Rescue efforts for Chilean miners (27 images)

Some of the 33 miners talk to Monsignor Alejandro Goic in a video conference at the San Jose Mine, Chile on October 4, 2010. Drilling machine bores through the earth to within 500 feet of the trapped miners and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said the rescue efforts were expected to pull the 33 miners to safety by the end of the month. The miners were found alive on August 22nd after a mine collapse. UPI/Sebastian Padilla

Relatives light candles near religious symbols as preparations continue to rescue the 33 trapped miners at San Jose Mine, Chile on October 12, 2010. If all goes well, officials say the first miners will be brought up within a day via a 20-minute ride in a rescue capsule more than 2,000 feet below the surface. The miners have been trapped for more than two months. UPI/Sebastian Padilla

Rescue workers practice a dry run with one of the capsules that will be used to liberate the trapped miners at the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile on October 11, 2010. If all goes well, officials say the first miners will be brought up within a day via a 20-minute ride in a rescue capsule more than 2,000 feet below the surface. The miners have been trapped for more than two months. (Editorial Use Only) UPI/Hugo Infante/Chilean Government

Flags adorn a hill at Camp Hope as preparations continue to rescue the 33 trapped miners at San Jose Mine, Chile on October 11, 2010. If all goes well, officials say the first miners will be brought up in a few days via a 20-minute ride in a rescue capsule more than 2,000 feet below the surface. The miners have been trapped for more than two months. UPI/Sebastian Padilla