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Regional South America Chile Regions Atacama 2010 Copiapo Mining Accident
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On August 5, 2010, the San José mine, 28 miles north of Copiapó, collapsed trapping thirty-three miners 2,300 feet underground. On October 13, 2010, after sixty-nine days underground, all thirty-three miners were rescued.
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Interactive diagram including the rescue plans, profiles of the miners, and story archive.
Photographic timeline of the accident and rescue attempts.
Includes background, rescue attempts, diagrams, health of the rescued miners, and the social, legal, and political impact.
International political, governmental, and corporate reactions and media coverage.
Photographic timeline of the accident and rescue attempts.
Includes background, rescue attempts, diagrams, health of the rescued miners, and the social, legal, and political impact.
International political, governmental, and corporate reactions and media coverage.
Interactive diagram including the rescue plans, profiles of the miners, and story archive.
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