Rescuers remove 182 cubic meters of soil from Pioneer Mine

Emergencies March 24, 7:10

Specialists are considering a proposal of their colleagues from Kuzbass to install a georadar

TASS, March 24. Rescuers have exported 182 cubic meters of soil from the rock collapse in the Pioneer mine in the Amur Region, the press service of the regional government said.

"Over night, 182 cubic meters of soil were exported from the rock collapse," the press service informed. Specialists are considering a proposal of their colleagues from Kuzbass to install a georadar, it added.

On March 18, a rock collapse occurred at the Pioneer goldmine in the Amur Region. According to the Ministry of Emergencies, thirteen people are trapped there. Rescue operations are underway in the mine, complicated by water ingress.

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