Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleYuliana Andrea Agudelo, mother of miner Sebastian Agudelo, reacts upon hearing that her son was rescued from a collapsed gold mine (AP)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. In full23 miners rescued after nearly two days trapped in collapsed gold mineThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Cheers and tears as 23 rescued from collapsed mine
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleYuliana Andrea Agudelo, mother of miner Sebastian Agudelo, reacts upon hearing that her son was rescued from a collapsed gold mine (AP)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. In full23 miners rescued after nearly two days trapped in collapsed gold mineThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
