I hope and pray you’re right. But if Chile has this great expertise in mining, how did they manage to construct a mine that collapsed to the point it takes months to get the miners out? Was there an earthquake or a fault line? Has there ever been a similar situation elsewhere?
Their expertise built a mine that allowed all the miners to escape death after a catastrophic collapse and have a chance at survival and eventual rescue.
You need to get in contact with this wonderful Freeper (”Cuttnhorse”). He can answer all your questions. This was his post to me:
(title of article here on FR) “Miners celebrate independence while trapped underground (flag, national anthem & salute)”
Domingo, 19 de Septiembre de 2010 11:22:25 a.m. · 10 of 15
Cuttnhorse to Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
I am in the mining biddness and lived in Chile for 5-years, just south of Copiapo. Their technology as far as equipment goes is the same as ours...most of the big mining equipment manufacturers are well-represented in Chile and they have all the stuff we do.
Great country with a bright future if they can just resist the turn back to socialism.