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SAN JOSE MINE, Chile — An enormous drill began preliminary work Monday on carving a half-mile chimney through solid rock to free 33 men trapped in a Chilean mine.
The 31-ton drill bored 50 feet into the rock, the first step in the week-long digging of a “pilot hole” to guide the way for the rescue. Later, the drill will be outfitted with larger bits to expand the hole and pull the men through — a process that could take four months.
