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Last of 33 Chilean miners pulled safely to surface

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile – The last of the Chilean miners has been raised from deep beneath the earth. All 33 men have now been delivered from the longest underground entrapment in history. The foreman who held the group together when they were feared lost was the last man out. […]

Chile mine rescue nearly complete; all but 4 out

  By MICHAEL WARREN, Associated Press Writer SAN JOSE MINE, Chile – With remarkable speed — and flawless execution — miner after miner climbed into a cramped cage deep beneath the Chilean earth, was hoisted through 2,000 feet of rock and saw precious sunlight Wednesday after the longest underground entrapment […]

25 miners free as Chile rescue goes off flawlessly

By MICHAEL WARREN, Associated Press Writer SAN JOSE MINE, Chile – With remarkable speed — and flawless execution — one miner after another climbed into a slender cage deep beneath the Chilean earth, was hoisted through 2,000 feet of rock and saw precious sunlight Wednesday after the longest underground entrapment […]