Compañía Minera San Esteban Primera Piñera said on October 12 that "the mine will remain closed until security measures that guard the life and dignity of the workers are established." Compañía Minera San Esteban Primera Compañía Minera San Esteban Primera (San Esteban Primera Mining Company) is a Chilean mining company, dedicated to the production of copper and gold concentrates. San Esteban's headquarters are located in Providencia, Santiago Metropolitan Region. San Esteban also owns the San José Mine in Copiapó, Chile, where 33 miners were trapped underground for 69 days after a mining accident on August 5, 2010. Chile has a long tradition in mining, which
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