Rescue efforts continue to save 34 people trapped in a mine after a rock collapse near Copiapó.

Sources: BBC Mining Weekly Reuters via Mineweb

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Rescue efforts continue to save 34 people trapped in a mine after a rock collapse near Copiapó.

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