Mario Sep?lveda

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Chilean Miners: A Year After Collapse, Nearly All Struggle to Make Living
 Where Are Chile Miners Now? 
ONE YEAR LATER

Where Are Chile Miners Now?

Shockingly, 4 go back to work in a mine everyday

(Newser) - One of the myths surrounding the 33 miners who were so dramatically rescued after being trapped for 69 days deep inside a Chilean copper mine is that they're all millionaires and no longer need to work. The reality? Nearly half the men have been unemployed since their mine collapsed...

Miners Already Breaking 'Blood Pact'

Many willing to talk to media—for a price

(Newser) - While they were trapped, the Chilean miners signed a "blood pact" stating that they’d keep the details of their experience to themselves. But information has spilled as many consent to interviews—though rarely for free, the New York Times reports. “We’re poor—look at the place...

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