Miners' survival during 2010 Copiapó mining accident not,” said Urzúa. “Then we had to figure out the food.” Urzúa tried to instill a philosophical acceptance of fate so they could accept their situation and move on to embrace the essential tasks of survival. Miners' survival during 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 trapped 33 men underground who survived for a record 69 days. All were rescued and brought to the surface on 13 October 2010 over a period of almost 24
Schramm Inc. Schramm Inc. Schramm, Inc. is a manufacturer of drilling equipment and truck mounted drilling rigs headquartered in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1900 by Chris Schramm. In 2010, Schramm, Inc. assisted in the rescue of 33 miners trapped for 69 days as a result of the Copiapó mining accident in Chile. The company built both drilling rigs that were key in saving the miners. The Schramm T685 WS truck mounted drill bored a hole that, on 22 August 2010, was the first to break through to the 33 trapped men, confirming they had survived the accident. The