Chile Mine Disaster

Since escaping underground dungeon, they have experienced everything from marriage proposals to planned film depictions.

Thirty-one of the 33 miners rescued in Chile are back home after doctors cleared them, as gruesome details of their underground suffering emerged.

Stepping into the glare lights for their first fresh air in 10 weeks, the 33 men in wraparound sunglasses resembled rock stars more than miners.

Chile’s 33 newly rescued miners recovered from their ordeal on Thursday while also pondering the celebrity status they have gained.

Chilean rescuers hoisted 33 trapped miners to safety on Wednesday as millions watched around the globe.

Pumping their fists, or falling to their knees, some of the 33 Chile miners trapped below ground savoured their first tastes of freedom on Wednesday.

Nine of Chile’s 33 trapped miners were hoisted to safety on Wednesday, cheering, punching the air and hugging their families after months underground.

The SA mining sector should focus more on safety and less on meeting targets in light of the Chile accident, the National Union of Mineworkers said.

Calmly stepping out of the claustrophobic rescue cage, Florencio Avalos embraced his tearful seven-year-old son and let fresh air fill his lungs.

The first of Chile’s 33 trapped miners were pulled to safety in a capsule barely wider than a man’s shoulders early on Wednesday.

Rescuers successfully tested a capsule to hoist Chile’s 33 trapped miners to freedom and aim to start evacuating them on Tuesday night.

Chile’s 33 trapped miners and their relatives were counting down the hours on Monday as rescuers worked to finish reinforcing an escape shaft.

Chilean rescuers on Sunday reinforced an escape shaft to hoist 33 miners to freedom two months after they were trapped deep underground.

Chilean rescuers finished drilling an escape shaft on Saturday for 33 miners trapped deep underground after a cave-in over two months ago.

When the movie comes to be made, it may be the moment to rival Humphrey Bogart lighting up a cigarette in <i>Casablanca</i>.