The Copiapó mining accident in Chile ends with the successful rescue of 33 trapped miners. who had been trapped underground for 69 days. Rescuers used a specialized equipment to pull the men, one by one, through a 2,300-foot shaft to the surface after a massive excavation and drilling effort. The accident at the San José copper-gold mine near Copiapó took place on August 5, 2010. All contact was lost for the first 17 days and many feared there were no survivors.
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