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First Chilean Miner Expected to Surface Tonight

(Oct. 12) -- Chilean rescuers are just hours away from hoisting the first miner up back to safety, officials say. "We hope to finish the day with at least one miner on the surface," Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne told CNN this afternoon. Rescue teams have been working nonstop to make final preparations for a...

Emergency Shaft a Success; Chilean Mine Rescue Set

(Oct. 11) -- Engineers in Chile have successfully tested the capsule that will bring 33 trapped miners to the surface and can move forward with the rescue on schedule, officials said this afternoon. Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne said the results of the trial run were "very promising," and he told reporters the...

Escape Shaft Nearly Reaches Chile's Trapped Miners

SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (Oct. 8) -- Drillers neared the lower reaches of a gold and copper mine where 33 men have been trapped for more than two months, preparing Friday for a breakthrough that would unleash a national outpouring of joy. Engineers had just the last 128 feet (39 meters) of rock to carve through, and were...

Rescue Team May Reach Chilean Miners Today

(Oct. 9) -- Rescuers are tantalizingly close to reaching the 33 men trapped in a Chilean mine, possibly as early as today, officials said. Drills were beginning to cut an escape shaft through the final section of rock this afternoon, The Associated Press reported. "Today could be a great day," tweeted Mining Minister...

Rescuers Close In on Trapped Chilean Miners

(Oct. 7) -- Drillers are only 90 yards from the 33 trapped Chilean miners, who have been stranded underground since a shaft collapsed 63 days ago. "We expect to break through this Saturday," Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne said in a televised news conference today. He said the team was digging at a rate of about...

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04/17/12 Water & Waste - Chile - Vinci to present basic... Source: Business News Americas - Chile French construction giant Vinci is due to present basic engineering studies in June or July for a long-distance submarine pipeline to transfer water from southern Chile to the arid north, public works minister Laurence Golborne told BNamericas.