Plan B
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Plan B was the successful alternative rescue strategy used to drill a shaft and extract the 33 trapped miners during the 2010 Copiapó mining accident in Chile.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alternative rescue strategy
ⓘ
rescue plan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
2010 Copiapó mining accident
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San José mine collapse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy |
Chilean Ministry of Mining
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chilean government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Chile ⓘ |
| drillingMethod |
raise boring
ⓘ
top-down drilling ⓘ |
| endDate | 2010-10-13 ⓘ |
| event |
first miner rescued on 2010-10-13
ⓘ
last miner rescued on 2010-10-13 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Plan C (as backup) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedPerson |
André Sougarret
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurence Golborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | model for future mine rescue operations ⓘ |
| location |
Atacama Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San José copper-gold mine NERFINISHED ⓘ near Copiapó ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | global live television broadcast of rescues ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
became primary rescue option
ⓘ
completed rescue earlier than initial estimates ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleRescued | 33 ⓘ |
| outcome | successful rescue of all 33 miners ⓘ |
| partOf | 2010 Copiapó mining accident rescue ⓘ |
| precededBy | Plan A ⓘ |
| reasonForChoice |
faster drilling rate than Plan A
ⓘ
higher probability of timely rescue ⓘ |
| risk | potential shaft collapse ⓘ |
| riskMitigation | continuous monitoring of shaft stability ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures |
shaft casing in upper section
ⓘ
shaft reaming in stages ⓘ |
| shaftDepth | about 622 meters ⓘ |
| shaftDiameter | about 66 centimeters ⓘ |
| startDate | 2010-09-05 ⓘ |
| targetGroup | trapped miners ⓘ |
| technicalSupportFrom |
Center Rock Inc.
NERFINISHED
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Codelco NERFINISHED ⓘ Schramm Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
Fénix rescue capsule
NERFINISHED
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Raise bore drilling system ⓘ Schramm T130XD drill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
drilling rescue shaft
ⓘ
extraction of trapped miners ⓘ |
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