The key players on the market are chilean miners codelco, antofagasta minerals, cap and sqm, as well as ukbased peer anglo american. In addition to copper, gold, silver and iron ore are also extensively mined. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. One of us rashid flew to santiago soon after the miners rescue and conducted indepth interviews with several key players. The world watched as international teams arrived to find a way to rescue the men. Chile mine rescue exposes precarious working conditions. How the miners have won respect for chiles workers. The men had been trapped underground for longer than any other miners in history 69 days in total.
It was, countless newspapers and magazines informed us, the most triumphant story of 2010. Scholastic news online is a free resource with breaking news and highlights from the print magazine. But it has set a precedent that is worrying other chilean mining companies. Denver driller becomes chile mine rescue hero cbs news. Hope, faith sustain miners in chile after months below. The 33 miners had been trapped 700 meters underground since aug. In fact, around one billion people watched at least some of it on tv. Water risks in the mining sector chile1 as of august 2016 1. We have to adopt the labor standards of the developed world if chile wants to be a truly developed country, he declared in a message directed squarely at the nations business owners. Read cnns fast facts about the 2010 rescue of 33 miners from a collapsed mine in the atacama region of northern chile. The impacts of copper mining in chile sustainable copper.
Chile mine rescue of 2010, rescue of 33 workers from the san jose gold and copper mine on october, 2010, 69 days after the mines collapse on august 5. Cnns chad myers explains the danger the chilean trapped miners face during the rescue process. The countries covered are argentina, bolivia, chile, colombia, ecuador,guatemala, nicaragua, panama, and peru. Relatives of the 33 chilean miners celebrate after the rescue of the last miner in copiapo, chile, on wednesday, oct. Overview chile has a long tradition of mining and has been ranked as the worlds largest copper producer since the 1900s. Thirtythree men, trapped 700 meters 2,300 ft underground and 5 kilometers 3 mi from.
He spent the next 33 days on his feet, operating the drill that finally provided a way out saturday for 33 trapped miners. Copper has made mining a key sector of chiles economy, although the. Interestingly, while all these works have agreed on the key role played by media organisations, with few exceptions e. Csiro chile centre for excellence in mining and mineral. Environmental education resources to commemorate earth days 50th anniversary. Though he was the oldest and possibly the most experienced of the 33 miners trapped nearly a half. How the media in chile helped focus the eyes of the world.
All 33 chile miners freed in flawless rescue world news. Web resources researching chilean law libguides at. The main mining area in chile is the atacama desert in the antofagasta region of. Additionally, our subscribers have free access to scholastic news interactive, an exclusive online learning tool. The main message is that the rescued miners and their families will be most vulnerable psychologically when the or so journalists on the surface have gone home and the miners cease to be. Chile miners rescue by nick allen, the daily telegraph october 12, 2010 the 33 chilean miners have been trapped in a small. Water risks in the mining sector chile1 millennium promise.
As for what the chilean miners think of the 33, well, thats a bit more complicated. As the world revels in the successful rescue of the chilean miners, the feelgood factor is tempered in mexico by anger and sorrow that something similar was not tried when 65 miners were killed. Chile steps up search for trapped miners as deadline looms. For the miners, whose ages ranged from 19 to 63, coping with instant but brief. Ever wonder what became of chiles 33 rescued miners.
How the media in chile helped focus the eyes of the world on the miners more than 2,000 journalists flocked to a desert in chile to feed global demand for. Detailed description of how chilean mine rescue effort cnn. Five years later, it appears their trials arent over yet. The 2015 digest on the rights of victims is available in english. Chiles miners a worrying precedent the americas the. Relatives celebrate over the weekend after a drill breaks through to the shelter where the 33 miners were trapped. The 33 miners all chileans except one miner from bolivia have a range of ages, experience and health conditions. Mining laws and regulations chile covers common issues in mining laws and regulations including the mechanics of acquisition of rights, foreign ownership and indigenous ownership requirements and restrictions. Five years after the chilean mine collapse, the spotlight on the miners has faded, leaving some struggling to adjust to regular life. Between 2003 and 2016, metal exports averaged 51% of the total shipments overseas, or the. The future of mining in chile fulfills one of csiro. Available for grades 16, scholastic news magazine brings highinterest current events and nonfiction to millions of classrooms each week.
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