Workers at Codelco staged a one-day strike Monday in Chile, halting operations at the world's largest copper producer.
A relieved Chilean town welcomes home its rescued son, now a changed man. CNN's Patrick Oppmann reports.
Officials say it could be up to 10 days before the trapped miners in Chile can be brought up to the surface.
Rescue crews in Chile will begin at midnight Tuesday -- and perhaps even earlier -- to free the 33 miners trapped for more than two months nearly half a mile below ground, Chile's mining minister said Monday.
A drill breakthrough starts the clock for the rescue of 33 trapped miners. CNN's Patrick Oppmann reports.
Family and friends of trapped miners in Chile cheered and hugged each other as the drill reached their loved ones.
Steel tubing has begun to be placed to reinforce the path that connects the 33 miners trapped in Chile to the surface, the final step before the extraction of the miners can begin, Mining Minister Laurence Golborne said Sunday.
There may be light at the end of a nearly completed tunnel for the 33 men trapped since August 5 almost half a mile below ground, with rescuers expected to reach them within a day, Chile's mining minister said Friday afternoon.
Rescuers in Chile have just another 89 meters (292 feet) left to drill and are expected to break through into the area where 33 miners are trapped by Saturday, Chilean Mines Minister Laurence Golborne said Thursday.
CNN's Karl Penhaul talks with relatives of the trapped Chilean miners amid growing hope that they will be freed.
Rescuers expect to reach 33 trapped Chilean miners sooner than expected. CNN's Patrick Oppmann reports.
With 160 meters to go until the Plan B drill reaches 33 trapped miners, a breakthrough to the men may be imminent.
Rescuers in Chile expect to reach 33 trapped miners as early as mid-October -- sooner than previously expected.
Miners who work with 33 trapped men in Chile worry about their friends and their own future.
Rescue workers in Chile took delivery Saturday of a 420-kilogram (924-pound) cage that is expected to haul 33 trapped miners back to the surface.
There's new hope the 33 trapped Chilean miners will be rescued earlier than expected. CNN's Patrick Oppmann reports.
A bore hole reached 33 trapped Chilean miners Friday, officials said, but it must be widened before the miners can squeeze through -- a process that should take a few weeks.
Chile's mining minister expressed optimism Thursday that the 33 miners trapped since early last month 2,300 feet (701 meters) below ground here will be rescued in early November and maybe sooner.
Officials working to free 33 trapped miners in a collapsed Chilean mine said Tuesday they had cleared a drilling hole that was blocked by a shattered drill bit.
Rescue officials reported Monday they had to temporarily stop one of two drilling operations to reach 33 men trapped for more than a month inside a Chilean mine.
CNN's Karl Penhaul reports on what rescuers are calling the "umbilical cord" to the trapped Chilean miners.
CNN's Brooke Baldwin, Karl Penhaul and Nick Valencia dissect a video shot by the trapped Chilean miners.
Engineers in Chile said on Saturday that they have come up with a "Plan B" that could halve the time it would take to rescue the 33 miners trapped underground since August 5, but the country's mining minister quickly cautioned against setting what he called unreasonable expectations.
The 33 Chilean miners who have been trapped underground for more than three weeks spoke directly with family members for the first time Sunday, as officials worked to keep the men's spirits and health in good shape.
Now that 33 miners who have been trapped in the earth for 19 days have been found alive, the focus is shifting to their physical and mental health as they face a potentially long period before being rescued.
CNN's Karl Penhaul has the latest on 33 miners trapped in Chile.
The 33 miners trapped inside a mine in Chile survived for more than 17 days by sharing small amounts of tuna and mackerel that were in a shelter, along with water, President Sebastian Pinera told CNN en Español on Monday.
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