Chile May Rescue 33 Trapped Miners by This Weekend
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The first of Chile’s 33 trapped miners may be free by Oct. 10, more than two months after a mine accident stranded the workers almost half a mile underground, an official aiding the rescue efforts said.
The second of three rescue shafts being drilled has reached a depth of 520 meters (1,700 feet) after a drill bit was changed last night, said Eugenio Eguiguren, international vice president of Geotec Boyles Bros., which is digging the hole. The drill has another 102 meters to go before reaching the men, who have been trapped since an Aug. 5 cave-in at the mine in northern Chile.