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news.com.au – A CHILEAN miner has been rescued unharmed after being trapped underground for 52 hours in the northern Atacama region, where 33 miners were dramatically retrieved in August 2010. The miner, Mario Lopez, 42, told local radio he had … Continue reading →

In a joint Chilean-American effort, led by Mexican director Patricia Riggen, the story of the 2010 Copiapó mining accident will be brought to the big screen for the first time. The incident in the Atacama Desert, when a cave-in left … Continue reading →

VATICAN CITY (CNA/EWTN News) .- On the second anniversary of the historic rescue of 33 workers from a mine in Chile, the group’s leader attended a Mass opening the Year of Faith at the Vatican on Oct.11, thanking Pope Benedict … Continue reading →

Sky News – Two years after the high-profile rescue of 33 miners trapped deep below ground for more than two months, most of them were no-shows at a ceremony commemorating their liberation. The ceremony on Friday, led by President Sebastian … Continue reading →

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Patricia Riggen, director of “Under the Same Moon (La Misma Luna),” will slide behind the camera again to tell the incredible true story of the 33 Chilean miners who were rescued after being trapped half a … Continue reading →

AP – It’s been two years since Chilean authorities rescued a group of 33 miners who grabbed the world’s attention when they became trapped a half-mile below the Atacama desert for 69 days. President Sebastian Pinera is in the northern … Continue reading →

AFP- “We’ll make all kinds of products like mugs, sweatshirts, t-shirts and medals, so that tourists remember us,” the first miner to write a message confirming his team was alive in the reservoir, Jose Ojeda, told Chilean newspaper El Mercurio. … Continue reading →

AFP – Edison Pena, one of the 33 rescued Chilean miners who gained worldwide attention for their 69-day ordeal trapped underground, has been admitted to a clinic to be treated for alcohol addiction. Pena, who became known after the rescue … Continue reading →

HSN – Chilean First Lady Cecilia Morel traveled to Copiapó on behalf of President Piñera and awarded 14 of the 33 miners a lifetime monthly salary of 250,000 Chilean pesos, almost $540. The miners themselves chose the group of fourteen … Continue reading →

Deadline – LOS ANGELES, CA – Academy Award-nominated producer Mike Medavoy and representatives of the 33 Chilean Miners, whose remarkable rescue from the San José Mine last year captivated the world’s attention, jointly announced today that they have entered into … Continue reading →