The rescue operation of pulling out 33 Chile miners trapped underground for 68 days began on Wednesday at San Jose mine. Here's how the rescue operation works. (NYT Photo)
For 17 days they were all but given up for dead, before a drill probe found them and they were able to attach a note to it, announcing the extraordinary news that they were all alive and well. (NYT Photo)
Now, after a multi-million operation to drill down a rescue shaft, they are being brought out of the mine one by one in a specially-designed narrow steel cage, dubbed Phoenix to symbolize their rebirth. (NYT Photo)
