San José Mine a list of 33 trapped and possibly deceased miners, that included Franklin Lobos, a retired footballer, and Carlos Mamani, a Bolivian miner. The miners were found alive 17 days later, on August 22. Nonetheless, it was not until 69 days after the collapse on October 13, 2010, that the first miner, Florencio Ávalos, was rescued. San Esteban Mining Company is considering bankruptcy after the miners are rescued. San José is the only mine owned by San Esteban. President of Chile Sebastián Piñera said on October 12 that "the mine will remain closed until security measures that guard the life and
Soma mine disaster claim has been dismissed by the person's family. Rescue crews arrived at the mine soon after the explosion and provided fresh air to the mine workings in an effort to keep those workers still trapped underground alive. Four mine rescue teams were deployed underground to look for trapped miners; however thick smoke initially hindered progress in the operations to rescue more workers from the mine. A black ribbon with a notice that read "condolences to all of us" was placed on the Turkish Google homepage on May 14 and 15. Football clubs Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, and Galatasaray from Turkey, Chelsea, Liverpool,