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14 Oct 2010

Author:
Edwin Lane, BBC

Chile mine rescue 'to cost $20m'

Following the triumphant rescue of 33 miners trapped for 69 days beneath the Chilean desert, the country's authorities must now count the cost of the massive operation...[T]he government...[has been] trying to recover at least some of the cost from the owner of the collapsed mine, the San Esteban Primera mining company...In its absence, it is the state-run Codelco mining firm that has led the rescue effort, and contributed the bulk of resources...A number of mining giants had parts to play in the rescue...[including] BHP Billiton and Collahuasi...[joint venture Anglo American, Xstrata]...GeoTech Drilling...Maptek...US sunglasses maker Oakley...donated 35 pairs of sunglasses...A renewed emphasis on mining safety may...squeeze the big private miners further... [also refers to Front Row Analytics]

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