Three of the 29 men missing after an explosion in a mine have in New Zealand, Great Britain, journalists at the scene said.
A union spokesman said he believed a man was Scottish, while the other two were from Yorkshire.
The families of all recorded males have been reported.
The head of the mission to rescue the men - who have no contact - ". Home" has vowed
Trevor Bolderson, the Engineering and Manufacturing Union Printing, said he believed the men from Yorkshire I had worked for about 12 months, while Scottish man had "a little longer."
Police spokeswoman Barbara Dunn said she believed the Scottish man was 25 years old.
The lack of workers aged between 17 years - probably on his first shift - to 62-year-old.
The explosion at the Pike River Mine, New Zealand's South Island happened at around 1530 am local time (0230 GMT) Friday.
Superintendent Gary Knowles said she had to ensure the site was safe from rescue teams underground.
Officials said there were 29 miners missing, two more than previously thought.
In the past two workers ran from the mine with serious injuries.
"Our focus for the next 24 hours is to hopefully find the miners and bring them home safely," Mr Knowles said at a press conference.
Concern about the possibility of an explosion slowed the search effort, officials say.
There were also fears that the ventilation was in the mine may have been compromised due to a previous power, hindering efforts to get some fresh air into the pump to get, "said Ms. Dunn.
Each miner carried out in 30 minutes is enough oxygen, the oxygen would survive in the mining business, enabling them, for several days, the official said Pike River Coal, the mine operators.
The mine, which employs 150 people around, active since 2008 and operates under the Paparoa Ranges deep in the rugged west coast of South Island.
Of the 29 men, 16 local employees, while 13 are contractors. Two are thought of as Australian.
An electrician was in the mine in 1550 to a power failure and 1,500 ft (4920) in the shaft, he discovered the driver of a loader which to study from his plane was blown up. He raised the alarm.
Mining experts said it was an explosion of methane gas, coal dust, or a combination of the two were.