Miners develop micro-society as a way of 'retaining sanity'

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Miners develop micro-society as a way of 'retaining sanity'
Source: Independent.ie
Saturday 4th September, 2010

The 33 miners trapped half a mile below the surface of the Atacama Desert in Chile have created a micro-society to stave off boredom and keep themselves sane as they prepare to shift 4,000 tonnes of r... ...

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