12 miners climbing to the surface on a TWO MILES long emergency ladder after ...
Twelve Canadian miners trapped TWO MILES underground have been climbing to surface on a ladder since SUNDAY after elevator cage broke down 39 miners were trapped in a Canadian mine on Sunday An 'elevator' that brings them to surface detached and blocked the mine shaft The company - Vale - said Tuesday morning that 27 have been rescued Trapped miners have to climb a ladder up to about two miles long Those who can't or reach exhaustion will be pulled up by ropes Officials told Canadian news outlets that they expect all 39 miners to be rescued by Tuesday night
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Twelve of 39 miners are trapped two miles underground after a scoop bucket that brings them to the surface detached and blocked a Canadian mine shaft early Sunday morning.
The trapped workers in Vale's Totten mine in Sudbury, Ontario, went to refuge stations - as part of protocol - where there is food and water and the ability to contact loved ones, Vale said in a statement on Monday.
It's unclear how long food and water would last, but one of the miner's wives - Sharon Domik - told CTV News that Vale's statement that the miners are being fed are exaggerated.
'The truth of the matter is the fact they
