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The 34th Miner (Time.com)

November 7th, 2010

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

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Rescued Chilean miner to run New York City marathon (Reuters)

November 4th, 2010

Reuters - Chilean miner Edison Pena plans to run the New York City Marathon on Sunday, less than a month after he was rescued from a collapsed mine that trapped…

Miner found dead following Ecuador tunnel collapse (AP)

October 16th, 2010

A rescue worker looks on outside the Minesadco mine in Portovelo, southern Ecuador, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010. A tunnel collapsed in the gold mine, operated by the Ecuadorean company Minesadco, on Friday, trapping four miners 490 feet, some 150 meters, underground. (AP Photo)AP - Rescue crews in Ecuador have found the body of one of four miners who were trapped by a tunnel collapse 490 feet (150 meters) underground.


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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…

Chile official: 1st miner to surface Tuesday (AP)

October 12th, 2010

Alberto Segovia, brother of trapped miner Dario Segovia, and his daughter Carla Belgica, stand at the relatives camp outside the San Jose mine, near Copiapo, Chile, Monday, Oct. 11, 2010. The33 miners became trapped when the gold and copper mine collapsed on Aug. 5 and are expected to be rescued starting late Tuesday or early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)AP - The first of 33 trapped miners is expected to be lifted to the surface late Tuesday after miraculously surviving more than two months about half a mile below…

Chileans optimistic for early October miner rescue (AP)

September 21st, 2010

View of workers in the RIG-421 drill, the fastest of three drilling machines brought in to help rescue the 33 trapped miners, on September 20. Workers in Chile expect to be able to rescue 33 trapped miners by mid-October, rather than early November as originally anticipated, a news report said Tuesday.(AFP/File)AP - Chilean rescuers are growing increasingly optimistic about pulling the 33 trapped miners out far sooner than originally estimated, and with drilling quickly advancing on three narrow escape chutes,…

Chile miner rescue may take months (AP)

August 23rd, 2010

Chile's President Sebastian third from left, accompanied by miners' relatives and Chile's Mining Minister Lourence Golbourne, right, celebrates after knowing that 33 miners, trapped in a collapsed mine, were found alive in Copiapo, northern Chile. The miners have been trapped below the surface of the mine since the main access collapsed. (AP Photo/Hector Retamal)AP - Engineers reinforced a lifeline Monday to 33 miners entombed deep inside a Chilean gold and copper mine, preparing to keep them supplied with food, water, medicine and communications…

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