China to Halt Exports of Some Minerals

China is said to halt exports to U.S. of some key minerals.

West Chester Factory Cheers a Drilling Rig

West Chester factory cheers a drilling rig, its operator, and a rescue mission.

Schramm T-130 in Chile

Schramm T-130 Website

Miners Survive on Tuna and Milk

Thirty three miners trapped more than 2,300ft underground in Chile for the past 18 days have survived on two mouthfuls of tuna and half a glass of milk every 48 hours.


Miners Share Limited Food to Survive

How the Trapped Miners Survived the First 17 Days

CNN Chilean Mine Rescue

CNN coverage of the Chilean Mine Rescue: blog, video, maps, and more.


Photo Gallery

Phoenix Rescue Capsule

Learn more about the Phoenix Rescue Capsule. Using a custom-built rescue capsule, designed through a joint collaboration by NASA engineers and the Chilean navy, rescue workers will ferry 33 miners to the surface -- 68 days after the men were trapped in a dark, humid, copper-gold mine.

More details at Fox News

Underground Mining

Underground hard rock mining refers to various underground mining techniques used to excavate hard minerals, mainly those minerals containing metals such as ore containing gold, copper, zinc, nickel and lead.

Rescue Efforts to Save the Miners

Rescue efforts to save the trapped Chilean miners.

Mining Guide

Learn more about mining.


Black Hills Gold Rush

Chilean Mine Rescus, Spanish Resources

Find information and graphics about the rescue in Spanish.

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