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Pinera Fires Officials as Chile Miners Remain Trapped – BusinessWeek
Pinera dismissed Alejandro Vio, director of Chile's geological and mining service known as Sernageomin, as well as two other officials, …

Think you’ve got it tough– Consider this – Enid News & Eagle
Consider the Chilean miners and the Chinese traffic jammers when you think the world is against you, when you are stuck in traffic or feel trapped by your …

Trapped Miners In Chile to Get NASA Help – Space.com
With 33 miners trapped deep underground, Chile is seeking advice from NASA on how to keep the miners mentally and physically fit as they wait …

Analysis: Latam miners want better enforcement of safety rules – Reuters
The cave in of a mine in Chile where 33 miners have been trapped for 19 days and the collapse of a tunnel at a wildcat gold mine in Venezuela on Tuesday …

Probe into Chile mine deaths ordered – IrishExaminer.com
Six miners were killed and two injured in Venezuela when they were buried in an abandoned mine where they were illegally working. Mining Minister Jose Khan …

Trapped Miners Survived on a Few Bites of Tuna – One News Page
no8w Trapped Chile miners survived 18 days underground on 'pieces of tuna and milk '. 1 hour ago Kolyanov Trapped Chile miners survived 18 days underground …

Chile: The miracle of the “San Jose 33″ – France24
Interactive graphic on the plight of the 33 Chilean miners trapped 700 metres underground at a gold and copper mine in the Atacama desert who might have to …

Miners make contact after 17 days underground – The Guardian
Chilean miners trapped underground in Copiapó have made contact 17 days after the mine in which they were working collapsed. Experts say it will take up to …

Miners’ ‘guardian angel’ put to the test – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
The type of shelter tested Tuesday would not be sufficient in a situation like the one in Chile, where 33 workers trapped in a gold and copper mine were …

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Trapped Chile Miners Have Ally in Geology
Long Open Tunnels, Adequate Air, and Little Risk from Toxic and Explosive Gases Have Helped Trapped Coal Miners Survive.

Chile to dig escape shaft, prep miners for long haul
COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) – Engineers prepared on Tuesday to install a big drill to rescue 33 miners trapped for 19 days deep in a Chilean mine, and will send down games to help them cope with a wait that could last until Christmas..

Dinner for Chile miners: 2 spoonfuls of tuna
Singing the national anthem in a full-throated chorus, 33 miners trapped deep underground thanked their rescuers and settled in for a long wait until a tunnel wide enough to pull them out can be carved through a half-mile of solid rock. Chile – Borehole – South America – Rock music – History.

Chile to dig escape shaft, prep miners for long haul
COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) – Engineers prepared on Tuesday to install a big drill to rescue 33 miners trapped for 19 days deep in a Chilean mine, and will send down games to help them cope with a wait that could last until Christmas..

Physical, mental ordeal awaits trapped miners in Chile
Thirty-three miners trapped 2,300 feet (701 meters) below ground in Chile are depending on food, medicine and supplies being dropped to them through a 4-inch-wide tube..

Chile sets sight on escape shaft for trapped miners
COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) – Rescue workers prepared on Tuesday to install a drill to dig an escape shaft for 33 miners — trapped for 19 days deep in a Chilean mine — who may not see the light of day until Christmas..

Chile secures lifeline to trapped miners, sends aid
COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) – Chilean miners who survived 18 days after a cave-in received hydration gel and medication through a narrow drill hole on Monday, but officials said it could be months before the men are freed..

Chile secures lifeline to trapped miners, sends aid
COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) – Chilean miners who survived 18 days after a cave-in received hydration gel and medication through a narrow drill hole on Monday, but officials said it could be months before the men are freed..

Rescuers strive to reach trapped miners in Chile
Rescuers will use machines Sunday to try to reach 33 workers trapped in a caved-in mine, emergency officials said..

Chile sets sight on escape shaft for trapped miners (Reuters)
COPIAPO, Chile, Aug. 24, 2010 (Reuters) — Rescue workers prepared on Tuesday to install a drill to dig an escape shaft for 33 miners — trapped for 19 days deep in a Chilean mine — who may not see the light of day until Christmas. … > read full story.