Copiapo, Chile — Chilean miner Luis Urzua, center, gestures alongside President Sebastian Pinera after reaching the surface on Wednesday. He was the last of the 33 miners rescued.

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Capiopo, Chile — Relatives of miner Dario Segovia react as they watch the televised rescue operation at the camp outside the collapsed San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile. Segovia was the 20th of 33 miners to be rescued from the mine after more than two months trapped underground.

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Capiopo, Chile — Esteban Rojas hugs his wife after becoming the 18th miner to be rescued from the San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile.

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Capiopo, Chile — The Phoenix rescue capsule, with trapped miner Esteban Rojas inside, is prepared for its 18th journey to the surface at the San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile.

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Capiopo, Chile — Victor Zamora reaches the surface to become the 14th trapped miner to be rescued from the San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile.

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Copiapo, Chile — Chilean miner Mario Sepulveda celebrates after leaving the "Fenix" rescue capsule during the rescue operation at the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile.

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Copiapo, Chile — Chilean miner Osman Araya embraces his wife, Angelica, after his rescue.

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Copiapo, Chile — Viewers watch the rescue of the miners on a large screen in a public square in Copiapo.

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Copiapo, Chile — A man runs with Uruguayan and Chilean national flags over the hills above the area where 33 miners were trapped.

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Copiapo, Chile — Edison Pena raises his fist as he is carried on a stretcher after being rescued from the collapsed San Jose mine.

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Copiapo, Chile — Relatives and friends of miner Carlos Barrios react while watching the rescue operation on a TV screen at the camp outside the mine.

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Copiapo, Chile — Miner Alex Vega arrives as the 10th to be rescued.

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Copiapo, Chile — Miner Jorge Galeguillos gives a thumbs-up after his rescue.

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Copiapo, Chile — Chilean miner Mario Sepulveda celebrates after being brought to the surface. He was the second to be rescued after spending 69 days in the collapsed San Jose mine.

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Copiapo, Chile — An image taken from video shows rescuer Manuel Gonzalez, second from left, being greeted by the miners after he was lowered into the chamber. The hoisting of the first miner took 14 minutes.

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Copiapo, Chile — Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, right, hugs Florencio Avalos after the foreman was rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he was trapped with 32 other miners for more than two months.

PHOTOGRAPH BY: Jose Manuel de la Maza / Chilean Presidential Press Office

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Copiapo, Chile — Rescuer Manuel Gonzalez gets into the Phoenix capsule as the operation to lift the 33 trapped miners to the surface gets underway.

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Copiapo, Chile — Rescuers and technicians prepare the capsule before starting the rescue operation of the 33 trapped miners at the San Jose mine.

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Copiapó, Chile — A Chilean policeman looks at letters exchanged by trapped miner Mario Gomez with his family at the San Jose mine in Copiapó. The 33 trapped miners there are set to travel nearly half a mile through solid rock in a shaft just wider than a man's shoulders on Tuesday night, as their two-month ordeal after a cave-in draws to an end.

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Copiapo, Chile — A group of rescuers rehearses the operation to retrieve 33 trapped miners at the mine. The rescue operation could begin as early as Tuesday night.

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Copiapo, Chile — Romina Gomez, daughter of trapped miner Mario Gomez, holds her daughter Camila as they sit at the relatives' camp next to the San Jose mine. The 33 miners expected to be rescued starting late Tuesday.

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Copiapo, Chile — A relative of the 33 miners trapped deep underground in a copper and gold mine is hugged by a policeman after the T-130 drilling machine completed an escape hole for the 33 miners that are trapped deep underground at San Jose mine.

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Copiapo, Chile — Workers operate the T-130 drilling machine as they prepare the last tube, left, that will be used to complete an escape hole for the 33 trapped miners.

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Oct. 5, 2010 — Relatives of some of the trapped miners hold up a flag printed with the men's portraits, two months after the accident at the San Jose mine near Copiapo.

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Oct. 5, 2010 — Police officers patrol as rescue efforts continue to reach the miners 2,300 feet underground. Officials said the effort was going faster than expected.

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Sept. 29, 2010 — One of the trapped miners operates a machine to cart away rocks dropped into the tunnel by one of the rigs drilling a hole to rescue them.

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Sept. 29, 2010 — Luis Urzua, left, and Mario Sepulveda help cart away rock dropped into the tunnel by one of the rigs drilling from the surface to rescue them and 31 other miners.

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Sept. 25, 2010 — Carolina Lobos, whose father, Franklin Lobos, is among the trapped miners, helps test the capsule designed by the Chilean navy to bring up the miners. Drills are working to drill a hole the capsule can pass through.

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Sept. 24, 2010 — A view of the rescue operations area at the San Jose mine.

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Sept. 21, 2010 — Camila Campillay, granddaughter of Mario Gomez, one of the trapped miners, receives a capsule with messages from him.

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Sept. 19, 2010 — Chilean President Sebastian Pinera talks to the miners via a video conference.

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Sept. 19, 2010 — The trapped miners dance as they celebrate the country's bicentenary of independence. President Sebastian Pinera and writer Isabel Allende traveled to the mine.

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Sept. 18, 2010 — Jesica Cortez rejoices as she reads a letter from her husband, Victor Zamora, one of the miners trapped in the shaft.

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Sept. 17, 2010 — An image released from a video shows part of one of the drills from inside the San Jose mine. Three sets of drills were used to see which would be fastest.

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Sept. 17, 2010 — The trapped miners wave to a video camera sent down a narrow rescue hole. The width is now 12 inches and will need to be about 28 inches. It is hoped the men can be freed by early November.

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Sept. 7, 2010 — A Chilean flag flutters inside the entrance of the San Jose mine. Authorities and the families of the trapped miners must prepare the workers for reintegration into social life after they are rescued and acquire "a certain celebrity status," said NASA experts.

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Sept. 2, 2010 — Relatives of the trapped workers hold a vigil at the mine near Copiapo.

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Sept. 1, 2010 — An image from video shows two of the trapped miners receiving aid.

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Aug. 5, 2010 — A TV grab taken from a video released by Chile's government shows the trapped miners.

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Aug. 26, 2010 — Relatives of the 33 miners trapped underground gather around a screen showing a video of the men inside the gold and copper mine near Copiapo, in the Atacama region.

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Aug. 23, 2010 — A photo of miner Mario Gomez and a letter he wrote underground to his wife are shown outside the mine. Psychological experts say they plan to keep the trapped men informed and busy.

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Aug. 23, 2010 — A computer screen shows Florencio Avalos, one of 33 miners trapped underground near the city of Copiapo. The image was taken by a video camera lowered into the mine. Rescuers began sending down food, water and oxygen, preparing the miners for a stay that may last as long as four months.

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Aug. 22, 2010 — President Sebastian Pinera holds one of the miners' notes, written with paint, which were attached to a drill that rescuers used to bore into the mine.

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Aug. 6, 2010 — Relatives wait as efforts to rescue the trapped miners continue in Copiapo, Chile.

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