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Chilean Miner Rescue

Team 06. Chilean Miner Rescue. Justin Menapace Jim Miller Mike Pochan Brandon Swartz Zach Ziobro. Background. On August 5 th 2010 two collapses in the Copiapó mine in Chile occurred. This left 33 men trapped 700 meters below ground.

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Chilean Miner Rescue

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  1. Team 06 Chilean Miner Rescue Justin Menapace Jim Miller Mike Pochan Brandon Swartz Zach Ziobro

  2. Background • On August 5th 2010 two collapses in the Copiapó mine in Chile occurred. • This left 33 men trapped 700 meters below ground. • The Miners survived underground for 68 days before being rescued. • August 5th to 22nd status of the miners was unknown, until one of the exploratory boreholes reached the shelter where the miners were.

  3. Drilling Plans • Several different kinds of drilling equipment and different rescue strategies were tried in parallel. • There were 3 plans tried in parallel code named Plan a, Plan b, and Plan c. • Since all three plans were running in parallel the various teams need to create a detailed communications management plan.

  4. The Results • Plan A, and B were very similar both involved drilling pilot holes and then drilling wider holes facilitate the use on an escape pod. • Plan C involved using a drill that could create a large enough hole from straight away. • Plan B suffered the least set-backs and reached the miners on October 9th

  5. Communication • While the drilling plans were running the plans to implement escape capsule were also running in parallel. • Based the project reports from the drilling teams, the technical limitations were understood this allowed the project teams to forecast the proper implementation of the escape capsule.

  6. Communication cont’d • All the project teams had to collaborate to solve this very complicated problem. • The 3 plans in parallel model provided redundancy incase one was to fail, but also eliminated the possibility of groupthink.

  7. Project Success • The project was completed at a cost of 10 to 20 million dollars. • Since the miners were indeed rescued the scope was met. • Moreover the project was completed well within the time constraint . It was originally projected that the drilling would be done around Christmas.

  8. Sources • Works Cited • BBC. "BBC News - Chile's Trapped Miners Told Rescue Could Take Months." BBC - Homepage. 25 Aug. 2010. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-11092343>. • FARRELL, DOMINIQUE. "Miners's Recue In Chile: An Unprecendent Rescue Begins." The Santiago Times. 28 Oct. 2010. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. <http://www.santiagotimes.cl/i/90-miners-special/20024-miners-rescue-in-chile-an-unprecendent-rescue-begins>. • La Tercera. "OnemiConfirma a 33 MinerosAtrapados En Yacimiento En Atacama | Nacional." LA TERCERA. 06 Aug. 2010. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. <http://www.latercera.com/noticia/nacional/2010/08/680-282082-9-onemi-confirma-33-mineros-atrapados-tras-derrumbe-en-yacimiento-en-atacama.shtml>. • Ministry of Mines. "Estado Del Operativo De Rescate." Ministerio De Minería. Gobierno De Chile. 08 Oct. 2010. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. <http://www.minmineria.gov.cl/574/w3-article-8648.html>.

  9. Forecast • Communications Management Plan • Progress Report • Collaborating Mode • Groupthink • Cost • Time • Scope

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