Rescue shaft nearly reaches trapped Chilean miners

The T130 drilling machine (L) which has dug the escape tunnel closest to the 33 miners who are trapped deep underground inside a copper and gold mine, is seen at a San Jose mine near Copiapo October 8, 2010.
Credit: Reuters/Luis Hidalgo
By Cesar Illiano
COPIAPO, Chile | Sat Oct 9, 2010 2:10am EDT
COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) - Chilean rescuers on Saturday were drilling the last part of an escape shaft for 33 miners trapped deep underground after a cave-in two months ago, nearing the culmination of a record-setting tale of survival.