Advertisement A week after 22 Chinese gold miners went missing, a note has made it to the surface pleading that rescue efforts continue. The mining company did not report the disaster for more than 30 hours after an explosion rocked the Hushan mine near Qixia in China's Shandong province on January 10. But at least 12 were apparently alive, 600 metres from the mine's entrance, stuck under tonnes of rubble. Rescuers work to clear rubble at the mine explosion in Shandong Province last week. Credit:Xinhua via AP "Don't stop trying to reach us," the note said. "We hope the rescue continues. We remain hopeful."