1964 Andacollo mining accident

Chile mining accident 1964 02 19 y Pique Flore de Te & Pique G3, near Andacollo, Coquimbo Region, Chile 30.250181 S 71.093953 W region:CL-CO_type:event inline,title All 7 trapped miners rescued Chile 200 center Andacollo -30.250181 -71.093953 The 1964 Andacollo mining accident began on 19 February 1964, with a cave-in at a gallery of an improvised small-scale gold mine, located in the vicinity of the town of Andacollo, 39 kilometers southeast of the regional capital of La Serena, in north-central Chile. In the accident seven pirquineros were trapped a for days while ENAMI led an ultimately successful rescue.Danús 2007 184 Two miners were rescued on the third day of entrapment and the remaining five in the seventh day.Recuerdan 50 años de rescate minero en Andacollo 2014-02-20 http://www.impreso.diarioeldia.cl/region/recuerdan-50-anos-rescate-minero-en-andacollo 2025-07-31 Diario El Día es The event generated an intense news coverage via radio and the press in Chile.Danús 2007 184 Later in 1975 ENAMI started to buy much of the property where small-scale mines existed around Andacollo and the large-scale Carmen de Andacollo copper-gold mine begun operations in 1994.Danús 2007 187Teck Cominco successfully acquires Aur Resources 2007-08-23 https://im-mining.com/2007/08/23/teck-cominco-successfully-acquires-aur-resources/ 2025-07-30 International Mining References Bibliography Crónicas mineras de medio siglo (1950-2000) Spanish Danús Hernán RIL Editores 2007 978-956-284-555-7 Santiago de Chile V. La geología y las exploraciones mineras Andacollo Andacollo Mining Accident, 2010 Category:Mining rescues Category:Labor in Chile Category:History of Coquimbo Region Andacollo mining accident Category:1964 disasters in Chile Category:Gold mining in Chile