NEW : Peru 's president says it will be ` ` a few hours '' before the rescue begins . NEW : ( CNN ) -- The miners ' ` ` levels are quite high , '' President Rafael Hernández says . Nine miners have been trapped since 2005 . In 2010 , 33 miners were rescued after being trapped underground for 69 days in Peru .
NEW : Peru 's president says it will be ` ` a few hours '' before the rescue begins . NEW : The miners ' ` ` levels are quite high , '' President Rafael Hernández says . Nine miners have been trapped since 2005 . In 2010 , 33 miners were rescued after being trapped underground for 69 days in Peru .