Unconfirmed reports say SanEsteban is on the verge of bankruptcy and cannot afford the miners' wages.
有未经证实的报导说，圣埃斯特万正面临破产，无力支付矿工工资。
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From the architect. SanEsteban is a little rural town located in the Andes pre-mountains of the V region of Chile, just one and a half hours north from Santiago.
The owner and operator of that mine, the SanEsteban Mining Co., did not complete promised improvements to the mine where the men were trapped for 70 days, 2,300 feet (701 meters) underground.