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SAN JOSE MINE, Chile - Sixty-six days of agony after the gold and copper mine collapsed on them, 33 miners have had a start on Saturday as a drill broke up with your meter purgatory.
Word of the success of the drill caused the applause, the tears and the sound of bells from the families in the area outside the mine. Some who have held a vigil in the Aug. 5 crash ran to a hill where they were planted 33 Chilean flags, singing and shouting with joy, like a siren sounded throughout "Camp Hope", which confirms the great progress.
"The nervousness is gone," said Juan Sanchez, whose son Jimmy is stuck in the mine. "Only now we can start to smile."
"Plan B" drill won a three-way race against two other tips to carve out a hole large enough for an escape pod for the miners one by one.
While the "Plan A" and "Plan C" has been repeatedly blocked after veering off course, "Plan B" miners drill reached the point of 2,041 feet (622 meters) below the surface at 8: 05 am, after 33 days perforation.
"This is an important achievement," said Mining Minister Laurence Golborne. "But we have not saved anyone ...