Rescue Mission Continues at Sudbury Mine, 33 out of 39 Workers Retrieved

The Totten Mine near Sudbury, Ont., is shown on Sept. 27, 2021. A mining company says 39 workers who've been trapped underground near Sudbury, Ont., since yesterday are now slowly on their way out. Vale says no one has been injured at the Totten Mine and all the trapped workers are expected to reach the surface by tonight. The Canadian Press/Gino Donato

The mission to rescue 39 miners who were trapped underground in Sudbury, Ont. continues today, with the majority already retrieved and others expected to emerge as the day advances.

The miners were trapped in the Totten Mine, west of Sudbury, on Sunday when a scoop bucket being sent underground detached and damaged the mine shaft. As a result, the conveyance system that takes workers to and from the surface was out of work.