Historical Context
A estimated 1 billion people watched live on TV as 33 miners, trapped underground were brought to the surface one by one after 69 days from the Copiapó mine in northern Chile in 2010.
A cave-in on the 5th August had left 33 men five miles from the entrance and they had retreated to a shelter. On the 22nd August an exploratory bore found the miners location and the miners were able to attach a note to the drill "All 33 of us are fine in the shelter". A rescue shaft was then drilled and the miners extracted via a specially made rescue capsule to the surface.
Photo Info
Photographer: Hugo Infante
Date taken: October 13, 2010
Location taken: Atacama Desert, Copiapó, Chile
Source: Public Radio International (PRI)
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