Union leaders say mining is getting more dangerous all over Chile.
1 Sep 2010
Corporate malfeasance caused the disaster in the first place.
The world rejoiced when 33 Chilean miners were found alive on August 22 in an underground refuge after an explosion in the San Jose copper mine. Chile's media-savvy president has staked his political career on a successful, and very public rescue effort.
But given the understandable elation of finding the men alive and their protracted rescue, it's easy to lose sight of the corporate malfeasance that caused the disaster in the first place.
Chile is the world's leading producer of copper. With the price of copper at a record high, mining companies are scrambling to extract as much ore as they can while the boom lasts. As we saw with BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster, a rush to make a quick buck is not conducive to safety.
Union leaders say mining is getting more dangerous all over Chile.
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