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Drilling to reach miners begins Map of Copiapo Chile  Drilling has begun as part of an effort to reach the 33 miners who have been trapped underground in Chile for more than three weeks 'Plan B' for quicker mine rescue Map of Copiapo Chile  Mining engineers have come up with a that could halve the time it will take to rescue the 33 miners trapped inside a mine since August 5 Five Chilean miners 'depressed'   5 of the 33 miners, trapped 700m (2,300ft) below ground, were not eating properly and had refused to be filmed Trapped miners send video messages Trapped miners building shrine Supplies sent to trapped miners 33 trapped miners alive after 17 days Map of Copiapo Chile
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1. 2015-05-13 Rescue workers search for 15 gold miners missing after mine floods Caldas, Colombia
2. 2014-08-31 Some trapped miners rescued in Nicaragua; 5 remain Bonanza, Nicaragua
2014-08-29 Trapped Nicaraguan miners freed Bonanza, Nicaragua
4. 2014-07-05 Honduras losing hope in search for trapped miners Choluteca, Honduras
F. 2014-07-03 11 Honduran miners trapped in small gold mine El Corpus, Honduras
G. 2014-05-03 Survivors unlikely after Colombia mine collapse Santander de Quilichao, Colombia
H. 2014-05-01 Illegal mine collapse: 3 dead, 15 missing Santander de Quilichao, Colombia
I. 2014-02-14 At least 15 trapped in mine Santa Barbara de Iscuande, Narino, Colombia
J. 2013-08-01 Anger in Chile over ruling on 2010 mine collapse Chile

  Half of trapped 33 miners rescued   The first 17 of 33 miners trapped underground for more than two months have been winched to the surface amid scenes of jubilation   Joy as first 3 Chile miners freed   Three of the 33 miners trapped deep underground for more than two months in northern Chile have been rescued First Chile miner reaches surface Map of Copiapo Chile  Florencio Avalos, 31, trapped deep underground for more than two months in northern Chile has been rescued Rescue of trapped miners to begin soon  President Sebastian Pinera: The miner who became the cameraman who recorded the day-to-day activities of the miners will be the first one re... Final steps under way before mine rescue   Steel tubing has begun to be placed to reinforce the path that connects the 33 miners, the final step before the extraction can begin Evacuation of miners to start Wednesday   The evacuation of 33 trapped underground in Chile is likely to start on Wednesday, the country's mining minister has said Rescue drill reaches trapped miners Map of Copiapo Chile  Anxious family members and exhausted rescue workers reveled in joyful relief after a drill pierced the roof of an underground mine Drill 24 hours from miners   As of Friday afternoon, it was 40 meters away. There may be light at the end of a nearly completed tunnel for the 33 men trapped Mine rescue 'this month'   Chile's mines minister says an attempt to rescue 33 trapped miners will begin in the second half of October - earlier than previously predic... Rescue capsule arrives at Chile mine   Rescue workers took delivery of a 420-kilogram (924-pound) cage that is expected to haul 33 trapped miners back to the surface Bore hole reaches trapped Chilean miners Map of Copiapo Chile
Rescue workers search for 15 gold miners missing after mine floods Some trapped miners rescued in Nicaragua; 5 remain Trapped Nicaraguan miners freed Map of Bonanza Nicaragua  Rescuers using long ladders tried to get food and water to miners trapped in a gold mine, as the effort to reach the 24 men entered 2nd day Honduras losing hope in search for trapped miners 11 Honduran miners trapped in small gold mine Survivors unlikely after Colombia mine collapse Illegal mine collapse: 3 dead, 15 missing   Rescuers were searching for at least 15 people missing after an illegal gold mine collapsed in southwest Colombia At least 15 trapped in mine Anger in Chile over ruling on 2010 mine collapse Chile miner trapped 300m underground Nine miners rescued after six days underground Rescue operation continues at Peruvian mine Rescue workers rush to reach trapped miners Trapped miners get lifetime pensions Chile mine report blames owners Blast in mine kills 23 Two miners killed in Chile blast Rescuers: We're closing in on miners Service of thanks at Chile mine Trapped miners found dead   Rescuers have found the bodies of two of four miners trapped underground in a gold mine in southern Ecuador Workers scurry to reach 4 trapped miners   31 of 33 miners released from hospital   All but two of the 33 miners rescued after more than two months underground have been released from the Regional Hospital   Last trapped Chile miner rescued Map of Copiapo Chile


year 2015 Top ^

May.13   Colombia


year 2014 Top ^

Aug.31   Nicaragua
Aug.29   Nicaragua
Jul.5   Honduras
Jul.3   Honduras
May.3   Colombia
May.1   Colombia
Feb.14   Colombia


year 2013 Top ^

Aug.1   Chile
Mar.25   Chile


year 2012 Top ^

Apr.11   Peru
Apr.10   Peru
Apr.7   Peru


year 2011 Top ^

Aug.31   Chile
Mar.2   Chile
Jan.26   Colombia


year 2010 Top ^

Nov.8   Chile
Oct.19   Ecuador
Oct.17   Chile
Oct.16   Ecuador
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Oct.15   Chile
Oct.13   Chile
  The last of the 33 miners trapped deep underground in northern Chile for more than two months has been rescued
 They were greeted by families and President Sebastian Pinera. The rescued miners have been taken to hospital with severe dental infections and some eye problems. The six rescuers sent down to assist the miners are now being winched up
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  A bore hole reached 33 miners, but it must be widened before the miners can squeeze through -- a process that should take a few weeks

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Aug.22   Chile
  Miners are alive and in a shelter, President Pinera said, raising hopes for the first time in the nearly 3 weeks since the mine collapsed
 Rescuers retrieved a note from the mine that said all of the miners are alive
Aug.6   Chile 33 workers trapped in mine Map of Copiapo Chile
  130 people were working to rescue the miners after the main ramp into the mine was blocked


year 2006 Top ^

Feb.25   Mexico Mine missing declared dead
  There is no chance of survival for 65 miners trapped underground for almost a week Feb.24   Mexico Rescuers suspend miners search
Feb.19   Mexico Blast traps 66 in mine
  In a remote, semi-desert region an explosion ripped through a coal mine two miles underground.    8 miners who had been near the mine's exit were rescued and hospitalized. There were 65 miners trapped throughout the mine, near the town of Sabinas. Rescuers had ...


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