San José Mine
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| Company | Compañia Minera San Esteban Primera |
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| Opened | 1889 |
| Locations | Copiapó |
| Closed | 2010 |
| City | Atacama Region |
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| ID | 3015097 |
About San José Mine
The San José Mine is a small copper-gold mine located near Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile. The mine became known internationally for its collapse in 2010, which trapped 33 miners 700 metres underground. Its workings are reached by a long sloping roadway with many spiral turns, not by a vertical mineshaft.
