33 Trapped Chilean Miners Reached by Drillers

Chilean miners who have been trapped for 66 days are one step closer to rescue, as drillers finally broke through to reach the area they're trapped in.

Three drills had been working to deal with obstacles that could cause them to go off course, and two of them did during the process, leaving what was labeled as the "Plan B" drill to be the first to break through.

Relatives waiting for news in what became dubbed as "Camp Hope," cheered, expressing their joy over hearing the news, giving them hope they would be reunited with them soon.

It will take several days to rescue the workers, as a decision will have to be made by engineers on whether to reinforce the shaft before pulling workers to the surface. They will be pulled to the surface one at a time.

The drilling shaft extends 2,041 feet below the surface.

Officials overseeing the rescue cautioned on being over-optimistic at this time, as Mining Minister Laurence Golborne was quick to add that the rescue operations won't be over until every miner is rescued, and at this time nobody is out.

Miners May be Trapped for 120 MOre Days, but Kept Alive

Miners in Chile who had been presumed dead, were all found alive on Sunday, as a drill broke through to where they were and they sent two notes back saying that all 33 were still alive. The miners have been trapped since August 5.

Rescue workers are having a lifeline built to where the 33 miners are trapped, which will keep them supplied with necessities such as food, water and medicine, along with being able to communicate to them for the rest of the ordeal.

Families of the workers, along with the nation, celebrated the news.

Estimates are it could take up to four months for them to cut a tunnel wide enough to pull the men out.

A huge machine which uses a diamond-tipped drill will be used for the rescue tunnel to take the men out, which can carve a tunnel big enough to pull a man out. It can cut through at a rate of close to 65 feet a day through solid rock.

The miners are trapped over 2,257 feet below the surface.