Reaction to the 2010 Copiapó mining accident Reaction to the 2010 Copiapó mining accident The 2010 Copiapó mining accident occurred when the San Jose Mine near to Copiapó, Chile, collapsed, leaving 32 miners of Chilean nationality and one Bolivian miner trapped inside about 700 metres (over 2000 feet) below the surface. The men were trapped in the mine for 69 days before being rescued. The discovery of the miners and their eventual rescue received global attention, with over 2000 members of the media reporting from the San Jose Mine. Global leaders expressed good wishes for the rescue and congratulations upon its successful completion. Chilean President Sebastián Piñera
2010 Copiapó mining accident a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer at the "Los Angeles Times". Tobar had exclusive access to the miners and in October 2014 published an official account titled "Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free". Tobar described the previous books published on the topic as "quick and dirty" with "almost no cooperation from the miners." These books include "Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert" (August 2011) by Marc Aronson; "Buried Alive!: How 33 Miners Survived 69 Days Deep Under the Chilean