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Chile, August 2010
On August 5, 2010, 33 miners were trapped more than 2,000 miles underground when a copper mine collapsed in Chile. A 622-metre shaft was drilled to reach the miners. A capsule brought the miners up one-by-one 69 days after the collapse.
Read more about the Chilean Mine Rescue here.
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China, April 2010
In April, 2010, the Wangjialong mine in Shanxi Province, China began to flood. 153 miners were trapped underground. After 8 days, rescuers successfully reached the trapped workers. 115 miners survived the event.
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Peru, April 2012
9 miners were trapped underground when a mine collapsed in Peru in April, 2012. A tube, which was snaked underground, provided trapped miners with means of communication, food, water, and oxygen. Initial rescue efforts were slowed due to a cave-in. All 9 miners were rescued after 6 days underground.
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Russia, October 2003
64 miners were trapped in a Russian mine when an underground lake flooded a mine shaft in October 2003. After 6 days, rescuers successfully reached the workers. 11 were brought out alive in a lift.
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Pennsylvania, July 2002
In July 2002, the Quecreek Coal Mine in Pennsylvania flooded with water. A 240-foot shaft was drilled to provide oxygen to the trapped miners, which maintained an air pocket and pressurized the chamber as water was being pumped out. After 4-days, the same shaft is used to transport the men out safely.
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Australia, April 2006
In April 2006, a small earthquake caused a rock fall at a gold mine in Australia. 3 underground workers are trapped. After 14 days spent underground, 2 surviving workers were brought to the surface by rescuers.
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Quebec, Canada, May 2015
9 miners are trapped underground when seismic activity resulted in a collapse at a gold miner in Quebec, Canada in May 2015. All 9 workers were rescued after 18 hours spent underground.
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