Trapped Chile Miners

As the world watched the rescue of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach from deep inside a flooded cave, on the other side of the globe a group of Chilean miners followed the unfolding drama anxiously.

Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez is the latest addition to the cast of The 33, a film based on the story of survival of the miners trapped for more than two months after a mine collapse in northern Chile.

Chile's 33 trapped miners have something good to think about: their next jobs. Bulldozer driver, mechanic, electrician. And here's a couple they might find particularly useful: "risk reduction specialist" and "escape-tunnel driller." Two dozen companies with operations in Chile have made more than 1,000 job offers to the trapped miners and ...

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, one of them said.

Two months, nine days, and eight hours after their excruciating ordeal began, the last of the 33 miners trapped a half-mile underground in Chile was delivered safely to the earth's surface, capping perhaps the most dramatic survival story in mining history. (Pics)With the entire nation rapt and much of the world riveted, the last miner, Luis Urzua,...

The ordinary miners are long gone, left behind in another lifetime. The 33 men who are expected to emerge from Chile's San José Mine after more than two months trapped underground are now icons, national heroes, global media stars. And that mixed status -- celebrities as well as survivors, equal parts victors and victims -- will alter the usu...

Each time the red, white and blue capsule rose smoothly out of the hole in the earth on Wednesday and another miner emerged safely, to applause and the waiting arms of his family, the scene replayed all around world with a joy that never seemed tired. (See Pics)By mid-afternoon here, the precarious operation to hoist to the surface 33 miners who we...

To hugs, cheers and tears, rescuers using a missile-like escape capsule began pulling 33 men one by one to fresh air and freedom at last early on Wednesday, 68 days after they were trapped in a collapsed mine a half-mile underground.  (See pics)Eight men were pulled out in the first few hours of the apparently problem-free operation in the Chi...

Javier Bardem is lined up to star in an upcoming movie about the Chilean miners who are set to be freed after being trapped underground for 67 days.

After more than two months trapped deep in a Chilean mine, 33 miners were tantalisingly close to rescue on Sunday.Drillers have completed an escape shaft, and Chile's mining minister says a video inspection shows the hole's walls are firm enough to allow the men to be hoisted out as early as Wednesday.Officials said late on Saturday that workers fi...

After more than two months trapped deep in a Chilean mine, 33 miners are enjoying Sunday tantalizingly close to rescue. Drillers have completed an escape shaft, and Chile's mining minister says a video inspection shows the hole's walls are firm enough to allow the men to be hoisted out as early as Wednesday.Officials said late Saturday that workers...

They wept, they cheered, sirens blared and a bell at a makeshift schoolhouse rang in celebration. Mounted polices patrol the surrounding area of the San Jose mine. After nearly two months of waiting, the moment had finally arrived. At 8:05 a.m. on Saturday, here in a camp in this scorching desert, a powerful drill pierced through abrasive volcanic ...

Officials in Chile conducted a rehearsal of evacuation procedures on Thursday in anticipation of the day when 33 trapped miners begin to be brought to the surface.Once above ground, the miners will be evaluated for approximately 45 minutes to an hour, before being moved by helicopter to a 'stabilisation area' where they can be reacclimatised to lif...

Drillers have passed the halfway mark in their most advanced evacuation shaft toward 33 men who have been trapped deep underground in a Chilean mine since August, officials said.     The operation, referred to as "Plan B" by rescuers, has dug down 333 meters, more than halfway toward its objective of 630 meters, said Andres Soug...

Chilean officials said the rescue of 33 miners trapped in the San Jose mine in the Atacama desert since August 5th, could take place as early as November.Health Minister Jaime Manalich said all precautions are in place to treat the miners once they are removed from the cave where they have been living for more than fifty days.Manalich said the proc...

As the world watched the rescue of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach from deep inside a flooded cave, on the other side of the globe a group of Chilean miners followed the unfolding drama anxiously.

Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez is the latest addition to the cast of The 33, a film based on the story of survival of the miners trapped for more than two months after a mine collapse in northern Chile.

Chile's 33 trapped miners have something good to think about: their next jobs. Bulldozer driver, mechanic, electrician. And here's a couple they might find particularly useful: "risk reduction specialist" and "escape-tunnel driller." Two dozen companies with operations in Chile have made more than 1,000 job offers to the trapped miners and ...

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, one of them said.

Two months, nine days, and eight hours after their excruciating ordeal began, the last of the 33 miners trapped a half-mile underground in Chile was delivered safely to the earth's surface, capping perhaps the most dramatic survival story in mining history. (Pics)With the entire nation rapt and much of the world riveted, the last miner, Luis Urzua,...

The ordinary miners are long gone, left behind in another lifetime. The 33 men who are expected to emerge from Chile's San José Mine after more than two months trapped underground are now icons, national heroes, global media stars. And that mixed status -- celebrities as well as survivors, equal parts victors and victims -- will alter the usu...

Each time the red, white and blue capsule rose smoothly out of the hole in the earth on Wednesday and another miner emerged safely, to applause and the waiting arms of his family, the scene replayed all around world with a joy that never seemed tired. (See Pics)By mid-afternoon here, the precarious operation to hoist to the surface 33 miners who we...

To hugs, cheers and tears, rescuers using a missile-like escape capsule began pulling 33 men one by one to fresh air and freedom at last early on Wednesday, 68 days after they were trapped in a collapsed mine a half-mile underground.  (See pics)Eight men were pulled out in the first few hours of the apparently problem-free operation in the Chi...

Javier Bardem is lined up to star in an upcoming movie about the Chilean miners who are set to be freed after being trapped underground for 67 days.

After more than two months trapped deep in a Chilean mine, 33 miners were tantalisingly close to rescue on Sunday.Drillers have completed an escape shaft, and Chile's mining minister says a video inspection shows the hole's walls are firm enough to allow the men to be hoisted out as early as Wednesday.Officials said late on Saturday that workers fi...

After more than two months trapped deep in a Chilean mine, 33 miners are enjoying Sunday tantalizingly close to rescue. Drillers have completed an escape shaft, and Chile's mining minister says a video inspection shows the hole's walls are firm enough to allow the men to be hoisted out as early as Wednesday.Officials said late Saturday that workers...

They wept, they cheered, sirens blared and a bell at a makeshift schoolhouse rang in celebration. Mounted polices patrol the surrounding area of the San Jose mine. After nearly two months of waiting, the moment had finally arrived. At 8:05 a.m. on Saturday, here in a camp in this scorching desert, a powerful drill pierced through abrasive volcanic ...

Officials in Chile conducted a rehearsal of evacuation procedures on Thursday in anticipation of the day when 33 trapped miners begin to be brought to the surface.Once above ground, the miners will be evaluated for approximately 45 minutes to an hour, before being moved by helicopter to a 'stabilisation area' where they can be reacclimatised to lif...

Drillers have passed the halfway mark in their most advanced evacuation shaft toward 33 men who have been trapped deep underground in a Chilean mine since August, officials said.     The operation, referred to as "Plan B" by rescuers, has dug down 333 meters, more than halfway toward its objective of 630 meters, said Andres Soug...

Chilean officials said the rescue of 33 miners trapped in the San Jose mine in the Atacama desert since August 5th, could take place as early as November.Health Minister Jaime Manalich said all precautions are in place to treat the miners once they are removed from the cave where they have been living for more than fifty days.Manalich said the proc...