April 25: Seismic activity triggers an underground rockfall at 9:23pm at the gold mine; 14 miners working underground at the time make it to a safety chamber and escape unscathed but three remain missing.
April 26: An underground search for the men begins but the mining company issues a statement saying that it holds "grave concerns for their wellbeing" despite the fact the mine's ventilation system is still working.
April 27: The body of one of the three missing miners, Larry Knight, 44, is found. Mine manager Matthew Gill issues a statement saying hopes of finding the others, Todd Russell and Brant Webb, alive are fading.
The Tasmanian government announces an inquiry into the disaster.
April 28: Rescuers working around-the-clock decide to dig a new tunnel to try to find the missing men.
April 30: Workers locate the men alive at 5:45pm and the town of Beaconsfield erupts in celebration.
May 1: Rescuers make their way to within 12 metres of the men but are forced to halt blasting because of the danger of vibrations causing further rockfalls. Instead, they drill a narrow hole to the spot where the men are and push a slim PVC pipe down to them through food and drinks.
May 2: Rescuers bring in a powerful raise borer which will be used to bore through 12 metres of solid rock to reach the men.
May 3: The two miners are given music players to help them pass the time.
May 4: Rescuers complete drilling a 220-millimetre pilot hole which will guide the raise boring head as it drills.
May 5: Eight and a half metres of the one-metre-wide escape tunnel is completed.
May 6: Rescuers drill 12 metres into the rock wall separating Mr Russell and Mr Webb from freedom.
May 7: Attempts to use hand tools to break through the final few metres prove ineffective against the hard rock and low-impact blasting begins.
May 8: Rescuers reach a point underneath the trapped men and begin digging upwards.
May 9: At 5.59am local time, Mr Russell and Mr Webb step out of the lift which brought them to the surface.