san jos? mine accident, chile, 2010

"This title introduces readers to the skills and technology that came together to save the 33 Chilean miners trapped in the San Jose Mine on August 5, 2010"--Provided bypublisher.

Relates the experiences of the thirty-three men who endured entrapment beneath thousands of feet of rock for a record-breaking sixty-nine days during the San Jose mine collapse outside of Copiapo, Chile, in August 2010.

Relates the experiences of the thirty-three men who endured entrapment beneath thousands of feet of rock for a record-breaking sixty-nine days during the San Jose mine collapse outside of Copiapo, Chile, in August 2010.

Provides a detailed account of rescue efforts to save thirty-three miners, who got trapped in a copper-gold mine in San Jose, Chile, examining the psychological, physical, and environmental factors influencing the course of the rescue, and describing the efforts of experts from around the world--drillers, astronauts, submarine specialists, and others--came together in response to the crisis.

Details the rescue of thirty-three miners in a mine in the Atacama Desert in Chile, describing how they were trapped, how they survived, the plans to save them, and more.

Chronicles the 2010 San Jos? Mine Accident, in which thirty-three miners became trapped for weeks in a mine in Chile's Atacama Desert. Discusses how these men survived their ordeal and spotlights the international response to these men's plight. Includes black-and-white photographs.

Relates the experiences of thirty-three Chilean miners who were trapped two thousand feet below the surface of the earth in August 2010.