Atacama Desert Research Paper

On August 5, 2010 a ramp into the San Jose mine in Chile’s Atacama Desert collapsed, leaving 33 miners trapped more than 2,000 feet underground. The men were working inside a mountain, excavating for gold and other minerals when they started feeling vibrations. There was a huge explosion and after the dust settled, miners discovered that a block of stone had broken off from the rest of the mountain and fell through the layers of the mine, causing a chain reaction as the mountain above it began collapsing as well.
The men moved to an underground emergency shelter with just a few days’ worth of food. After 17 days of not hearing from anyone and much doubt that someone would find them, the men considered suicide and even cannibalism. On August 22, a drill sent by rescuers broke through to the area where the miners were located and the men sent back up a note saying they were all fine. Food, water, and other supplies were then delivered to the miners through a narrow hole.
Eventually, rescuers drilled an escape shaft wide enough to remove the men, one by one. It took approximately 15 minutes to get each man out, but 69 days later on October 12, some of the miners were rescued. …show more content…
They believe that each of us has a right to liberty—the right to do whatever we want with the things we own, as long as we respect other people’s rights to do the same. (pg. 59) The libertarian case for markets says that letting people engage in voluntary exchanges respects their freedom, and laws that interfere with the free market violate individual liberty. (pg. 75) A libertarian would say that the Chilean miners chose to work in the mines, therefore they chose to work in those conditions. Those men have the right to choose where to work and they chose the mines. They knew what they were getting into but they decided that the money would be worth