News.blog: Trapped gold miners kill time with iPods

Rescuers are making sure two trapped gold miners in Tasmania, Australia are well equipped with the basic necessities -- food, water and iPods.

The men have been trapped in a tiny cage more than half a mile underground since 25 April, when a small earthquake triggered a cave-in that killed another miner, according to the Associated Press.

Rescuers had been using explosives to blast a tunnel toward the miners, but stopped, fearing another cave-in, the story said. Instead, they will bore towards the men, but only after concrete poured to anchor a huge drill has dried.

The iPods, which were passed along with food, water, notes and drawings through a tube, are meant to help them pass the time, the story said. A union representative also believes they were passed toothpaste and deodorant.