It’s emerged that a County Clare company played a key role in the discovery of 33 miners trapped underground in Chile.
A drill manufactured by Shannon company Minchem was used in the operation to locate the men on Sunday- who has been trapped 700 metres below the surface for 17 days.
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The men are said to be in good health but it could take several months to drill a rescue shaft large enough to rescue them.
Paddy Purcell, Founder and director of Minchem which employs 50 staff at its Shannon Base and a 100 worldwide says he was delighted to be able to play a part in the rescue effort
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