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Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, center top, cheers as rescued miner Mario Sepulveda Espina, center, salutes after being rescued from the the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he ...

After 69 days trapped deep in Chile's San José copper mine, 33 miners, hauled from the depths one at a time, stepped out of the tiny capsule and into the embrace of a cheering world. Hugo Infante ...

Rescued miner Mario Gomez (C – back to camera) embraces his wife, Lilian Ramirez (C), after leaving the San Jose mine (Picture: Corbis) The Collapse The disaster unfolded on August 5, 2010, at ...

Here’s a look at the 2010 rescue of 33 miners from a collapsed mine in the Atacama region of northern Chile. August 5, 2010 – A collapse of the main ramp into the San Jose mine leaves 33 ...

Timeline August 5, 2010 – A collapse of the main ramp into the San Jose mine leaves 33 miners trapped 2,300 feet underground. Emergency officials are unable to communicate with the trapped miners.

Miner Mario Gomez rescued from San Jose mine in October 2010. File image. In August of 2010, a fall of ground trapped 33 miners 700m below the surface in the San Jose mine in Northern Chile.

On August 5, 2010, just after lunch, part of the San Jose copper mine in northern Chile collapsed underground, turning the 33 men -- aged from 19 to 63 at the time -- into prisoners.

As the world watched the rescue of 12 Thai boys and their soccer coach from deep inside a flooded cave, on the other side of the globe a group of Chilean miners followed the unfolding drama anxiously.