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Chilean Mine Rescue: By the Numbers

(Oct. 14) -- The Chilean mine rescue by the numbers: 700,000 tons -- Amount of rock that collapsed on the copper mine on Aug. 5. 2,041 feet -- Distance through the escape shaft from the Earth's surface to the stranded miners. 1,000+ -- Number of journalists covering the rescue from the scene. 926 pounds -- Total...

Chilean Miners Rescued: In Their Own Words

(Oct. 13) -- Trapped in a Chilean mine since early August, 33 men struggled to communicate with the outside world through video, letters and even poetry. Now, as the rescue process continues, the men have begun speaking their first words above ground in more than 69 days. "Thank you for transmitting your faith and hope,"...

Fame May Be Fleeting for Trapped Chilean Miners

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (Oct. 11) -- A torrent of emotions awaits the 33 miners when they finally rejoin the outside world. As trying as it has been for them to survive underground for more than two months, their gold and copper mine is familiar territory. Once out of the shaft, they'll face challenges so bewildering, no...

Trapped Miners Stretched 2 Days of Food for 2 Weeks

COPIAPO, Chile (Aug. 25) -- Their self-imposed rations were meager: Two spoonfuls of tuna, a sip of milk, a bite of cracker and a morsel of peach every other day. That iron discipline kept 33 miners trapped a half-mile underground alive for 17 days on just two days' worth of emergency rations. And the same strength may be...

Rescuers Send Supplies to Trapped Chilean Miners

(Aug. 24) -- Rescue workers trying to free 33 miners trapped at a mine in northern Chile say they have sent emergency supplies to the men, two-and-a-half weeks after the workers were first cut off by a cave-in. Blue plastic capsules known as "palomas" -- Spanish for dove -- were sent down a 2,200-foot-deep borehole to the...

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Three Coal Miners Trapped In Kentucky

Three miners in southeastern Kentucky became trapped early Monday morning when part of the coal mine they were in collapsed from heavy rainfall, according to Accuweather.com . All three miners are safe and are expected to be rescued this afternoon.