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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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Chilean miners honored in ceremony, football game (AP)

October 25th, 2010

Chilean miner Jorge Galleguillos (R), one of the 33 recently rescued from the San Jose mine, is shown back at the mine for a Mass on October 17, 2010. Thirteen survivors, accompanied by partners and children, took part in a private ceremony after visiting the tent city where relatives refused to give up hope, waiting anxiously for 10 long weeks for their safe return.(AFP/Claudio Santana)AP - Thirty-three miners rescued after more than two months trapped underground were given a heroes’ welcome at the national palace Monday by President Sebastian Pinera, who embraced the men…

Last of 4 missing miners found dead in Ecuador (AP)

October 21st, 2010

A miner loads on a truck the body of a third miner, out of four, who were found dead at the Casa Negra mine in Portovelo, Ecuador, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010. Search teams found the bodies of the last two missing miners Wednesday after a tunnel at the Casa Negra mine collapsed 490 feet (150 meters) underground Oct. 15, killing four miners. The first two bodies were recovered Saturday. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)AP - Rescuers on Wednesday found the body of the fourth and final miner missing following a cave-in at a gold mine in southern Ecuador.


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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…

Rescuers fear worst for 11 trapped Chinese miners (AP)

October 17th, 2010

**CORRECTS CAPTION TO REMOVE REFERENCE TO NUMBER OF MINERS TRAPPED AND KILLED** Rescuers walk out of an entrance of Pingyu Mine after an explosion in Yuzhou, in central China's Henan province, Saturday, Oct. 16, 2010. Rescuers battled dangerous levels of gas, tons of coal dust and the risk of falling rocks as they worked to free miners after the explosion at the mine in central China early Saturday. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - Frantically working rescuers feared the 11 Chinese miners trapped by a deadly gas blast may have suffocated or been buried by coal dust, as loved ones kept a…

2 miners found dead after 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 - Search teams found the bodies of two miners Saturday and were still looking for two other men missing since a tunnel collapsed 490 feet (150 meters) underground the…

Ecuador: 4 miners trapped after tunnel collapses (AP)

October 16th, 2010

AP - A tunnel collapsed in a gold mine in southern Ecuador on Friday, trapping four miners 490 feet (150 meters) underground. Authorities said rescue efforts were under way.

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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…

Rescued miners prepare for onslaught of attention (AP)

October 14th, 2010

Chile mine rescue worker Manuel Gonzalez, second left, the first rescuer to reach the trapped miners, talks with fellow members of the team that took part in the rescue operation after a press conference 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/Natacha Pisarenko)AP - Chile’s 33 rescued miners posed with the president and were poked by doctors on Thursday, itching to reunite with families and sleep in their own beds for the…

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