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Last year, a group of miners in Chile were trapped underground for 69 days before being rescued; they spent the first 17 alone feared dead, and fearing they would never see daylight again.
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It was announced that there was no chance of survival for the 29 miners who had been trapped in New Zealand’s Pike River coal mine after a second, massive explosion occurred on Wednesday.
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Twenty-seven miners are missing following a severe gas explosion at a remote mine on New Zealand's South Island. The mayor of the nearest town, Greymouth, said the situation is "pretty serious but rescuers are on hand".
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Who would have thought that after 69 days underground, 33 Chilean miners would still be alive. It is one of the most incredible events the world has witnessed.
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The Chilean government has turned to the Web to share images of miners being rescued in Chile. Sharing images on Flickr, the Chilean government is showcasing miners' reactions as they reach the surface after being trapped underground for 69 days.
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It is estimated that 2,000 journalists are camped outside the San Jose mine as the time nears for the Chilean miners to be rescued, one by one, from the mine they have been trapped in since August.
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Rescuers are one step closer to reaching the 33 miners that are still trapped in a Chilean mine. Drills are cutting an escape shaft through the final section of rock this afternoon.
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Since early August 33 miners have been trapped at 2,300ft under the ground. Efforts are underway to get them out and early reports said it might take until Christmas before they could be freed. A psychologist explains the mental effects of being trapped.
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Copiap -
Today, six days since the cave-in of a tunnel in a copper and gold mine buried 33 mining workers near the city of Copiapó in the Atacama Desert, intense efforts to contact and rescue the workers have not succeeded.
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Washington -
It's with much sorrow that we report today the passing of Senator Robert C. Byrd. A son of West Virginia, Byrd devoted his life to the Mountain State. His enduring dedication to improving the lives of each person he represented will live on forever.
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Nine Peruvian miners trapped underground for a week by a rockfall are rescued and said to be in good health.
 The United Steelworkers union is set to release the findings of its investigation into the deaths of two miners in Sudbury.
UK Coal pleads guilty to health and safety breaches over the death of a miner at a North Yorkshire colliery
A panel appointed by India's Supreme Court recommends that the licences of as many as 49 iron ore miners should be cancelled.
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Photo by Hugo Infante/Government of Chile
Carlos Barrios, 24, is the thirteenth trapped miner to be rescued from the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile on October 13, 2010.
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