Chile to rescue 33 miners

Chile’s mining minister Laurence Golborne says an attempt to rescue 33 Chilean miners trapped deep underground could begin at midnight tonight.



The men have been trapped in the San Jose mine, near the town of Copiapo, since a collapse on August 5.



Engineers say a test of the rescue capsule has been carried out successfully, descending almost the whole way down the 622 meter shaft.



Sixteen highly trained rescuers, all members of the Chilean Special Forces and veterans of previous underground rescues are on call to begin the process of bringing out the miners.



Chilean media is reporting that the miners have already been told which of them will be the first out.