US EditionDrillers freed from northern B.C. mine after being trapped for days, says company
BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 25 – Three miners trapped by two rockfalls at Red Chris mine had access to air, food, and water while awaiting rescue, Newmont says the operation was meticulously planned.
- On Tuesday morning at the Red Chris mine in northern British Columbia, three workers became trapped below the surface due to two separate rockfalls and were successfully brought to safety late Thursday.
- The rescue followed a carefully planned operation using drones and a remote-controlled scoop to clear sizable rock debris blocking access to a refuge chamber.
- The men, contractors for B.C.-based Hy-Tech Drilling named Kevin Coumbs, Darien Maduke, and Jesse Chubaty, remained in stable condition with food, water, and natural airflow during over 60 hours underground.
- Newmont's global safety chief Bernard Wessels described the rescue as 'carefully planned and meticulously executed,' while B.C.'s Mining Minister Jagrup Brar expressed relief knowing the workers would return home safely.
- The successful rescue highlights effective collaboration, technical expertise, and ongoing medical support for the miners and their families after their safe surface return at about 10:40 p.m. Thursday.
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The three Canadian workers trapped in the Red Chris mine in British Columbia after an accident on Tuesday were finally able to return to the surface.
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Three workers emerge from B.C. mine after 'meticulously executed' rescue
ISKUT — Three workers who were trapped in a remote northern British Columbia mine have been rescued after more than 60 hours underground. Red Chris mine operator Newmont Corp. said the three men were safely bought to the surface at about 10:40 p.m.
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