33 miners

Type: Event

As of November 2026, 33 miners has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Ryan Hawk (Jan 2026). In the episode "How Great Teams Ask Better Questions," Daniel Coyle references the 33 miners trapped in the San José mine as a case study. He highlights how their shared suffering fostered a sense of community, which ultimately contributed to their survival and the creation of a "little civilization" underground.

A mining accident began on 5 August 2010 with a cave-in at the San José copper–gold mine in the Atacama Desert, 45 kilometers (28 mi) north of the regional capital of Copiapó, in northern Chile. Thirty-three men were trapped 700 meters (2,300 ft) underground and 5 kilometers (3 mi) from the mine's entrance. They were all rescued 69 days later.