A 16-year-old boy was rescued from an abandoned mine shaft. The dramatic rescue caught on camera. NBC News' Dana Griffin has ...

In a statement, Chile's SMA regulator said it ruled Lundin was responsible for the sinkhole, and that it must shutter the mine and pay a fine of 3.36 billion pesos ($3.41 million).

Chile's national environmental regulator (SMA) ordered the permanent closure of Lundin Mining's Alcaparrosa mine, accusing the miner of causing a large sinkhole near the operation. SMA brought four ...

The agency’s findings have resulted in the order for the mine’s total and definitive closure. Credit: Superintendencia de Medio Ambiente. Chile’s environmental agency, Superintendencia de Medio ...

Relive the gripping story of the 2010 Chilean mining accident that captured the world's attention. This documentary explores the harrowing 69 days during which 33 miners were trapped underground, and ...

The rescue of 246 surviving illegal miners from the Stilfontein shaft in less than three days was enabled by a locally ...

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But rescue workers estimate it could be four months ... thanks to controls. However, in the Chilean mine, this risk does not appear to have been well managed, Foreback said.

This remarkable rescue was enabled by a locally designed ... pioneering solutions for the mining industry. When 33 miners were trapped in Chile’s San Jose mine after a massive rockfall, a ...

began only after the High Court ordered the government to rescue the trapped miners. One group, Mining-Affected Communities United in Action, has claimed the surviving miners are being denied ...

CEO of Mine Rescue Services South Africa, the private company contracted to rescue the miners. At least 87 miners died in the monthslong standoff between police and the miners who were trapped ...