Plan C

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Plan C was the successful drilling and rescue strategy used to extract the trapped miners during the 2010 Copiapó mining accident in Chile.

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instanceOf drilling strategy
rescue plan
alsoKnownAs Plan C drilling operation
appliedIn 2010 Copiapó mining accident
associatedEvent live global broadcast of miner rescues
associatedWith President Sebastián Piñera NERFINISHED
comparedWith Plan A drilling operation
Plan B drilling operation
coordinatedBy Chilean government NERFINISHED
Minister of Health Jaime Mañalich NERFINISHED
Minister of Mining Laurence Golborne NERFINISHED
country Chile
depthOfRescueShaft approximately 622 meters
diameterOfRescueShaft approximately 66 centimeters
endTime 2010-10-13
engineeringLead André Sougarret NERFINISHED
impact improved global awareness of mine rescue techniques
location San José mine, near Copiapó, Chile NERFINISHED
mediaCoverage extensive international media attention
notableFor being the plan that ultimately rescued the miners
objective rescue trapped miners from 2010 Copiapó mining accident
partOf 2010 Copiapó mining accident rescue operation
planningIncluded medical monitoring of miners during ascent
psychological support for miners and families
precededBy Plan A NERFINISHED
Plan B NERFINISHED
rescueDateOfFirstMiner 2010-10-13
rescueDateOfLastMiner 2010-10-13
resultedIn creation of rescue shaft to miners’ refuge
safetyConsideration controlled ascent of miners in capsule
stabilization of rescue shaft walls
startTime 2010-09
status successful
supportedBy Center Rock Inc. NERFINISHED
Codelco NERFINISHED
Schramm Inc. NERFINISHED
U.S. drilling experts
timeToDrillRescueShaft approximately 33 days
usedEquipment Schramm T130XD drill NERFINISHED
rescue capsule Fénix 2 NERFINISHED
usedTechnique down-the-hole hammer drilling
raise bore drilling
usedToRescue 33 trapped miners

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