Chilean_Mine_Collapse

|Chilean Copper Mine Collapse | | | |BCOM/275-Ralph Schoen | | | |7/16/2012 | | | |Nikawanni Coleman | Chilean Copper Mine Collapse-30 Men Trapped On August 5, 2010, a gold and copper mine near the northern city of Copiapo, Chile caved in trapping 33 miners in a chamber about 2,300 feet below the surface, www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38852964/ns/world_news-americas. For 17 days it appeared as if all of the men were deceased. Finally a small hole reached the miners refuge and they were able to send up messages saying they were still alive. After this a video camera and a modified phone was sent to the miners so that they could communicate as needed. Later small holes were used to send sugar, water, liquid nutrients and other supplies to help the miners maintain their health, www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38852964/ns/world_news-americas. On October 13, 2010, 33 miners who had been trapped underground for more than two months returned to the surface after a successful rescue operation that inspired the Chileans and riveted the world (msnbc.com staff and news service reports 2010). It was very amazing as we watched the live feed of each rescue at work and home. We cheered for each one of them as if we personally knew them; the entire scene was very emotional even from thousands of miles away. It took a little over 22 hours to complete the rescues; many of the miners seemed to be the perfect picture of health once they came out. Some of them even danced, sang and shouted triumphs of joy after being rescued. The miners had a good leader while being trapped underground; Luis Urzua was the shift leader. He organized the miner’s lives while they were underground. They seemed to remain positive the entire time by keeping their environment clean, finding water and exercising. The miners for some reason never spoke of what happened before the 17th day of the entrapment. The stories all picked up on or after the 17th day, maybe some things are just better left not said. The emotional distress has been more lasting than the publicity received. They had hope to sell their stories and file lawsuits against the mining company but a year after the rescue the spotlight faded and the offers dwindled (msnbc.com staff and news service reports, 2010). Mining reform is needed in most of the mines in Chile; the accident put the spotlight on the shafts (Chile Mining Accident, 2010-2011). Some of Chile’s mining regulators were fired after this incident. My thoughts are to communicate with the mining company and the families verbally (face-to-face), video conference can be used for any family members or staff that could not be present. This is a delicate matter and should be handled as such in a professional way. The hardest thing is that they can’t see or speak to their family members to see for themselves if they are truly doing well physically and mentally as stated by the letters exchanged. Internal News Release Good afternoon, today we regretfully stand here to inform you of an unfortunate mishap at one of our mines. Please save all questions and comments until after we have issued the upcoming statements. As you may have heard through company communications we have a situation that requires our immediate attention and possibly the help of some of you. There are 33 miners trapped underground at mine X, we are doing everything we can to organize a successful rescue mission to get the men out. At this time we do not have exact plans but we are open to all positive suggestions that may help with the rescue. We do ask that you all refrain from making any statements to the media at this time; all questions are to be directed to the company spokesperson and please be careful when speaking about this incident in the public. A separate meeting will be held with the families of the 33 miners informing them of the situation and rescue efforts. Please feel free to ask any questions at this time and if you have any safety information or updates to give to the rescue team please see Joe Blow at the end of table 1. Also please draft a memo to go out to all staff members so that everyone will be informed of the current situation. Thanking you for your time, please remember to keep the miners and their families in your prayers each day. To the Families of the Trapped Miners We’d like to first thank you all for coming, I’m sure most of you know why you are here, if not we will explain the reason at this time. At this time we ask that you hold all questions and comments until the end of this statement. We have 33 trapped miners underground at this time, (ask for a point of contact for each family to visit Jane Blow on table A at the end of the meeting). To the families of the trapped miners we’d like to offer our sincere empathy in helping in any reasonable way we can with the current situation. Your loved ones are trapped in mine X, 2,300 feet underground. We are making every effort to rescue them as soon as possible. This is an unfortunate incident and we don’t know the exact cause, but we are working on root causes and solutions as we speak. There has been 2 small holes for communication purposes, you can now send and receive letters to communicate with your loved ones. If there are any health issues we need to know about please speak with the medical team at table B on the right. This is a trying time and we hope and pray that you have patience with us as we attempt to rescue and keep your loved ones safe. Please feel free to direct all communications with our family liaison handling this situation, Mary Jones and Curtis Blow will you both step up beside me. They are here to help make sure everything goes smoothly and relay information between the families and the company. Thank all of you for coming today, we will keep you updated daily with statements, take time to fill out all necessary information and paperwork as stated in the packets given to you. Refreshments are to your right, take your time asking and answering all questions necessary. References msnbc.com staff and news service reports. (2010, August 26). Retrieved from msnbc.com: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38852964/ns/world_news-americas/t/trapped-chilean-miners-told-rescue-could-take-months/ Chile Mining Accident. (2010-2011). 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