
Workers began to cover the first 96 meters of the evacuation tube with steel tubes for the 33 trapped miners who remained trapped since last 5 August, 2,300 feet below the ground at the San Jose mine, in Copiapo, north of Chile, 10 October 2010. According to the Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne the beginning of the rescue is still planned for next Wednesday, 13 October, as well that to take out the 33 miners would take about 48 hours. EPA/CEZARO DE LUCA

Workers began to cover the first 96 meters of the evacuation tube with steel tubes for the 33 trapped miners who remained trapped since last 5 August, 2,300 feet below the ground at the San Jose mine, in Copiapo, north of Chile, 10 October 2010. According to the Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne the beginning of the rescue is still planned for next Wednesday, 13 October, as well that to take out the 33 miners would take about 48 hours. EPA/Danny Alveal

View of a Chilean flag with the pictures of the 33 trapped miners who are trapped since last 5 August, 2,300 feet below the ground at the San Jose mine, in Copiapo, north of Chile, 10 October 2010. Teams began to cover tubes with steel for the first 96 meters of the evacuation tube. According to the Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne the beginning of the rescue is still planned for next Wednesday, 13 October, as well that to take out the 33 miners would take about 48 hours. EPA/CEZARO DE LUCA

Antonia Godoy, mother of trapped miner Richard Villarroel smiles in front of a photo of her son, at the 'Camp Hope', where relatives are keeping vigil, in Copiapo, north of Chile, 10 October 2010, where 33 trapped miners remained who are buried since last 5 August, 2,300 feet below the ground at the San Jose mine. Teams began to cover tubes with steel for the first 96 meters of the evacuation tube. According to the Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne the beginning of the rescue is still planned for next Wednesday, 13 October, as well that to take out the 33 miners would take about 48 hours. EPA/Claudio Reyes

A miner walks in front of a huge flag which shows the pictures of the 33 trapped miners who are buried since last 5 August, 2,300 feet below the ground at the San Jose mine, in Copiapo, north of Chile, 10 October 2010. Teams began to cover tubes with steel for the first 96 meters of the evacuation tube. According to the Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne the beginning of the rescue is still planned for next Wednesday, 13 October, as well that to take out the 33 miners would take about 48 hours. EPA/CEZARO DE LUCA

A policeman rides near San Jose mine, in Copiapo, north of Chile, 10 October 2010. Teams began to cover tubes with steel for the first 96 meters of the evacuation tube. According to the Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne the beginning of the rescue is still planned for next Wednesday, 13 October, as well that to take out the 33 miners would take about 48 hours. EPA/CEZARO DE LUCA