piñera, with a message written [...]
