Rescuers work to free 34 trapped in Chilean mine

Three groups of rescuers are searching for 34 miners trapped since Thursday in a collapsed gold mine in northern Chile.

Three groups of rescuers are searching for 34 miners trapped since Thursday in a collapsed gold mine in northern Chile.

Mining Secretary Laurence Goldborne said it could take eight hours to reach the presumed location of the workers 1,000 feet underground.

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