Mines

News

Dolphin Marines Roll Out To Iran’s Most Important Stretch Of Water

12:00AM January 17, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

The US Military invests billions of dollars in technology. But to keep the Strait of Hormuzopen, it’s using an unusual but innovative technique: mine-detecting dolphins. More »


Science

15 Monstrous Mining Machines

6:40AM October 16, 2010 | Oobject.com

With the recent rescue of the 33 Chilean miners, we’ve got mining on the brain. How do they create those crazy tunnels deep in the earth? With these spinning, churning, crushing machines of mayhem and destruction, that’s how. More »


Geek Out

Mission Accomplished Chile: All 33 Miners Have Been Rescued

12:30PM October 14, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

You’re looking at the happy face of Luis Urzua, the last of the 33 Chilean miners to be rescued. As he stepped out of the rescue capsule he was greeted with a sign proclaiming “Mission Accomplished Chile” and applause. [CNN]


Science

Live Video: Rescuing The Chilean Miners

11:30AM October 13, 2010 | Rosa Golijan

The final preparations are underway to rescue the Chilean miners trapped 700m underground. Thanks to CBS News and Ustream, we can watch the hopefully smooth and trouble-free rescue operation live. More »


This Is The Coffin That Will Save The Miners

11:10AM October 13, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Everything is ready to rescue the Chilean miners trapped 700m underground in San José. This is the capsule that will take the diggers out. Or like one of them phrased it, “the sarcophagus that’ll take the mummies out”. More »


The Skyscraper That Grows Underground

11:00AM October 13, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Say hello to architect Matthew Fromboluti. If he lived in a comic book, he would be designing lairs for super villains. In the real world, he just wants to build this formidable subterranean skyscraper in the desert outside Bisbee, Arizona. More »


Gaming

Trapped Chilean Miners Get PSPs

10:39PM August 30, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

There are 33 miners stuck 700m underground. It could be Christmas before the escape shaft is finished. How to pass the time? PlayStation Portables. More »


Science

How Astronauts’ Experience Could Help Trapped Chilean Miners

11:30PM August 29, 2010 | Andy Coghlan - New Scientist

The trapped Chilean miners may face their most severe psychological challenges in a couple of months’ time, if experience from space missions is anything to go by. More »


Geek Out

This Is What It Looks Like Inside The Collapsed Chilean Mine

3:00PM August 28, 2010 | Max Read

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The 33 Chilean miners trapped nearly a kilometre underground have made a video of themselves and the place they may be staying for months using a camera handed down to them through a bore hole. They even sing a little bit! More »


Science

Radio-Style System Of Communication Via Magnetic Waves Demonstrated In Deep Mines

3:00PM August 10, 2010 | Rebecca Boyle - PopSci

After 13 miners were trapped in a coal mine in Sago, West Virginia, four years ago, rescuers didn’t know where to look for survivors – they could have been anywhere between 3300m and 4000m from the entrance. Radio waves can’t penetrate very far through rock, so there was no way to communicate with the miners. More »