Copper
The mine that collapsed in Chile in August 2010 was called the San Jose mine.
Copper
copiapo
copper !
It is a gold/copper mine that collapsed in Chile.
There were 33 miners in the mine
If you are referring to the current news story about the trapped miners, they are in a gold and silver mine.
USA- Japan- El Salvador and other Latin American Countries, etc
Nitrate deposits, the largest in the world, were once mined in Chile. Today, copper is the primary metal mined in Chile, accounting for about 30% of the World's production of the metal.
The San José Mine was a small copper-gold mine located near Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile.
Iron Ore
you don't mine beds