San José copper–gold mine

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The San José copper–gold mine is a Chilean mine near Copiapó that became internationally known after 33 miners were trapped underground there for 69 days in 2010.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf copper–gold mine
underground mine
approximateLatitude -27.15
approximateLongitude -70.50
continent South America
coordinateSystem WGS84
country Chile
dateOfAccident 2010-08-05
dateOfRescue 2010-10-13
durationOf2010EntombmentDays 69
hasAccident 2010 Copiapó mining accident NERFINISHED
hasRescueOperation 2010 Chilean mine rescue NERFINISHED
industry mining industry
knownFor 2010 mining accident
languageOfLocalAdministration Spanish
locatedIn Atacama Region NERFINISHED
locatedNear Copiapó NERFINISHED
maximumDepth approximately 700 meters
miningMethod underground hard rock mining
municipality Copiapó NERFINISHED
notableEvent global media coverage during 2010 rescue
numberOfMinersTrappedIn2010Accident 33
ownedBy Compañía Minera San Esteban Primera NERFINISHED
primaryProduct copper
region northern Chile NERFINISHED
safetyRecordBefore2010Accident history of safety problems
secondaryProduct gold
statusAfter2010Accident closed
typeOfOreBody copper–gold deposit

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2010 Copiapó mining accident location San José copper–gold mine