Directory of 2010 Copiapo Mining Accident Resources

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On August 5, 2010, the San José mine, 28 miles north of Copiapó, collapsed trapping thirty-three miners 2,300 feet underground. On October 13, 2010, after sixty-nine days underground, all thirty-three miners were rescued.

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• BBC: Chile Mine

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special_reports/chile_mine/
  Profiles of the miners, video, photo gallery, and news articles, including coverage of the rescue attempts, global media coverage, and the challenges the rescued miners are facing. [English/Spanish]

• CNN: Explore the Mine Collapse in Chile

  http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2010/09/world/interactive.chile.miners/index.html
  Interactive diagram including the rescue plans, profiles of the miners, and story archive.

• Life Magazine: Trapped Chilean Miners of Copiapo

  http://www.life.com/timeline/6791/trapped-chilean-miners-of-copiapo#index/
  Photographic timeline of the accident and rescue attempts.

• Paper-Replika: Phoenix Rescue Capsule Papercraft

  http://paper-replika.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4410
  Downloadable 1:20 scale paper model of a rescue capsule.

• Wikipedia: 2010 Copiapo Mining Accident

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Copiap%C3%B3_mining_accident
  Includes background, rescue attempts, diagrams, health of the rescued miners, and the social, legal, and political impact.

• Wikipedia: Reaction to the 2010 Copiapó mining accident

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaction_to_the_2010_Copiap%C3%B3_mining_accident
  International political, governmental, and corporate reactions and media coverage.

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