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Mining tragedy in Chile (Our hearts are
with you). Everybody knows about the
mining tragedy in Chile. This video is
dedicated to the miners, their families
and all the helpers! Source:
JeMiJa1975.
Copiapo, Chile, Mining Accident
On August 5, 2010, the roof of the
San José copper-gold mine collapsed,
leaving 33 miners trapped underground.
The San José Mine is about 45 kilometres
(28 mi) north of Copiapó, Chile. The
miners were trapped at approximately 700
metres (2,300 ft) deep and about 5
kilometres (3.1 mi) from the mine
entrance. The mine had a history of
instability that had led to previous
accidents, including one death. A
government report from July 2010 warned
that the mine owners had failed "to
reinforce the roof ...". The lack of
reinforcement "had led to [an earlier]
collapse of the roof." There has been
controversy over why the mine was not
closed down earlier. Source:
Wikipedia, Copiapó mining accident.
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