Chilean Miners Face Long Wait for Rescue Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Chilean workers start a drilling machine outside the San Esteban gold and copper mine, near the city of Copiapo, in the arid Atacama desert, 800 kilometers (480 miles) north of Santiago, on August 17, ( Ariel Marnkovic / Getty ) Produced by Amanda Moore Produced by PRI and WNYC