A relative of Gomez, one of the 33 miners trapped in a deep underground copper and gold mine, holds up...
A relative of Mario Gomez, one of the 33 miners trapped in a deep underground copper and gold mine, holds up a letter written by Gomez outside the mine at Copiapo, 725 km (450 miles) north of Santiago August 23, 2010. The 33 Chilean miners trapped deep underground sent a message to the surface tied to a drill on Sunday, saying they were all alive, in their first contact since a cave-in 17 days ago. The paper message was tied to a perforation drill that rescuers used to bore through to the area near an underground shelter, where the miners took shelter after the August 5 collapse at the gold and copper mine in the far north. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (CHILE - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)