The two Australian miners trapped in the Tasmanian Beaconsfield gold mine won’t be rescued until Sunday.
Rescue workers have drilled through 40 feet of solid rock, but the last few feet will have to be dug by hand, to ensure that vibrations caused by the digging will not cause another cave-in, officials said.
It looks like the two will spend another night underground, which will be the twelfth since the earthquake that cause the cave-in, trapping them and killing their colleague Larry Knight.
The two miners spend last evening preparing for their rescue, stabilizing the rock around them with grout, to minimize the chance of another rock fall when workers on the other side will finally break through.
According to a paramedic, the two are still in good health and have not lost their sense of humor.
The two expect to be freed soon and have packed a bag of their belongings in anticipation of their rescue.
