Hey, I was just looking around on the net and saw that one of the miners, Edison Pena, completed the New York City marathon on November 9, 2010 in 5 hours and 40 minutes. And he's never ran a marathon before.
Holy Cow! Thats better than me, and I wasn't stuck underground for around 2 months.
Apparently, he ran 3 to 6 miles each day while underground. I guess you have to do something to keep busy!
Below is a link that has some more information.
http://www.latestsportsbuzz.com/?p=8753
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
I wanted to do my final blog as a comment to my team and all the great work that was done:) We covered so many angles of this situation that I had to give everyone a pat on the back! I honestly had nothing more to add! Lots of great info about the Chilean miners and their hardships, drama, action, and true facts! Loved the World Book of Records blog and who would of thought that this event would unite the world in such a way that for once news was good news!
Chilean Miner Meets Mistress!
This was very interesting! The Chilean miners story is truly one of the most talked about realities, however, Johnny Barrios will never be forgotten as the look on his face as he meets his mistress is classic! Who invites their wife and their mistress?!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Chronology of the Chile mine disaster
Here is a chronology of the disaster and rescue operation to date:
-- August 5: A mine shaft caves-in at a depth of 300 meters (984 feet) in the San Jose mine, 500 miles (800 kilometers) north of Santiago.
-- August 6: Chilean President Sebastian Pinera says his government will do "everything humanly possible" to rescue 33 missing miners.
-- August 7: New cave-ins complicate attempts for a direct rescue through a ventilation duct.
-- August 12: Mining Minister Laurence Golborne says the chances of finding the miners alive are slim.
-- August 22: A drill probe reaches the miners and they attach a note to it saying: "All 33 of us are well inside the shelter." The first video footage shows the miners waving their arms and apparently in good condition.
-- August 23: The trapped miners beg to be rescued soon and receive first supplies via a pipeline.
-- August 25: Chilean officials tell the miners it could be months before they are rescued. They exchange their first letters with their families.
-- August 26: A Chilean judge orders 1.8 million dollars to be frozen from the accounts of the mine in order to pay future compensation claims.
-- August 29: The miners move camp to a drier, cooler site deeper inside the mine. They also speak for the first time with their loved ones by radio-telephone.
-- August 30: Rescuers start drilling a first 30-centimeter (12-inch) pilot hole, aiming for the shelter.
-- September 4: The miners hold a first videoconference with their families.
-- September 18: A second drill reaches the level of the miners, but its 630-meter (2,070-foot) deep hole must now be widened.
-- September 19: A third, more powerful drill starts work on another shaft.
-- September 30: Families of 29 of the 33 workers file suit against their employer, seeking 12 million dollars in damages.
-- October 9: The main rescue shaft breaks through to where the miners are trapped.
-- October 13: Some 69 days after their ordeal began, the first miner, Florencio Avalos, is pulled to the surface in a specially designed steel cage winched up through the rescue shaft
-- August 5: A mine shaft caves-in at a depth of 300 meters (984 feet) in the San Jose mine, 500 miles (800 kilometers) north of Santiago.
-- August 6: Chilean President Sebastian Pinera says his government will do "everything humanly possible" to rescue 33 missing miners.
-- August 7: New cave-ins complicate attempts for a direct rescue through a ventilation duct.
-- August 12: Mining Minister Laurence Golborne says the chances of finding the miners alive are slim.
-- August 22: A drill probe reaches the miners and they attach a note to it saying: "All 33 of us are well inside the shelter." The first video footage shows the miners waving their arms and apparently in good condition.
-- August 23: The trapped miners beg to be rescued soon and receive first supplies via a pipeline.
-- August 25: Chilean officials tell the miners it could be months before they are rescued. They exchange their first letters with their families.
-- August 26: A Chilean judge orders 1.8 million dollars to be frozen from the accounts of the mine in order to pay future compensation claims.
-- August 29: The miners move camp to a drier, cooler site deeper inside the mine. They also speak for the first time with their loved ones by radio-telephone.
-- August 30: Rescuers start drilling a first 30-centimeter (12-inch) pilot hole, aiming for the shelter.
-- September 4: The miners hold a first videoconference with their families.
-- September 18: A second drill reaches the level of the miners, but its 630-meter (2,070-foot) deep hole must now be widened.
-- September 19: A third, more powerful drill starts work on another shaft.
-- September 30: Families of 29 of the 33 workers file suit against their employer, seeking 12 million dollars in damages.
-- October 9: The main rescue shaft breaks through to where the miners are trapped.
-- October 13: Some 69 days after their ordeal began, the first miner, Florencio Avalos, is pulled to the surface in a specially designed steel cage winched up through the rescue shaft
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
World Record Attained
About $12,000 in donations for each miner has been received. As well, to compensate the miners, Leonardo Farkas, a Chilean mining executive has written checks worth $10,000 US to each of the 33 miners who were rescued.
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| Source: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/ |
The last miner to be rescued was Carrizo Esteban Rojas. Apparently, he is guaranteed a spot in the Guinness World Records for the longest time ever spent trapped underground in a mine.
Also, a national monunment will be constructed to commemorate the disaster, which was annouced by the Chilean President San Jose Pinera.
About $12,000 in donations for each miner has been received. As well, to compensate the miners, Leonardo Farkas, a Chilean mining executive has written checks worth $10,000 US to each of the 33 miners who were rescued.
The Rescue Shaft
The following steps are how the rescue shaft was drilled:
1. A 33 cm pilot hole was drilled down to the miners.
2. Then the hole was "reamed" with a larger drill that widened the diameter between 60 and 70cm.
3. The third step shows the rescue capsule getting lowered down to rescue the workers.
Below is the illustration of the method they used
to drill the rescue shaft.
The above information was extracted from the following website:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11133018
1. A 33 cm pilot hole was drilled down to the miners.
2. Then the hole was "reamed" with a larger drill that widened the diameter between 60 and 70cm.
3. The third step shows the rescue capsule getting lowered down to rescue the workers.
Below is the illustration of the method they used
to drill the rescue shaft.
The above information was extracted from the following website:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11133018Recognition
The rescue touched the whole world. There was 2000 news reporters that came down to the mining camp which is located 500 miles north of the Chilean capital, Samtiago. The government had to use earthmovers to make parking stalls for cars, campers and satellite trucks.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Survival in the mineshaft
I read up on this and got some really interesting information on how they survived. The miners had 2 km of space/tunnels to move around and a 540 square foot shelter. For water, they located underground water sources and used water from the radiators of machines and vehicles in the mine. For food, they had to ration their emergency supplies. Every 48 hours, they had 2 small spoonfuls of tuna, a sip of milk, a biscuit, and a piece of peach. They each lost an average of 18lbs each. Also, for light, they used truck batteries to power their hard hat lamps.
Video of rescue
Watch the below video regarding the rescue of the Chilean miners on October 12, 2010.
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