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28 miners free as Chile rescue goes off flawlessly (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 - With remarkable speed — and flawless execution — miner after miner climbed into a cramped cage deep beneath the Chilean earth, was hoisted through 2,000 feet of rock…

25 miners free as Chile rescue goes off flawlessly (AP)

October 13th, 2010

** CORRRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME FROM ENRIQUEZ TO HENRIQUEZ ** In this photo released by the Chilean presidential press office, Jose Henriquez, left, greats an unidentified woman after being rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he was 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 - With remarkable speed — and flawless execution — one miner after another climbed into a slender cage deep beneath the Chilean earth, was hoisted through 2,000 feet of…

23 miners free as Chile rescue goes off flawlessly (AP)

October 13th, 2010

In this photo released by the Chilean government, miner Mario Sepulveda, right, is hugged by an unidentified relative after being rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he was trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, early Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010.  (AP Photo/Hugo Infante, Chilean government)AP - With remarkable speed — and flawless execution — one miner after another climbed into a slender cage deep beneath the Chilean earth, was hoisted through 2,000 feet of…

21 miners free; Chile rescue past halfway mark (AP)

October 13th, 2010

In this photo released by the Chilean government, miner Mario Gomez, left, gestures as he meets his wife for the first time 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.  (AP Photo/Hugo Infante, Chilean government)AP - The miners who spent 69 agonizing days deep under the Chilean earth were hoisted one by one to freedom Wednesday, their rescue moving with remarkable speed while their…

19 miners free; Chile rescue past halfway mark (AP)

October 13th, 2010

In this photo released by the Chilean government, miner Mario Gomez, left, gestures as he meets his wife for the first time 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.  (AP Photo/Hugo Infante, Chilean government)AP - The miners who spent 69 agonizing days deep under the Chilean earth were hoisted one by one to freedom Wednesday, their rescue moving with remarkable speed while their…

18 miners free; Chile rescue past halfway mark (AP)

October 13th, 2010

In this photo released by the Chilean government, miner Mario Gomez, left, gestures as he meets his wife for the first time 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.  (AP Photo/Hugo Infante, Chilean government)AP - The miners who spent 69 agonizing days deep under the Chilean earth were hoisted one by one to freedom Wednesday, their rescue moving with remarkable speed while their…

17 miners free as Chile rescue passes halfway mark (AP)

October 13th, 2010

In this photo released by the Chilean government, miner Mario Gomez, left, gestures as he meets his wife for the first time 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.  (AP Photo/Hugo Infante, Chilean government)AP - The miners who spent 69 agonizing days deep under the Chilean earth were hoisted one by one to freedom Wednesday, their rescue moving with remarkable speed while their…

15 of 33 miners free in smooth rescue in Chile (AP)

October 13th, 2010

Miner Alex Vega Salazar, center left, kisses his wife Jessica Salgado after emerging from the capsule that brought him to the surface from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine near Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. Vega is the tenth of 33 miners who was rescued from the mine after more than 2 months trapped underground. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)AP - One by one, the miners trapped for 69 days in a dungeon that could have been their tomb climbed into a rescue capsule and made a smooth ascent…

Chile rejoices over problem-free rescue of miners (AP)

October 13th, 2010

In this photo released by the Chilean government, miner Claudio Yanez applauds as he is carried away in a stretcher 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, early Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010.  (AP Photo/Hugo Infante, Chilean government)AP - The miners emerged like clockwork, jubilantly embracing wives, children and rescuers and looking remarkably composed Wednesday after languishing for 69 days in the depths of a mine that…

Chile joyous at clockwork-like miner rescue (AP)

October 13th, 2010

In this photo released by the Chilean government, miner Mario Sepulveda celebrates after being rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he was trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, early Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010.  (AP Photo/Hugo Infante, Chilean government)AP - The miners emerged like clockwork, jubilantly embracing wives, children and rescuers and looking remarkably composed Wednesday after languishing for 69 days in the depths of a mine that…