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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (1) Slideshow Video Email Print Reprints Read Aviation deal clears way for emissions scheme: EU 09 Oct 2010 IMF told to toughen scrutiny of rich powers | 09 Oct 2010 Nobel euphoria fails to mask tough reality in China 09 Oct 2010 North Korea's heir debuts at giant military parade | 2:21am EDT Super-rich investors buy gold by ton 04 Oct 2010 Discussed 91 Super-rich investors buying gold by the ton 85 Racial predatory loans fueled U.S. housing crisis: study 62 White House reviewing bill’s foreclosure impact Watched Red faces over top model gaffe Tue, Sep 28 2010 Optibike - built for comfort, speed Fri, Oct 8 2010 Inside the rescue shaft Sat, Oct 9 2010 Chile rescuers reinforce shaft for miners' escape Tweet This Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Factbox What's next for Chile's trapped miners? Sat, Oct 9 2010 Related News U.S. drill operator a hero in Chile mine drama Sat, Oct 9 2010 Trapped Chile miners stay healthy on NASA diet Sat, Oct 9 2010 Related Topics World » Natural Disasters » Related Video Inside the rescue shaft Sat, Oct 9 2010 Relatives cheer drill's progress Relatives cheer Chilean miner relief Rescuers finally reach Chile miners 1 / 17 A relative of the 33 miners trapped deep underground in a copper and gold mine is hugged by a policeman after the T 130 drilling machine completed an escape hole for the 33 miners that are trapped deep underground at San Jose mine near Copiapo city October 9, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Ivan Alvarado . By Cesar Illiano COPIAPO, Chile | Sun Oct 10, 2010 1:53am EDT COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) - Chilean rescuers on Sunday reinforced an escape shaft to hoist 33 miners to freedom two months after they were trapped deep underground in a cave-in, as a stunning survival story that gripped the world nears its climax. Engineers finished drilling a nearly 2,050 foot-long (625-meter) shaft just wider than a man's shoulders to evacuate the men, and the miners used explosives to make room for a special capsule dubbed "Phoenix" that will hoist them one at a time to the surface. The rescuers were inserting metal tubes to line the first 330 feet of the duct to strengthen it, and the government expects to start the evacuation on Wednesday in one of the most complex rescue attempts in mining history. Spontaneous celebrations broke out across Chile on Saturday as news of the drilling breakthrough spread, with horns honking in the capital Santiago and flags waved in towns across a country still recovering from the ravages of a massive February 27 earthquake. The men's relatives -- who danced, sang, cheered and sobbed when the drill broke through 65 days after the August 5 collapse at the small gold and copper mine in Chile's far northern Atacama desert -- could barely wait. "I have held back tears until now, but the joy is now too great," said Cristina Nunez, whose husband Claudio Nunez is among the trapped. "I'm so happy he will be with us by my daughter's birthday!" Among the families is weeks-old infant Esperanza, or "Hope," whose father is trapped miner Ariel Ticona. Ticona's wife, Elizabeth, named the child after the makeshift camp erected at the mine. Ticona saw the birth on a video sent down a narrow bore hole that served as an umbilical cord to pass water and food to keep the men alive during the ordeal, and yearns to hold his daughter for the first time. Once the men are winched to the surface, they will be given astronaut-style medical checks in a field hospital set up at the mine. They will then be able to spend some time with their families, before being flown by helicopter to nearby Copiapo to be stabilized at another hospital. After spending so long below ground in a humid, dimly-lit tunnel, their eyesight will need time to adjust. "They will come to the surface with their eyes closed and will immediately put on dark glasses which will protect them from the light," Health Minister Jaime Manalich said. "They will keep them on night and day ... until they get used to natural light." The miners are in remarkably good health, although some have developed skin infections. The government brought in a team of experts from the U.S. NASA space agency to help keep the men mentally and physically fit during the protracted rescue operation. The men had lost an estimated 22 pounds (10 kg) each in the 17 before they were found. (Writing by Simon Gardner; Editing by Vicki Allen) World Natural Disasters Comments See All Comments (1) | Post Comment Oct 10, 2010 2:01am EDT Cool stuff maynard! Great to see these guys finally getting rescued! xyz2055 Report As Abusive See All Comments (1) Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. 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