Colombia rescuers race to rescue 25 trapped in collapsed gold mine owned by Canadian firm
Rescue teams race to free 25 miners trapped 80 meters underground after a structural collapse at La Reliquia gold mine, part of a licensed operation by Aris Mining Corporation.
- A gold mine collapse in Colombia trapped more than 20 workers who are reported to be in good health.
- The mine collapse happened at La Reliquia at around 11 a.m. local time on Monday.
- Aris is collaborating with Colombian mining authority ANM in the rescue effort and reported differing numbers of trapped miners: 25 from authorities and 23 from Aris.
- Aris's approach to informal mining differs from that of Zijin Mining Group, which has faced violent conflicts in Antioquia.
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Aris Mining reports safe recovery of all workers at Colombia mine
Aris Mining said on Wednesday all 23 workers who were trapped underground at the La Reliquia Mine in Colombia have been safely brought to the surface. Read more at straitstimes.com.


The National Mining Agency (ANM) confirms that permanent communication is maintained with trapped miners, who are in good health.
The measurement of gases inside the La Reliquia mine is normal and rescuers expect to carry out an existous evuacation of the miners

Rescuers in Colombia try to dig out 20 miners trapped in a collapsed gold mine
Government and company officials in Colombia say that a collapse at the gold mine in the north of the country has trapped more than 20 miners, and that rescuers are working Tuesday to dig them out.
A mine collapse that occurred Monday morning in the department of Antioquia, in northwestern Colombia, has trapped 23 miners, the Segovia mayor's office reported in a statement Tuesday.
By Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español A mine collapse that occurred Monday morning in the department of Antioquia, in northwestern Colombia, has trapped 23 miners, the Segovia mayor's office reported in a statement Tuesday. The workers "are in good health" and are in communication with the outside world, the mayor's office said. They are receiving medical assistance via telephone and, on-site, they have access to food, hydration, thermal blankets, …
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