But eleven miners were rescued alive earlier on Sunday BEIJING: Nine more Chinese miners trapped underground for over two weeks have been confirmed dead, state media reported Monday, leaving one still unaccounted for after a blast at the site. “From Sunday afternoon to this afternoon, rescue workers have not stopped searching, and found a further nine trapped miners who unfortunately all died,,” state broadcaster CCTV quoted the mayor of Yantai city as saying. Eleven miners were rescued alive on Sunday.