Chile

The 34th Miner (Time.com)

November 7th, 2010

Time.com - How the Miners’ Rescue Raised Up Chile’s President

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Chile miners: From world fame to humble homes (AP)

October 17th, 2010

Rescued miner Richard Villarroel stands next to an altar of religious statues as he visits to the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile, Saturday Oct. 16, 2010.  Villarroel is one of the 33 miners who were trapped inside the gold and copper mine for 69 days before being rescued on Wednesday Oct. 13. (AP Photo/Carlos Espinoza)AP - Chile’s 33 rescued miners got heroes’ welcomes, still wearing the sunglasses that make them look like rock stars, as they pushed through swarms of news media eager to…

With flawless rescue, Chile hopes to join the club (AP)

October 16th, 2010

In this photo released by the Chilean Presidential Press Office, the last miner to be rescued, Luis Urzua, center, gestures as Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, right, looks on after his rescue from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he had been trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010.  The 69-day underground ordeal reached its end Wednesday night after 33 trapped miners were hauled up in a cage through a narrow hole drilled through 2,000 feet of rock.  (AP Photo/Alex Ibanez, Chilean Presidential Press Office)AP - As the capsule carried the first rescuer down to the 33 trapped miners, President Sebastian Pinera closed his eyes, made the sign of the cross and then smiled…

Lessons from the Chile Mine Rescue: What Underdogs Can Teach Us (Time.com)

October 16th, 2010

Time.com - As Camp Hope is dismantled, TIME’s correspondent on the scene contemplates the “heroism” of the 33 — and why it means so much to the rest of the…

Straight-talking engineer was behind Chile rescue (AP)

October 15th, 2010

Andres Sougarret, center, the chief engineer in charge of the rescue mission of 33 trapped miners, right, and Chile's Mining Minister Laurence Golborne smiles during a joint press conference at the San Jose Mine near Copiapo, Chile, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010. Sougarret, a 46-year-old mining engineer, was in charge of digging the miners out. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)AP - Three days after 33 men were sealed deep within a gold mine, Andre Sougarret was summoned by Chile’s president.


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Chile miners do not disclose ordeal details (AP)

October 15th, 2010

Rescued miner Carlos Mamani, from Bolivia, is surrounded by the press as he arrives to his home in Copiapo, Chile, Thursday Oct. 14, 2010.  Rescued miners are beginning to return to their homes while some remain in the hospital for observation.  (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)AP - The first three rescued Chilean miners out of the hospital celebrated their new lives as national heroes Friday, as word emerged that the 33 want to closely guard…

Chile miners start new lives, adjust to freedom (AP)

October 14th, 2010

Elizabeth Segovia, sister of rescued miner Dario Segovia, collects a religious figure as she dismantles a site that was set up in honor of the trapped miners at the San Jose mine, near Copiapo, Chile Thursday Oct. 14, 2010. The 69-day underground ordeal reached its end Wednesday night after 33 trapped miners were hauled up in a cage through a narrow hole drilled through 2,000 feet (700 meters) of rock. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)AP - The Chilean miners began their unfamiliar new lives as national heroes Thursday and got a taste of what awaits them outside the hospital doors — a deluge of…

As Chile celebrates, mine’s future in question (AP)

October 14th, 2010

In this photo released by the Chilean Presidential Press Office, Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, right, greets miner Juan Carlos Aguilar after he was rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he had been trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Ibanez, Chilean Presidential Press Office)AP - Chileans reveled Thursday in the stunning glory and jubilation of a record-setting mine rescue. As the celebration fades, however, several key questions await resolution.


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They’re all out: 33 miners raised safely in Chile (AP)

October 13th, 2010

The last rescued miner, Luis Urzua, center wearing green, hugs Chile's President Sebastian Pinera after being rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he had been trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010. The 69-day underground ordeal reached its end Wednesday night after 33 trapped miners were hauled up in a cage through a narrow hole drilled through 2,000 feet of rock. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)AP - The last of the Chilean miners, the foreman who held them together when they were feared lost, was raised from the depths of the earth Wednesday night —…

Chile mine rescue nearly complete; all but 1 out (AP)

October 13th, 2010

In this photo released by the Government of Chile, miner Daniel Herrera Campos embraces his mother after being rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine, near Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. Herrera was the sixteenth of 33 miners rescued from the mine after more than 2 months trapped underground. (AP Photo/Hugo Infante, Government of Chile)AP - Only one Chilean miner remains to be rescued after 69 days far below the surface of the earth thanks to a nearly flawless operation to end history’s longest…