Rescuers getting closer to stranded miners in Chile

Chile’s mining minister announced that a shaft wide enough to provide an escape for 33 trapped miners should reach the men by tomorrow – and that their rescue could begin anywhere from two to 10 days after that.

Once the drill breaks through to the miners’ cavern some 2,000 feet underground, the time frame for the rescue will be determined by a technical evaluation of the risks involved, Minister Laurence Golborne said, meaning they could be pulled out as early as Monday or Tuesday.