Chile miners sue govt for 69-day ordeal

SOME 31 miners who endured 69 days trapped underground when a northern Chile mine collapsed are suing the government for negligence saying there was lack of security. "We want what we went through at the bottom of that mine to be recognised. We are here to say that the 31 of us wish that all our ...

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"Copiapó mining accident" redirects here. For the 2006 accident in the Carola-Agustina mine, see 2006 Copiapó mining accident.

• Trapped Chile miner's family sues owners and officials


The family of one of 33 miners trapped underground in Chile is suing the mine owners and government inspectors. Amid the lawsuit announcement, a judge ordered $1.8m (£1.2m) of ...

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• CTV British Columbia - Most of Chilean miners out of hospital ...


Only a few of the 33 Chilean miners are still being treated in hospital -- 28 of them quietly slipped out Friday, while three others were discharged yesterday.

• Chilean miners stuck in a hot, damp, cramped dungeon - Worldnews.com


Chilean miners sing national anthem Copiapo, Chile (CNN) -- The 33 men trapped in a mine 2,300 feet below the surface in northern Chile face a physical, social, psychological and ...

• BBC News - As it happened: Chile mine rescue


Coverage as it happened from the rescue of 33 trapped miners at the San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile.

• Miners' survival during 2010 Copiapó mining accident - Wikipedia ...


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.

• Edison Peña


On 5 August 2010, a cave-in occurred at the San José copper-gold mine in the Atacama Desert near Copiapó, Chile. The accident left 33 men trapped 700 metres below ground.

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