23 miners rescued after nearly two days trapped in collapsed gold mine
Cheers and tears as 23 rescued from collapsed mine
- Twenty-three miners were successfully rescued from the La Reliquia gold mine in northern Colombia after being trapped underground for 43 hours.
- The workers emerged to applause on Wednesday, following a collapse of the mine's primary entrance on Monday due to a “geomechanical failure”.
- Families of the trapped miners maintained a vigil, celebrating the successful rescue with tears and cheers.
- The mine operates on land owned by Canada's Aris Mining Corp. but is managed by a local cooperative, with Aris providing support during the operation.
- The incident underscores the precarious conditions in some Colombian gold mines, following a recent discovery of seven deceased miners in an illegal mine in Cauca province.