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Bez;1338497 wrote: 8 miners have been rescued. This rescue has a long way to go yet but how FANTASTIC to see these brave men and their wonderful rescuers live on the TV.

63yr old Mario Gomez is on his way up.


I watched Mario come up on the news this morning. 51 years he's been mining. They stated he started at the age of 12. And, he planned on retiring the end of the year.

I'm glad to see everything is going smoothly and they are slowly but surely getting above ground.

I will breathe a sigh of relief when the last one is out. Until then, I just pray they each get out safely.

17 have now been rescued...it's just wonderful !

'Luckiest' / 'Unluckiest' person must be the lad that was made homeless by the earthquake and came to the San Jose mine for work and a new start. He normally worked on the surface as a vehicle mechanic but had gone underground to service a vehicle there.

Most shocking fact....these guys were paid more than usual because the mine was deemed to be 'unstable'.

Bez;1338549 wrote: 17 have now been rescued...it's just wonderful !

'Luckiest' / 'Unluckiest' person must be the lad that was made homeless by the earthquake and came to the San Jose mine for work and a new start. He normally worked on the surface as a vehicle mechanic but had gone underground to service a vehicle there.

Most shocking fact....these guys were paid more than usual because the mine was deemed to be 'unstable'.


thanks for the update Bez as I haven't had much time to watch the news.

mining is their living...

but after what they have endured, I'm quite sure they're are tons of lawyers lining up to talk to them.......



thanks again AFTR for starting this thread, its taken us from gloom to glow!:guitarist

20 rescued now.

Although it's been going for nearly 24 hours on the BBC and a lot of the info is repeated, it's been interesting to see the human stories and learn about the technical issues and challenges.

Yonni Barrios is coming up now....into a bit of a domestic storm I think................. Chile Mine Rescue: Chilean Miner Yonni Barrios Has Mistress and Wife - ABC News

Mustang;1338508 wrote: I watched Mario come up on the news this morning. 51 years he's been mining. They stated he started at the age of 12. And, he planned on retiring the end of the year.

I'm glad to see everything is going smoothly and they are slowly but surely getting above ground.


Peg;1338521 wrote: I will breathe a sigh of relief when the last one is out. Until then, I just pray they each get out safely.A bit ironic but very sad is the possibility they'll have some form of COPD(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease).

While it's fantastic how smoothly the rescue effort is operating I hope they all do not have long term health concerns

K.Snyder;1338623 wrote: A bit ironic but very sad is the possibility they'll have some form of COPD(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease).

While it's fantastic how smoothly the rescue effort is operating I hope they all do not have long term health concerns Hi Kevvy Baby.

I just heard on the news that one possibly more have developed pneumonia.

I am so relieved they are all safe.

K.Snyder;1338623 wrote: A bit ironic but very sad is the possibility they'll have some form of COPD(Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease).

While it's fantastic how smoothly the rescue effort is operating I hope they all do not have long term health concerns


It is indeed very sad Kev, they may have a lot of various problems.



Chile Miners Rescue Update: Survivors Facing Medical Problems | Liston Daily





update: 26 have been rescued! yeahhhhhh!:guitarist

Chile miners: Rescue of trapped miners continues - latimes.com

Thank you all for participating in this thread. All these men are strangers to us, but we do care about them. This is a time for celebration. I wish them all the best of luck.

I think of all the miners in the past who have not survived and pray for their families. A dangerous job. Safety issues need to addressed so that this never happens again.

YouTube - First Chilean miners rescued after 69 days trapped underground

along-for-the-ride;1338643 wrote: Thank you all for participating in this thread. All these men are strangers to us, but we do care about them. This is a time for celebration. I wish them all the best of luck.

I think of all the miners in the past who have not survived and pray for their families. A dangerous job. Safety issues need to addressed so that this never happens again.

YouTube - First Chilean miners rescued after 69 days trapped underground


as I've said several times, thank you AFTR for this thread, it brought us from gloom to bloom.

Miners have an extrodinary dangerous job to do, thank god they are safe and sound.:-4

number 32 is on his way up.

That's all the miners - now just the rescuers to go

along-for-the-ride;1331261 wrote: I've been thinking about all those miners trapped in Chile. Alive..thank God...but trapped deep inside the earth.....not for hours or days...but for months. Can you imagine it?



Chilean miners told they may be trapped until Christmas | World news | guardian.co.uk


Some of us here have been following since AFTR's first post on September 3rd.

Imaine how the 33 miners felt.....



The bravery and courage of the rescuers live on......

they said they may be trapped until Christmas?

If it wasn't for them, who knows what would have happened?

congrats to everyone involved with their rescue:guitarist

ahhh, yes, and all the prayers. 24/7 ... as reported. I believe that from the outcome. I'm over-joyed!! xoxo

Odie;1338692 wrote: Some of us here have been following since AFTR's first post on September 3rd.

Imaine how the 33 miners felt.....



The bravery and courage of the rescuers live on......

they said they may be trapped until Christmas?

If it wasn't for them, who knows what would have happened?

congrats to everyone involved with their rescue:guitarist


The mining company has gone bankrupt.

thank god the miners have a lot of other offers if they chose to go back into mining.

The whole in which they were in was as high as our Toronto C.N. Tower and a 1/4, which is the tallest free standing building in the world.

It measures out to be 2,268 feet in total, that's how far down they were and how far down they had to rescue them, now we get a better understanding of why it took so long.

I watched as the first miner came out, and I cheered out loud with them all!!! It was history in the making!!! A happy ending to a preceeved absolute disaster!!!

I guess in the future there will be a documentary and perhaps a movie. But for now, I think they all need to be left alone with friends and family for awhile.

Chilean miners: Next stop, Hollywood? | EW.com

And now.............miners in China

Oct 16 2010

Mine Disaster in China – 16 Trapped, 21 dead. Right on the heels of the Chilean mine rescue, in which 33 miners were finally rescued after being trapped underground for 69 days, a gas explosion in a coal mine in Central China has claimed the lives of 21 miners, with 16 additional miners trapped.

The mine, located in Henan province, was also the scene of an explosion in 2008, when 23 miners were killed.

China’s State Administration of Work Safety said that 276 miners were working at the time of the explosion. 239 were able to escape.

The official Xinhua news agency has reported that 20 bodies have been recovered thus far, and that rescuers have to clear out coal dust first in order to reach the 16 miners still trapped.

China has long been considered one of the worst countries in the world with respect to mine safety. Thousands of deaths occur each year due to a complete lack of proper safety standards.

As a result, China reported the closing of 1,355 smaller coal mines this year in a report released earlier this week.

The National Energy Administration has been under extreme pressure to restructure the country’s mining industry, and to enact stricter measures to prevent deadly accidents and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Six rescue teams are currently in place to retrieve the 16 trapped miners, and it is not clear whether or not they actually survived the explosion.

Last year alone, more than 2,600 miners were killed in mining accidents in China, compared to just 34 in the United States.

just heard that on my news.

I wonder if the miners were trapped in the U.S. instead of Chile, if they'd have gone to such great lengths to rescue them. It gives me a whole new respect for Chile.

An update:

A Year After the Chilean Mine Collapse: Miners, and Their Nation, Still Finding Their Way - Global Spin - TIME.com

along-for-the-ride;1364235 wrote: An update:

A Year After the Chilean Mine Collapse: Miners, and Their Nation, Still Finding Their Way - Global Spin - TIME.com


Thanks for the reminder - the story has faded from the news as quickly as it came.

Given where Chile started from you cannot expect them to have fixed their society within a twelvemonth but they appear to have made a sincere start. I'm very surprised that los-33 have not seen more return from their celebrity but reform is about far more than those in the spotlight.

along-for-the-ride;1364235 wrote: An update:

A Year After the Chilean Mine Collapse: Miners, and Their Nation, Still Finding Their Way - Global Spin - TIME.com


I watched the celebration yesterday, all the families looked so happy, and the miners have adjusted extremely well.