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Five Crushed To Death In Bolivia Gold Mine Collapse

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Five miners were crushed to death as a result of a collapse inside a gold mine in the Bolivian department of Potosi, police said Saturday.

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The victims, between 23 and 25 years of age, did not belong to the regular staff of the company, but they had official authorization to carry out “paqoma” work, a traditional practice that allows the collection of residual mineral

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Five miners died after a collapse at a gold mine in the Potosí department in southwestern Bolivia, departmental police commander Fernando Benítez told state-run Bolivia TV on Saturday. Two of the deceased have already been identified, Benítez said, adding that investigations into the incident are ongoing. “The presumed cause of death is asphyxiation due to crushing. We assume the hill gave way at some point and crushed these people,” the officia…

·Washington, United States
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Five miners lost their lives as a result of a collapse in one of the largest deposits in the Andean region of Potosí, southwestern Bolivia, the police confirmed that until this Saturday they identified only two of the deceased.

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Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Five artisanal miners were crushed to death Friday by a collapse inside a gold mine in the Potosí region of southwestern Bolivia, where such accidents are common, police said. As of Friday afternoon, police had recovered the bodies of the five miners, aged between 23 and 25, said the commander of that region, Colonel Fernando Barrientos. He added that only two of the deceased had been identified so far. Th…

·Chicago, United States
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ATB Digital broke the news in on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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