Rescue plans for 2010 Copiapó mining accident An Austrian system of cranes and pulleys designed for the rescue capsule eventually pulled the miners to the surface. But overall, it was widely a Chilean-led team and effort. As one NASA specialist said while visiting early on in the rescue: “The Chileans are basically writing the book.” Rescue plans for 2010 Copiapó mining accident The 2010 Copiapó mining accident began as a cave-in on 5 August 2010 at the San José copper-gold mine in the Atacama Desert near Copiapó, Chile. The accident left 33 men trapped below ground who survived underground for a record 69 days. All 33 men
2018 Shandong mine collapse 26 October it was reported that the trapped miners were discovered 242 feet below the surface. Two miners were killed in the initial disaster, but the death toll raised to 11 on 27 October. 2018 Shandong mine collapse A rock burst destroyed part of a mining tunnel on 20 October 2018 in the Shandong province in China. A rock burst destroyed part of a mining tunnel, in a spontaneous fracture of the rock, while 334 miners were working in the mine. The collapse took place around 11:00 pm local time and destroyed part of a water drainage tunnel, and two