Miners trapped in a Dominican Republic zinc‑and‑copper mine are safe after a swift rescue operation.
On Tuesday, crews from the Civil Defense Agency freed 80 workers who had been stuck in a partially collapsed section of the Cerro Maimón mine, northwest of Santo Domingo. The Ministry of Energy and Mines confirmed that all miners had remained in a secure underground area and were carefully lifted to the surface. Nobody was injured or killed.
The mine is run by the Dominican Mining Corp, part of Australian firm Perilya, and covers 5,547 acres. The open‑pit operation holds about 6 million tons of copper and zinc. The concession was transferred from Falconbridge Dominicana in 2002 and has seen other incidents in the past – a fatal collapse in 2021 and a 2022 rescue of workers after an underground landslide.
Relatives in the rural region watched anxiously as the rescue team worked. The successful operation ended a tense hour‑long ordeal and left the Dominican mining community breathing easier.
Source: New York Post
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