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Old 10-12-2010, 09:22 PM   #1
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Chilean miners reach surface!

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The painstaking but time-consuming process of bringing of 33 Chilean miners to the surface after 69 days underground began late Tuesday with the first being rescued at 11:11 p.m. ET.

Florencio Avalos, 31, stepped out of the metal rescue capsule moments later as the crowd cheered and horns blew. He was greeted by his wife, two sons and father. His son, Bairon, 7, sobbed.

Avalos hugged his rescuers and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera before being escorted into a medical triage centre set up on site.

Florencio Avalos is videotaped moments after his rescue late Tuesday from a gold and copper mine near Copiapo, Chile. (Associated Press)
Avalos was raised more than 600 metres through a rescue shaft while strapped into a 190-by-54-centimetre capsule. His journey began at 10:55 p.m. ET and took just 16 minutes.

Before his rescue, crews ran tests by lowering an empty capsule down the shaft and raising it before sending it back down with a rescue worker inside to help prepare the miners for their trip to the surface.

About 20 minutes after Avalos emerged, a second rescue worker was strapped into the capsule and it was lowered down the shaft again.

It returned to the surface with a second miner, Mario Sepulveda, at about 12:10 a.m. ET. A third miner followed about an hour later.

The miners — who were trapped underground at the gold and copper mine near Copiapo, Chile, on Aug. 5 — are being hoisted to the surface one at a time through the shaft, which has taken weeks to drill.

Relatives and friends celebrate as they watch the Avalos rescue, which was broadcast on a big screen TV near the mine. (Dario Lopez-Mills/Associated Press)
The capsule, dubbed Phoenix 1, was taking a little more than 15 minutes to make each one-way trip. The winch that raises the capsule was expected to move at a speed of 0.7 metres per second, but the capsule can be pulled as fast as three metres per second if needed. Two additional capsules have been built to serve as backup if necessary.

Shortly before the rescue was due to start, the president teased reporters at a news conference that he was pretty sure the first one out would have the last name of Avalos. There are actually three men with that name trapped below.

But Maria Silva said the president himself had told her it would be her son Francisco.

Avalos, described by friends as shy, had been the group's second-in-command before the collapse and often acted as a cameraman after cameras were sent down, taking pictures of the other miners — a role that frustrated relatives who saw little of him in the videos.

"I am not surprised" he was chosen, his mother Maria said after word reached the family. "I am so proud of him."

Psychologists, Chile's health minister and doctors at the site say it will be a perilous journey for the miners.

Doctors say the miners could suffer nausea and heart palpitations and are concerned about the risk of blood clotting and heart attacks. Aspirin had been sent down to the men to thin their blood.

Miners monitored during ascent

The miners are closely monitored from the moment they are strapped in the capsule. They had been given a high-calorie liquid diet donated by NASA, designed to keep them from vomiting as the capsule rotates.


A video camera in the capsule is used to monitor for panic attacks. The miner uses an oxygen mask and has two-way voice communication.

They also wear sweaters because of the shift in climate from about 30 C underground to near freezing on the surface after nightfall. Those coming out during daylight hours will wear sunglasses.

After medical checks and visits with family members selected by the miners, the men will be flown to hospital in Copiapo, a 10-minute ride away. Two floors were prepared where the miners will receive physical and psychological exams and be kept under observation in a ward as dark as a movie theatre.

The last miner who will leave the mine has already been decided — shift foreman Luis Urzua, whose leadership was credited for helping the men endure 17 days with no outside contact after the collapse. The men made 48 hours worth of rations last before rescuers reached them with a narrow borehole to send down more food.



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Old 10-12-2010, 09:38 PM   #2
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Good luck to the miners (and the rescuers who went down the shaft). Hope everyone comes out safe and sound !
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7 miners safe so far. stupid fox news still saying only 3 have been rescued
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14 miners to the surface when i left this morning.
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Old 10-13-2010, 08:19 AM   #7
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it'll take about 2 days for all miners to come out , since they can only take out 1 miner per hour (30mins down , 30mins up).

edit: all 33 miners rescued in 21hrs and 40mins. pretty epic to say the least!
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Celebrate for now.......... in a few days, a lot of them are gonna have to explain to their wives about the secret mistrisses and illegitimate children that came out of the woodwork when it was thought they had all died two months ago - insurance and compensation money.

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Amazing photos from the Chilean Miners Rescue:

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/201...lean_mine.html
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Wow! This has to be one of the most amazing moments of humanity ever! Congrat's to all the miners and their families! Amazing job to all the people that put time into the rescue operation as well! I watched the second guy come out live, and a few tears rolled down watching him. I hope all will come out okay, and have their lives back. Congrat's Chile! Job well done!

With all the BS other threads here, its great to see something that shows the great side of the world. There is too much doom and gloom around the world we should celebrate things like this. Love this story!
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It's amazing how an event like this really brings the world community together. I wonder what will become of that site once everything is cleared and such? If it turns into some sort of tourist attraction then it would be more than worthwhile to go if I ever stop by Chile
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I just learned that the 33 men were trapped in a 500sqft area.
33 mens + 2 months + 500sqft
I can't imagine the amount of shits and smell down there....
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Last rescue worker is out of Chile mine

Last rescue worker has been pulled out of the mine in San Jose, Chile. The rescue operation is now officially over. All 33 miners have been freed and all six rescue workers have now reached surface.

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Heard on the news that alot of them will be released from the hospital today
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I just learned that the 33 men were trapped in a 500sqft area.
33 mens + 2 months + 500sqft
I can't imagine the amount of shits and smell down there....
They actually had some mineshaft(1 km+) to walk around in. Maybe the base area was 500sq ft.
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