Rescuers are waiting on air-quality safety tests to go after trapped miners . And there 's 29 different sets of circumstances , '' said Whittall . The mine is located in the northern part of China's Shanxi province and has been closed since last year due to a lack of funds for maintenance. Authorities have met with family members of 29 trapped men . Those trapped could be as far as 2.2 km ( 1.4 miles ) from the mine entrance .
Rescuers are waiting on air-quality safety tests to go after trapped miners . The mine is located in the northern part of China's Shanxi province and has been closed since last year due to a lack of funds for maintenance. Authorities have met with family members of 29 trapped men . Those trapped could be as far as 2.2 km ( 1.4 miles ) from the mine entrance .