• Felipe Trueba / EPA

    A photograph dated 03 October 2011 and made available on 08 November 2011 shows a general view of Chuquicamata copper and gold mine in Calama, Chile. Chuquicamata is the biggest copper mine in Chile.

    Enormous copper mine in northern Chile

    According to the Wikipedia article about the mine, "its depth of 850 metres (2,790 ft) makes it the second deepest open-pit mine in the world (after Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah, USA)."

    Here's a large panorama of the mine shot from a different angle.

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  • Ivan Alvarado / Reuters

    A relative of one 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 at San Jose mine near Copaipo, Chile, Oct. 9.

    Relief

    Although the miners have not yet escaped, the relief just in knowing that there is literally light at the end of the tunnel is evident on this woman's face. See more images from the Chilean mine here.