mines

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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Mexico police recover 7 bodies from mines (AP)

August 24th, 2010

Relatives and friends gather around the coffin of Edelmiro Cavazos, mayor of the tourist town of Santiago, prior to his funeral at a cemetery downtown in the municipality of Santiago, some 30 km (18.6 miles) from Monterrey, August 19, 2010. Mexicans carrying candles and flowers paid tribute on Thursday to the mayor killed by drug hitmen, while officials vowed a tough response to increasingly bold cartels but resisted calls for more troops. REUTERS/Kristian Lopez (MEXICO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)AP - Authorities said Monday that seven bodies were pulled from mine shafts in central Mexico, while mounting drug violence forced U.S. diplomats to pull their kids out of a…

American Touge 3 - Mine’s Horsethief Mile Time Attack - Best Motoring International - 3 of 3

August 9th, 2010

Keiichi Tsuchiya’s Time Attack of Horsethief Mile in the Mine’s R34 GT-R. Go to gtchannel.com for more car videos and content.

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China mines still deadly, as bosses ordered below (AP)

August 3rd, 2010

FILE - In this April 4, 2010 photo, rescue workers are on standby outside the shaft of the Wangjialing Coal Mine in Xiangning county, in north China's Shanxi province. A month ago, China's premier ordered mining officials to go down into the shafts with their workers, but the step meant to improve safety in the world's deadliest mines hasn't saved lives. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)AP - A month ago, China’s premier ordered mining officials to go down into the shafts with their workers, but the step meant to improve safety in the world’s deadliest…