Trapped Chilean 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.

Mario Sepulveda, one of the Chilean miners who was trapped underground for 69 days in 2010, had a moving message of encouragement Wednesday for the boys' football team trapped in a cave in Thailand: "Hang in there!"

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 ...

Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt is keen to make a film with his production company on the tragic real incident of the 33 trapped Chilean miners.

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,...

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...

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...

The survival of 33 miners trapped a half-mile underground and the government's unblinking effort to pull them out alive gave Chileans reason to be proud as they celebrated their nation's bicentennial Saturday."These 33 miner-heroes, with their iron will, their spirit, their fight, their strength, are an example to all of us of what it means to be C...

Chile is sparing no expense to rescue its 33 trapped miners, mounting three separate drilling efforts to carve escape tunnels through nearly a half-mile of solid rock and collapsed mine shafts.The latest -- an oil-well drill so big it takes 40 trucks to carry it -- began arriving yesterday. The drill will be nearly 45 meters tall when assembled at ...

A fibre-optic signal brought some joy and excitement to the 33 trapped Chilean miners, who were able to watch a live broadcast of the Chilean national football team playing a friendly match against Ukraine on Tuesday.A miniature projector snaked down a bore hole to display the game on an underground wall, creating an image 50-inches (127 centimetre...

The families of 33 Chilean miners trapped underground, after a shaft collapsed at the mine in Copiapo, where they were working marked the one month anniversary of their ordeal on Sunday. On August 5, a landslide at the gold and copper mine in the Atacama desert caused a tunnel to collapse and entombed the men more than 2,200 feet (67.6 metres) belo...

Mistresses and wives of 33 miners trapped inside a mine in Chile have clashed over compensation claims and some of the miners may face difficult questions when they make it to the surface.The miners have been trapped since Aug 5 when a tunnel collapsed at the mine, located about 700 km north of Chilean capital Santiago. Now there is a rush of women...

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.

Mario Sepulveda, one of the Chilean miners who was trapped underground for 69 days in 2010, had a moving message of encouragement Wednesday for the boys' football team trapped in a cave in Thailand: "Hang in there!"

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 ...

Hollywood heartthrob Brad Pitt is keen to make a film with his production company on the tragic real incident of the 33 trapped Chilean miners.

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,...

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...

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...

The survival of 33 miners trapped a half-mile underground and the government's unblinking effort to pull them out alive gave Chileans reason to be proud as they celebrated their nation's bicentennial Saturday."These 33 miner-heroes, with their iron will, their spirit, their fight, their strength, are an example to all of us of what it means to be C...

Chile is sparing no expense to rescue its 33 trapped miners, mounting three separate drilling efforts to carve escape tunnels through nearly a half-mile of solid rock and collapsed mine shafts.The latest -- an oil-well drill so big it takes 40 trucks to carry it -- began arriving yesterday. The drill will be nearly 45 meters tall when assembled at ...

A fibre-optic signal brought some joy and excitement to the 33 trapped Chilean miners, who were able to watch a live broadcast of the Chilean national football team playing a friendly match against Ukraine on Tuesday.A miniature projector snaked down a bore hole to display the game on an underground wall, creating an image 50-inches (127 centimetre...

The families of 33 Chilean miners trapped underground, after a shaft collapsed at the mine in Copiapo, where they were working marked the one month anniversary of their ordeal on Sunday. On August 5, a landslide at the gold and copper mine in the Atacama desert caused a tunnel to collapse and entombed the men more than 2,200 feet (67.6 metres) belo...

Mistresses and wives of 33 miners trapped inside a mine in Chile have clashed over compensation claims and some of the miners may face difficult questions when they make it to the surface.The miners have been trapped since Aug 5 when a tunnel collapsed at the mine, located about 700 km north of Chilean capital Santiago. Now there is a rush of women...